David Clarke
InvestorSenior Advisor at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc · Venture Partner at Frontline Ventures
Dublin, Ireland
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $100K
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
Education
- Trinity College DublinBA, CS1989 — 1993
Skills & more
SaaS30Enterprise Software19Distributed Systems13SOA11Software Development10Cloud Computing20Agile Methodologies14
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Acadian Ventures Management, Llc
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Network10
Ashley LundströmScout
Partner at EQT Ventures
Charlie SonghurstScout
Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)
Jag SinghScout
Managing Partner at Angel Invest
Lauren KangScout
Senior Associate at Frontline Ventures
Michele AttisaniScout
Investor at Insiders Ventures
Jamie Bristow
Principal at Frontline Ventures
Jasper Masemann
Partner at Cherry Ventures
Simone Brunozzi
GP, Founding Partner at Rialto Ventures
Steve Collins
Venture Partner at Frontline Ventures
William McQuillan
Partner at Frontline Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Founder mafias
Trinity College Dublin mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Patrick FinlayBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded Solidroad +1Alan FoyB.B.S.; MA; MLitt.Founded Star2Star CommunicationsWilliam McQuillanBusinessFounded InnitiNelson MillsPhD CandidateFounded Vatn SystemsDylan CollinsBAFounded SuperawesomePeter HayesBachelor's degreeFounded Humanloop
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Frontline Ventures mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Keelvar mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Trinity College Dublin107
Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJustin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesBriac BombrunInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsBrian SmigaVenture Partner, Co-Founder at Alpha PartnersTom StaffordCo-founder at DST GlobalVeronica DaiglePresident, National Security Practice at Red Cell Incubation
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Shared employers
Also worked at VCola1
Also worked at Keelvar2
Also worked at Houses of the Oireachtas1
Also worked at Workday47
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