Where does Dave Nielsen work?

Dave Nielsen is Head of Community, AI Alliance at IBM at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures).

What does Dave Nielsen invest in?

Dave Nielsen invests in AI & Machine Learning.

Dave Nielsen

Investor

Head of Community, AI Alliance at IBM at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Mountain View, California, United States

About

Dave Nielsen works in open source and generative AI communities, currently as Head of Community for the AI Alliance at IBM. He previously led the Generative AI Community at MongoDB and held community leadership roles at Harness, Dremio, Redis, and Traceable, with earlier work at PayPal and Intel.

Invests in

AI & Machine Learning

Experience

cogneeFounding Head of DevRelcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
ClawMax.aiAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
The AI AllianceHead of Community Eventscurrent2026 — present
IBMDirector of Community, AI Alliance2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
MongoDBHead of Generative AI Community Engagement, Senior Director, Developer Relations2023 — 2024Mountain View, California, United States
HarnessDirector of Community & Developer Advocacy2021 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
DremioContent Chair2021Mountain View, California, United States
Traceable AI (acquired by Harness)Founding Head of Open Source Community2020 — 2021Mountain View, California, United States
Redis LabsHead of Community & Developer Relations2017 — 2020Mountain View, CA
CloudCampCo-founder, Organizer2008 — 2018Worldwide
Intel CorporationTechnical Program Manager for BigDL (Deep Learning Framework for Apache Spark)2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Redis LabsHead of Developer Relations2015 — 2016Mountain View, CA
Platform DFounder, Principal Consultant2007 — 2015Mountain View, CA
SDForumFounder, Co-Chair - Web Services SIG, the Cloud Computing SIG2001 — 2014Silicon Valley, CA
Silicon Valley Cloud CenterCloud Computing Innovator2011 — 2012Sunnyvale, CA
CouchbaseMarket Research Consultant2009Mountain View, CA
StrikeironDirector, Partner & Developer Programs2006 — 2007Mountain View, CA
PayPal, an eBay companyManager, Developer Program2003 — 2006
Persistent Web TechnologiesPresident, Founder1997 — 2003San Francisco, CA
Nielsen ConsultingTechnical Trainor & Consultant1996 — 1997San Francisco, CA

Education

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoBS, Business

Skills & more

Agentic AI DevelopmentSoftware Observability1Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)icebergGenerative AI2Communication2Strategy64Leadership17OpenClawEvent Planning1Content Development1DevOps

+12 more

Data WarehousingDeveloper AdvocacyGitSQLOpen-Source DevelopmentTechnology EvangelismLive EventsOpen-Source SoftwareWeb Content WritingArtificial Intelligence (AI)SaaSEnterprise Software

From Dave's professional profile.

Colleagues at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Anindya Ghose

Academic Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Ben Eum

Korea Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Chuck Huang

Operating Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Jeff Hopkins

Talent Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Kay Mok

Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Michael Cho

Korea Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Noriaki Hyuga

Japan Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Robert Lau

Operating Partner at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dave Nielsen work?: Dave Nielsen is Head of Community, AI Alliance at IBM at SAV (Scale Asia Ventures).
What does Dave Nielsen invest in?: Dave Nielsen invests in AI & Machine Learning.