Dave Kashen
InvestorFounderCEO at WorkLife
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $5M checks · typically $1M
FoundedWorkLife · YC
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About
Dave Kashen is a leadership coach for startup CEOs at Quantum Leading who works with founders on scaling their companies. He has coached founders at companies including Instagram, Solana, Coinbase, Chargebee, Jet, Fetch, and Alto, several of which grew to valuations exceeding $1 billion.
CEO at WorkLifeYC W15
Intro paths
Dave went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Dave can intro founders to WorkLife's investors below.
WorkLife's investors · 8
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Kashen?
- Dave Kashen is a leadership coach for startup CEOs at Quantum Leading who works with founders on scaling their companies. He has coached founders at companies including Instagram, Solana, Coinbase, Chargebee, Jet, Fetch, and Alto, several of which grew to valuations exceeding $1 billion.
- Where does Dave Kashen work?
- Dave Kashen is CEO of WorkLife.
- What check size does Dave Kashen write?
- Dave Kashen typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
- What companies did Dave Kashen found?
- Dave Kashen founded WorkLife.
- What companies has Dave Kashen invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Mighty Health, Talkable.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia976
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
The Wharton School mafia827
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Goldman Sachs mafia651
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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