David Cahn
InvestorPartner at Sequoia Capital · Board director at Stackwatch
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $1M – $200M checks · typically $25M
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About
David Cahn is an investor focused on AI infrastructure who prioritizes ownership of compute (servers, steel, power), frames AI as a capex super‑cycle, and publishes detailed public essays.
Invests in
ConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareSaaS
Board director at Stackwatch
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Stackwatch's investors · 1
Co-founders at Stackwatch
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David Webb BrownExecutive Officer, Director
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Ajay TripathyDirector
Experience
- Sequoia CapitalPartnercurrent2023 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- AstrocadeBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- Flapping AirplanesInvestor & Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- JuiceboxBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- SesameBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- STARKBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- ClayBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Kela TechnologiesBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
- Hugging FaceInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- NotionInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Coatue ManagementGeneral Partner & COO of Venture2018 — 2023Menlo Park, California
- RunwayBoard Director2021 — 2023
- ReplitBoard Observer2021 — 2023
- Abacus.AIBoard Director2021 — 2023
- Aurora SolarBoard Observer2021 — 2023
- ClickHouseInvestor2021 — 2023
- ConfluentInvestor2020 — 2023
- Starburst DataBoard Observer2020 — 2023
- SupabaseBoard Observer2020 — 2023
- Form EnergyBoard Observer2020 — 2023
Skills & more
Public Speaking58Leadership53Entrepreneurship39Financial Analysis17Investments15Research13Management9Data Analysis5Teamwork14
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Deals · 1
StackwatchBoard seat
via Sequoia Capital · filed Dec 2021 · $26.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Sequoia Capital
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General Partner at Sequoia Capital
Abhishek Malani
Investor at Sequoia Capital
Alfred Lin
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Amira Yahyaoui
Scout at Sequoia Capital
Anas Biad
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Andrew Reed
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Anne Marie Boidock
Investor at Sequoia Capital
Bill Coughran
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Network3
Anas Biad
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Andrew Reed
Partner at Sequoia Capital
Bill Coughran
Partner at Sequoia Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Cahn?
- David Cahn is an investor focused on AI infrastructure who prioritizes ownership of compute (servers, steel, power), frames AI as a capex super‑cycle, and publishes detailed public essays.
- Where does David Cahn work?
- David Cahn is Partner at Sequoia Capital and Board director at Stackwatch.
- What does David Cahn invest in?
- David Cahn invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does David Cahn write?
- David Cahn typically writes checks of $1M – $200M.
- What boards does David Cahn sit on?
- David Cahn holds tracked board seats at Stackwatch.
- Where did David Cahn go to school?
- David Cahn studied at The Wharton School (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Economics); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science); Stuyvesant High School.
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania1,209
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Also attended Stuyvesant High School99
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Shared employers
Also worked at Flapping Airplanes2
Also worked at Sesame7
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