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Dave Nielsen

Investor

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

Mountain View, California, United States

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234 people in our graph share verified history with Dave — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Assaf ArakiunlockedDave: together at Intel Corporation (2016–2017)
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×2Dave: together at MongoDB
Dave: together at Dremio

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

  1. cogneeFounding Head of DevRelcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. ClawMax.aiAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentSan Jose, California, United States
  3. The AI AllianceHead of Community Eventscurrent2026 — present
  4. IBMDirector of Community, AI Alliance2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  5. MongoDBHead of Generative AI Community Engagement, Senior Director, Developer Relations2023 — 2024Mountain View, California, United States
  6. HarnessDirector of Community & Developer Advocacy2021 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
  7. DremioContent Chair2021Mountain View, California, United States
  8. Traceable AI (acquired by Harness)Founding Head of Open Source Community2020 — 2021Mountain View, California, United States
  9. Redis LabsHead of Community & Developer Relations2017 — 2020Mountain View, CA
  10. CloudCampCo-founder, Organizer2008 — 2018Worldwide
  11. Intel CorporationTechnical Program Manager for BigDL (Deep Learning Framework for Apache Spark)2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Redis LabsHead of Developer Relations2015 — 2016Mountain View, CA
  13. Platform DFounder, Principal Consultant2007 — 2015Mountain View, CA
  14. SDForumFounder, Co-Chair - Web Services SIG, the Cloud Computing SIG2001 — 2014Silicon Valley, CA
  15. Silicon Valley Cloud CenterCloud Computing Innovator2011 — 2012Sunnyvale, CA
  16. CouchbaseMarket Research Consultant2009Mountain View, CA
  17. StrikeironDirector, Partner & Developer Programs2006 — 2007Mountain View, CA
  18. PayPal, an eBay companyManager, Developer Program2003 — 2006
  19. Persistent Web TechnologiesPresident, Founder1997 — 2003San Francisco, CA
  20. Nielsen ConsultingTechnical Trainor & Consultant1996 — 1997San Francisco, CA
  21. QuickStart TechnologiesTechnical Trainer & Consultant1994 — 1996Newport Beach, CA

Skills & more

Agentic AI DevelopmentSoftware Observability1Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)icebergGenerative AI2Communication2Strategy64Leadership17OpenClawEvent Planning1Content Development1DevOps
+12 moreData 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

Who is Dave Nielsen?
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.
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.
Where did Dave Nielsen go to school?
Dave Nielsen studied at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (BS, Business).

Same school

Also attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo160

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Shared employers

Also worked at cognee1

Daniel MolnarSenior Analytics Engineer at Earlybird DWES Management GmbH & Co. KG

Also worked at IBM1,149

Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseOlivier PomelCo-founder & CEO of DatadogAlexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystRoger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also worked at Harness19

Jeff HinckManaging Director at Rally Ventures Management, LlcJustin KaufenbergManaging Director at Rally Ventures Management, LlcRob RueckertPartner at Sorenson VenturesMatt CarbonaraInvestor at Mayfield FundJyoti BansalFounder & General Partner at Unusual VenturesHenry BuckinghamVice President at Unusual Ventures

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Also worked at Intel Corporation525

Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital

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