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David Coats

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Managing Director & Co-Founder at Correlation Ventures

San Diego, California

Writes $100K – $4M checks · typically $2.1M

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About

David Coats, venture-firm cofounder, originated the Moneyball-for-venture vision, built a proprietary predictive analytics model analyzing thousands of financings, and is a cited data authority and speaker on VC machine learning.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

BiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Experience

  1. Correlation VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2006 — present
  2. Hamilton BioVenturesManaging Partner2002 — 2006Greater San Diego Area

Skills & more

Start-ups10Entrepreneurship7Business Strategy4Strategic Partnerships2Strategy4Mergers & Acquisitions5Venture Capital5Due Diligence11Business Development12Strategic Planning3

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Investments

Investor

LemonaidMercato

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Correlation Ventures

Anu Pathria
Managing Director, Analytics at Correlation Ventures
Grace Chui-Miller
Finance Partner at Correlation Ventures
Kelsey Reilly
Manager of Operations at Correlation Ventures
Meagan Mervyn
Executive Assistant at Correlation Ventures
Megha Bothera
Senior Analyst at Correlation Ventures
Moiz Saifee
Partner, Analytics at Correlation Ventures
Rik Mersai
Assistant Controller at Correlation Ventures
Trevor Kienzle
Investor at Correlation Ventures

Network7

Shana FisherScout
Managing Partner at Third Kind Venture Capital
Wesley BarrowScout
Partner at Correlation Ventures
Anu Pathria
Managing Director, Analytics at Correlation Ventures
Mark Fernandes
Managing Partner at Sierra Ventures
Moiz Saifee
Partner, Analytics at Correlation Ventures
Trevor Kienzle
Investor at Correlation Ventures
Vasudev Bailey
General Partner at Artis Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Coats?
David Coats, venture-firm cofounder, originated the Moneyball-for-venture vision, built a proprietary predictive analytics model analyzing thousands of financings, and is a cited data authority and speaker on VC machine learning.
Where does David Coats work?
David Coats is Managing Director & Co-Founder at Correlation Ventures.
What does David Coats invest in?
David Coats invests in Biotech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does David Coats write?
David Coats typically writes checks of $100K – $4M.
What companies has David Coats invested in?
Investments tracked here include Lemonaid, Mercato.
Where did David Coats go to school?
David Coats studied at Harvard Business School; Princeton University (Bachelor’s Degree, Biology).

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