About
David Berman is an operating partner at Spider Capital with over 25 years of experience in software technology sales, marketing, and team building. He contributed to go-to-market strategies at Zoom and WebEx prior to their IPOs and subsequent significant revenue growth, and participated in RingCentral's IPO while the company achieved 37% year-over-year revenue growth in its first public year. He currently serves as an investor, board member, and advisor to technology companies.
Experience
- Spider CapitalOperating Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Abundance360Membercurrent2023 — present
- RakenBoard Member2019 — 2025
- Zoom (ZM)President2015 — 2018San Jose, CA
- Affectiva (Acquired by Smart Eye, SEYE)Chairman, President & CEO2010 — 2016
- RingCentral (RNG)President & Adviser2008 — 2015
- WebEx Communications (Cisco)President World Wide Sales and Services1999 — 2008
- Automatic Data ProcessingSales Executive1993 — 1999
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessExecutive Education, Harnessing AI for Breakthrough Innovation & Strategic Impact2024
- University of San DiegoBBA, Business Administration1989 — 1993
- University of San DiegoEmerging Leaders Council
Skills & more
Strategy99Leadership99Management89Start-ups99Disruptive Technologies50SaaS99Cloud Computing99Database Marketing37Unified Communications58Go-to-market Strategy99Analytics36Account Management9
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B2BBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyBusiness AlliancesCRMChannel PartnersCompetitive AnalysisCisco TechnologiesDemand GenerationDirect SalesE-commerceEntrepreneurshipFrom Dave's professional profile.
Colleagues at Spider Capital
Alan Priest
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
Charles Carmel
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
Courtney Broadus
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
Ingrid Flores
CEO at Spider Capital
Jeff Ma
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
John Gengarella
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
Judy Loehr
Operating Partner at Spider Capital
Matt Fisher
Venture Partner at Spider Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Dave Berman work?
- Dave Berman is Operating Partner at Spider Capital.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,291
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Also attended University of San Diego45
Joe HorsmanInvestor at Madrona Venture GroupKelli McKeirnanDirector of Administration at Westlake Village BioPartnersJason CorselloFounder & General Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcNick GeannacopulosGrowth Investor at Five Elms CapitalGraham WagnerInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersJanel SpilkerHead of Business Development at Hustle Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spider Capital12
Michael NerilFounder and Managing Partner at Spider CapitalMinsoo ChiPartner at Spider CapitalNeal GoldmanOperating Partner at Spider CapitalJudy LoehrOperating Partner at Spider CapitalPhilippe SuchetVenture Partner at Spider CapitalMatt FisherVenture Partner at Spider Capital
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Also worked at Abundance3609
Peter DiamandisPhysician, entrepreneur, and futurist inspiring leaders to think exponentially and create a future of abundanceIpek CeliksozExperts | Venture Partner at 212Natalie MonbiotInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesGeorge BandarianFounder, General Partner at Untapped VenturesGhaith YafiFounding Partner at BY Venture PartnersGuy RemondInvestor at EHE Capital
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Also worked at Raken2
Also worked at Zoom (ZM)31
Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Houman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesRyan AzusFormer Chief Revenue Officer at Zoom Video Communications at Scale Venture PartnersJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture PartnersQuinn LiSenior Vice President & Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures at Qualcomm Ventures
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