Fundraising Fox

Dan Avida

Investor

General Partner at Opus Capital · Board director at Coursera · Board director at Sisense

About

Dan Avida is a General Partner at Opus Capital with an operating background in building and scaling technology companies. He co-founded storage security company Decru Inc. in 2001, serving as President and CEO until its 2005 acquisition by Network Appliance, and was previously a founding member of Electronics for Imaging (EFI), where he led the Fiery project and rose to Chairman and CEO. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Technion and served as an officer in the Israel Defense Force.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Board director at Coursera

Intro paths

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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Coursera's investors below.

Coursera's investors · 16

Allied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksG SquaredChicagoGSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2015Learn CapitalAustin · $100K – $20M checksManta Ray VenturesLondonNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2020Nimble PartnersSan FranciscoOpus CapitalBurlingame · since 2015Scalare PartnersSydneySecond Alpha PartnersNew YorkSilver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkStand Together Ventures LabArlingtonVeligera CapitalNew YorkVentura CapitalLondon

Co-founders at Coursera

DK
Daphne KollerCo-Founder & President
ANAndrew Ng
Andrew NgDirector

Board director at Sisense

Intro paths

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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Sisense's investors below.

Sisense's investors · 14

AUTHENTIC VENTURESOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2019Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2019ClaltechTel-Aviv · since 2019Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2019Grand VenturesGrand Rapids · $250K – $2M checks · since 2019Hetz VenturesTel Aviv · $3.6M – $90M checks · since 2026Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2019JAL Ventures Ltd.Herzliya · since 2026NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Opus CapitalBurlingame · since 2019PeakSpan Capital PartnersNew York · $3M – $50M checks · since 2026Runa CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checks · since 2019Smart Partnership CapitalWilmington · $100K – $1M checks · since 2019

Deals · 2

SisenseBoard seat

via Opus Capital · filed Jul 2019 · $103.7M raise

CourseraBoard seat

via Opus Capital · filed Sep 2015 · $62.6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Opus Capital

Gill Cogan
General Partner at Opus Capital
John M. Thompson
Investor at Opus Capital
Joseph Cutts
CFO and Administrative Partner at Opus Capital
Judith Estrin
Investor at Opus Capital
Phil Greer
Investor at Opus Capital
Regis McKenna
Investor at Opus Capital
Sam Nunn
Investor at Opus Capital
Sanford R. Robertson
Investor at Opus Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Avida?
Dan Avida is a General Partner at Opus Capital with an operating background in building and scaling technology companies. He co-founded storage security company Decru Inc. in 2001, serving as President and CEO until its 2005 acquisition by Network Appliance, and was previously a founding member of Electronics for Imaging (EFI), where he led the Fiery project and rose to Chairman and CEO. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Technion and served as an officer in the Israel Defense Force.
Where does Dan Avida work?
Dan Avida is General Partner at Opus Capital and Board director at Coursera and Board director at Sisense.
What does Dan Avida invest in?
Dan Avida invests in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software.
What boards does Dan Avida sit on?
Dan Avida holds tracked board seats at Coursera, Sisense.