David Coats
InvestorManaging 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
- Correlation VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2006 — present
- Hamilton BioVenturesManaging Partner2002 — 2006Greater San Diego Area
Education
- Harvard Business School1991 — 1992
- Princeton UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Biology1984 — 1987
Skills & more
Start-ups10Entrepreneurship7Business Strategy4Strategic Partnerships2Strategy4Mergers & Acquisitions5Venture Capital5Due Diligence11Business Development12Strategic Planning3
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Correlation Ventures
Anu Pathria
Managing Director, Analytics at Correlation Ventures
Anu Pathria, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Analytics at Correlation Ventures
Grace Chui-Miller
Finance Partner at Correlation Ventures
Kelsey Reilly
Manager of Operations at Correlation Ventures
Krishna Gopinanathan
CEO and Board Member, Applied Data Finance at Correlation Ventures
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf
Visiting Associate Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan; Managing Partner, Tectonic Ventures at Correlation Ventures
Meagan Mervyn
Executive Assistant at Correlation Ventures
Megha Bothera
Senior Analyst at Correlation Ventures
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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 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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