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Dave Yuan

Investor

Founder / Partner at Tidemark · Board director at AgVend

San Francisco

About

Dave Yuan has invested in and built technology companies for over 20 years. Before founding Tidemark, he spent 15 years as a general partner at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), where he backed 25 companies, of which 15 went public and 10 were acquired. Earlier in his career he was an investor at Chase Capital Partners (later Panorama Capital and CCMP), a startup executive, and a strategy consultant at Bain. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

Invests in

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Board director at AgVend

Intro paths

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In turn, Dave can intro founders to AgVend's investors below.

AgVend's investors · 4

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2025Dnx VenturesTokyo · $1M – $5M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksTidemarkMenlo Park

Co-founders at AgVend

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Eli RosenbergExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Alexander M. ReichertExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Alexander ReichertFounder

Experience

  1. OnflyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. AgVendBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. KarbonBoard Of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  4. OneStream SoftwareBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
  5. KajabiBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  6. ServiceTitanInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  7. Clio - Cloud-Based Legal TechnologyInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  8. TidemarkFoundercurrent2021 — present
  9. ContentfulInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  10. DutchieInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  11. NotCoInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  12. Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Edmund Hillary Global Impact Fellowcurrent2019 — present
  13. ThermalInvestor2021 — 2025
  14. WealthsimpleBoard Of Directors2020 — 2025Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  15. Sustainable SurfMember Of The Board Of Advisors2019 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Toast, Inc.Board Of Directors2019 — 2025Greater Boston
  17. HashiCorpInvestor2019 — 2025
  18. AvettaBoard Of Directors2018 — 2025Orem, UT
  19. CCC Information ServicesBoard Of Directors2017 — 2022Greater Chicago Area
  20. LegalZoomBoard Of Directors2018 — 2022Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  21. Klook TravelBoard Observer2018 — 2022Hong Kong SAR
  22. TCVSenior Advisor2021
  23. TCVGeneral Partner2005 — 2020
  24. SiteMinderChairman of the Board2014 — 2021Greater Sydney Area
  25. SiteMinderLead Director, Board of Directors2013 — 2021Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  26. NubankInvestor2019 — 2020Greater São Paulo Area
  27. ByteDanceInvestor2018 — 2020Beijing, China
  28. Rover.comInvestor2015 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
  29. XeroCrossover Investor2017 — 2019Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  30. Grupa PracujBoard Of Directors2017 — 2018Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
  31. Act-On Software, Inc.Board Of Directors2014 — 2018Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  32. AppNexusBoard Of Directors2013 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  33. PinterestAdvisor2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  34. MerkleBoard Of Directors2010 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  35. LinkedInCrossover Investor2016
  36. SitecoreBoard Of Directors2011 — 2016Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  37. ExactTargetBoard of Directors2009 — 2013
  38. SplunkPrivate Investor2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  39. SEISMIC MICRO-TECHNOLOGYBoard of Directors2007 — 2011
  40. FacebookPrivate Investor2010menlo park

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Investments23Private Equity60Corporate Development36Mergers & Acquisitions10E-commerce7Business Development7Product Management7Business Strategy6Entrepreneurship16Strategic Partnerships22Go-to-market Strategy5
+9 moreBusiness AlliancesStart-upsOnline AdvertisingStrategyStrategic PlanningManagementSaaSEnterprise SoftwareSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

From Dave's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Act-OnAgvendAppNexusAvettaCCCExactTargetGlobal360Grupa PracujKajabiKarbonKlookLegalZoomMerkleNexlOnflySeismic Micro-TechnologySitecoreSiteMinderToastWealthsimple

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Tidemark

Adam Smith
Partner at Tidemark
Andrew Walsh
Partner at Tidemark
Anik Shah
Investor at Tidemark
Ann Lee Steinberg
Partner and COO at Tidemark
Annamarie Kelly
Founding Product Engineer at Tidemark
Betsy Ratliffe
Investor at Tidemark
Camille Dyquiangco
Executive Administrator and Operations Manager at Tidemark
Christian Kurth
Partner at Tidemark

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave Yuan?
Dave Yuan has invested in and built technology companies for over 20 years. Before founding Tidemark, he spent 15 years as a general partner at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), where he backed 25 companies, of which 15 went public and 10 were acquired. Earlier in his career he was an investor at Chase Capital Partners (later Panorama Capital and CCMP), a startup executive, and a strategy consultant at Bain. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
Where does Dave Yuan work?
Dave Yuan is Founder / Partner at Tidemark and Board director at AgVend.
What does Dave Yuan invest in?
Dave Yuan invests in Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What boards does Dave Yuan sit on?
Dave Yuan holds tracked board seats at Act-On, Agvend, AppNexus, Avetta, CCC, ExactTarget, Global360, Grupa Pracuj, Kajabi, Karbon.
Where did Dave Yuan go to school?
Dave Yuan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Harvard University (BA, Economics).

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,385

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Also attended Harvard University1,559

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Shared employers

Also worked at OneStream Software2

Jonah SklarTechnical Advisor at Untapped VenturesDeepak RavichandranPartner at Alkeon Capital

Also worked at NotCo4

Camila GonzalezStrategic Growth Senior Director NotCo at Taram CapitalNicolas SzekasyCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Kaszek VenturesSebastian BernalesGeneral Partner at HumboldtAdil YusufFounder at Medium Biosciences

Also worked at Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)28

Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesTony LaiInvestor at StartXUri LopatinInvestor at Khosla VenturesRyan McIntyreFounding partner of FoundryAmitt MahajanManaging Partner at Presence CapitalGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at Bedrock

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Also worked at Pinterest65

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAaron RuPrincipal at RET Ventures

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