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David Chaiken

Investor

Operating Partner, Technology at Act One Ventures

Menlo Park, California, United States

About

Operating Partner for technology; previously Chief Architect at Pinterest, CTO at Altiscale and SAP, and Chief Architect at Yahoo.

Experience

  1. Act One VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2023 — present
  2. PinterestFellow2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. PinterestChief Architect2017 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. SAPCTO, Altiscale2016 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
  5. AltiscaleChief Technology Officer2012 — 2016Palo Alto, CA
  6. Yahoo!Chief Architect2006 — 2012Sunnyvale, California
  7. PromptuVP, Chief Technology Officer2004 — 2006
  8. AgileTVVP, Chief Software Architect2000 — 2004
  9. AeropriseCofounder, CTO2000Mountain View, CA
  10. AT&TResearch Group Manager, AT&T Labs1998 — 2000Menlo Park, California
  11. Digital Equipment Corporation (USA)Principal Software and Hardware Engineer, Systems Research Center1994 — 1998Palo Alto, California
  12. MITResearch Assistant, Multiprocessor Architect1988 — 1994Cambridge, Massachusetts
  13. Motorola Computer GroupSoftware Engineer1986 — 1988Canton, Massachusetts
  14. PSDISoftware Engineer Intern1984Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPh.D., EECS1988 — 1994
  2. Brown UniversitySc.B., Mathematics & Chemistry1982 — 1986

Skills & more

Hadoop32Java5Linux36Big Data17Distributed Systems80Scalability36Agile Methodologies16System Architecture53Integration15Architecture15Software Engineering12Mobile Devices10
+3 moreCloud ComputingProduct ManagementStart-ups

From 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

Where does David Chaiken work?
David Chaiken is Operating Partner, Technology at Act One Ventures.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,280

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

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Also attended Brown University394

Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Shared employers

Also worked at Pinterest62

Sarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalAaron RuPrincipal at RET VenturesJeff ChangInvestor at Vertex Venture Management Pte. Ltd.

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Also worked at SAP157

Quentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures

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Also worked at Yahoo!278

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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Also worked at AgileTV2

JimManaging partner of Maven Ventures, a consumer-focused micro-VC fund and incubator in Palo AltoJordi PedrolHead of Finance at Nina Capital