Where does Dave McClure work?

Dave McClure is Managing Partner at Practical Venture Capital.

What check size does Dave McClure write?

Dave McClure typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.

Where did Dave McClure go to school?

Dave McClure studied at The Johns Hopkins University (BS Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science.).

Dave McClure

Investor

Managing Partner at Practical Venture Capital

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $500K checks · typically $25K

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About

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor for over 25 years who has backed hundreds of startups including 10+ IPOs and 40+ unicorns. He founded PVC in 2019 after being founding partner of 500 Startups.

Experience

Practical Venture CapitalFounder, Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
trading places VC podcastPodcast Hostcurrent2025 — presentSilicon Valley
42GeeksCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
UFAInvestor / Ownercurrent2020 — presentUnited States
500 StartupsFounder, Managing Partner2010 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
GeeksOnaPlaneFounder2009 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Founders FundVenture Capitalist2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
500 HatsAngel Investor / Advisor2004 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
O'Reilly MediaConference Chair2006 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
Stanford UniversityVisiting Lecturer2007
Simply HiredDirector Marketing2005 — 2006
PayPalDirector Marketing2001 — 2004
Aslan ComputingFounder/CEO1994 — 1999
consultant for Intel, MSFT, othersSoftware Developer1989 — 1994San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership65SaaS12dad jokesbad punsStartups3Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital99Marketing99Product Development99E-commerce99

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Product ManagementBusiness DevelopmentProduct MarketingWeb AnalyticsMarketing StrategyOnline MarketingWeb DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsSEMDigital MediaBloggingSocial Media

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General Partner at Practical Venture Capital

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Director of Marketing at Practical Venture Capital

Dug Song

Founder, Duo Security at Decibel Partners

Hagi Schwartz

LP Advisory Board at Fusion VC

Karin Tenenboim

Latam Partner at Practical Venture Capital

Robert Goldberg

Advisor at Practical Venture Capital

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Andrei DuncaScout

Angel

Esther DysonScout

Investor at Blue Tulip Ventures

Rick HeitzmannScout

Founder and Partner at FirstMark Capital

Adeo Ressi

Partner at Founder Capital

Aman Verjee

General Partner at Practical Venture Capital

Fred Destin

Founder at Stride VC

Susan Akbarpour

Managing Partner at Candou Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave McClure?: A Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor for over 25 years who has backed hundreds of startups including 10+ IPOs and 40+ unicorns. He founded PVC in 2019 after being founding partner of 500 Startups.
Where does Dave McClure work?: Dave McClure is Managing Partner at Practical Venture Capital.
What check size does Dave McClure write?: Dave McClure typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.
Where did Dave McClure go to school?: Dave McClure studied at The Johns Hopkins University (BS Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science.).

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