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David Clarke
InvestorSenior Advisor at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc · Venture Partner at Frontline Ventures
Dublin, Ireland
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $100K
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About
Senior Advisor and former CTO of Workday, where he served in various leadership roles since 2008 overseeing core transaction processing, analytics, and integration. He co-founded Cape Clear Software and earlier worked at Iona Technologies.
Experience
- VColaCo-founder and co-CEOcurrent2025 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Frontline VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2021 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Stinson Beach PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentCounty Dublin, Ireland
- Acadian VenturesSenior Advisorcurrent2022 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- KeelvarInvestor and Board Chaircurrent2021 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
- Houses of the OireachtasPolitical Advisor2020 — 2024County Dublin, Ireland
- WorkdayChief Technology Officer2019 — 2020Greater Dublin
- WorkdaySenior VP Engineering2008 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Cape Clear Softwareco-founding CEO, Senior VP Products1999 — 2008
- IONA TechnologiesSenior Product Manager1996 — 1999
- shellbusiness analyst1993 — 1996
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Clarke?
- Senior Advisor and former CTO of Workday, where he served in various leadership roles since 2008 overseeing core transaction processing, analytics, and integration. He co-founded Cape Clear Software and earlier worked at Iona Technologies.
- Where does David Clarke work?
- David Clarke is Senior Advisor at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc.
- What check size does David Clarke write?
- David Clarke typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- What companies has David Clarke invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AccessOwl, Breyta, Deed, Glaut, Humaans, Jet HR, Keelvar, Localyze, Omnea, Pack, Payslip, Pigment, and 6 more.
- Where did David Clarke go to school?
- David Clarke studied at Trinity College Dublin (BA, CS).
Founder mafias
Trinity College Dublin mafia95
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Workday mafia44
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Frontline Ventures mafia4
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Acadian Ventures Management, Llc mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Trinity College Dublin218
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Shared employers
Also worked at VCola1
Also worked at Keelvar2
Also worked at Houses of the Oireachtas2
Also worked at Workday79
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