David Chaiken
InvestorOperating Partner, Technology at Act One Ventures
Menlo Park, California, United States
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About
Operating Partner for technology; previously Chief Architect at Pinterest, CTO at Altiscale and SAP, and Chief Architect at Yahoo.
Experience
- Act One VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2023 — present
- PinterestFellow2024San Francisco Bay Area
- PinterestChief Architect2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- SAPCTO, Altiscale2016 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
- AltiscaleChief Technology Officer2012 — 2016Palo Alto, CA
- Yahoo!Chief Architect2006 — 2012Sunnyvale, California
- PromptuVP, Chief Technology Officer2004 — 2006
- AgileTVVP, Chief Software Architect2000 — 2004
- AeropriseCofounder, CTO2000Mountain View, CA
- AT&TResearch Group Manager, AT&T Labs1998 — 2000Menlo Park, California
- Digital Equipment Corporation (USA)Principal Software and Hardware Engineer, Systems Research Center1994 — 1998Palo Alto, California
- MITResearch Assistant, Multiprocessor Architect1988 — 1994Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Motorola Computer GroupSoftware Engineer1986 — 1988Canton, Massachusetts
- PSDISoftware Engineer Intern1984Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Skills & more
Hadoop32Java5Linux36Big Data17Distributed Systems80Scalability36Agile Methodologies16System Architecture53Integration15Architecture15Software Engineering12Mobile Devices10
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Cloud ComputingProduct ManagementStart-upsFrom David's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Franklin Surgical CenterBoard seat
via Act One Ventures · filed Mar 2019 · $64.3K raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Act One Ventures
Alejandro Guerrero
General Partner at Act One Ventures
Alex Guerrero
Investor at Act One Ventures
Bob Baltera
Senior Advisor at Frazier Life Sciences
Gabriela Camilli
Associate at Act One Ventures
Israel Muñoz
Principal at Act One Ventures
Jan-Christopher Nugent
Operating Partner, Sales & Marketing at Act One Ventures
Lara Brooks
Operating Partner, GTM at Act One Ventures
Max Denike
Director of Communications at Act One Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Chaiken?
- Operating Partner for technology; previously Chief Architect at Pinterest, CTO at Altiscale and SAP, and Chief Architect at Yahoo.
- Where does David Chaiken work?
- David Chaiken is Operating Partner, Technology at Act One Ventures.
- What boards does David Chaiken sit on?
- David Chaiken holds tracked board seats at Franklin Surgical Center.
- Where did David Chaiken go to school?
- David Chaiken studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., EECS); Brown University (Sc.B., Mathematics & Chemistry).
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
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Also attended Brown University647
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pinterest81
Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesKevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VCAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
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Also worked at SAP268
John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra VenturesIlanInvestor at Eudemian VenturesSteve ShafferOperating Partner at Volition Capital
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Also worked at Yahoo!435
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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