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David Coats

Investor

Managing Director at Correlation Ventures

San Diego, California

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

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.

Invests in

BiotechConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

Experience

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

Education

  1. Harvard Business School1991 — 1992
  2. Princeton UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Biology1984 — 1987

Skills & more

Start-ups10Entrepreneurship7Business Strategy4Strategic Partnerships2Strategy4Mergers & Acquisitions5Venture Capital5Due Diligence11Business Development12Strategic Planning3

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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 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.
Where did David Coats go to school?
David Coats studied at Harvard Business School; Princeton University (Bachelor’s Degree, Biology).

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