Dave Wascha
InvestorOperating Partner at AlbionVC Β· Investor at Kindred Capital
London, England, United Kingdom
About
Dave Wascha is a product and technology leader with nearly 30 years of experience scaling startups and high-growth companies. He served as Chief Product & Technology Officer at Zoopla and Moo, leading cross-functional teams through product development and organisational scaling. As an AlbionVC Operating Partner, he works with early-stage companies on product-market fit, product and engineering strategy, AI strategy, team building, and executive coaching.
Experience
- Self-employedAdvisorcurrent2023 β present
- LeglNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- AlbionVCProduct and Tech Advisorcurrent2024 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Kindred Capital VCAdvisorcurrent2018 β presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- ZooplaChief Product and Technology Officer2019 β 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- PhotoBoxChief Product Officer - Photobox Group2017 β 2019London, Munich, Paris, Valencia
- TravelexGlobal Product and Technology Director, Digital Products2014 β 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- moo.comChief Product And Technology Officer2012 β 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- MicrosoftSenior Director - Bing International Product Management2010 β 2012
- MicrosoftSenior Director of Product Management, Bing Shopping, Travel and Rewards2008 β 2009Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftDirector of Business Development, Windows Client Strategic Partnerships Team2006 β 2007Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftDirector of Product Management, Windows Client2005 β 2006Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftGroup Product Manager, Enterprise Server Group2003 β 2005Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftSenior Product Manager, BizTalk Server2001 β 2003Greater Seattle Area
- eXclaim!Co-Founder, eXclaim!1999 β 2000Greater Seattle Area
- MicrosoftDeveloper Evangelist1997 β 1999Greater Seattle Area
Skills & more
Analytics18Start-ups36Social Media19Business Strategy34Cross-functional Team Leadership7Product Management99Business Development5Product Marketing20Strategic Partnerships21Go-to-market Strategy11Venture Capital6Marketing Strategy3
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Mobile DevicesUser ExperienceCompetitive AnalysisE-commerceManagementXMLStrategyWeb 2.0From Dave's professional profile.
Colleagues at AlbionVC
Adam Chirkowski
Investor at AlbionVC
Andrew Elder
Deputy Managing Partner at AlbionVC
Cat McDonald
Investor at AlbionVC
Charlotte Lawrence
Managing Director, Direct Equity at British Business Investments
Charlotte Lawrence
Managing Director, Direct Equity at British Business Bank
Christina Theilgaard
Head of IR & Institutional Fundraising at Albion Capital Group
Christina Theilgaard
Head of IR & Institutional Fundraising at AlbionVC
Christoph Ruedig
Investor at AlbionVC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Wascha?
- Dave Wascha is a product and technology leader with nearly 30 years of experience scaling startups and high-growth companies. He served as Chief Product & Technology Officer at Zoopla and Moo, leading cross-functional teams through product development and organisational scaling. As an AlbionVC Operating Partner, he works with early-stage companies on product-market fit, product and engineering strategy, AI strategy, team building, and executive coaching.
- Where does Dave Wascha work?
- Dave Wascha is Operating Partner at AlbionVC.
- Where did Dave Wascha go to school?
- Dave Wascha studied at Duke University (BA, Computer Science and Philosophy).
Same school
Also attended Duke University678
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Shared employers
Also worked at Legl6
Also worked at Zoopla10
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Also worked at PhotoBox6
Also worked at Travelex9
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