Fundraising Fox

David Dworsky

Investor

Principal at Emergence Capital Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

About

David Dworsky is a venture capital investor known for a notably low public profile and scarce publicly available commentary or interviews compared with many peers who frequently engage with media.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Experience

  1. Emergence CapitalPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. RetoolProduct2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. TelescopeFounder, Telescope Software2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Anheuser-Busch InBevGlobal Manager2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  5. Dorm Room FundPartner2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Insight Venture PartnersSummer Analyst2014New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Sequoia CapitalSummer Analyst2013Menlo Park, CA

Education

  1. Princeton UniversityPhilosophy, Computer Science2011 — 2015
  2. Windward High School2005 — 2011

Skills & more

Software Engineering1Seed Capital1Software2Growth Capital5Fundraising6Venture Capital11Private Equity5Angel Investing1Mergers & Acquisitions2Research2Start-ups4Java6
+9 moreRC languagePythonCEnterprise SoftwareMicrosoft ExcelLeadershipMicrosoft OfficePublic Speaking

Languages English · Spanish

From David's professional profile.

Colleagues at Emergence Capital Partners

Brian Jacobs
Venture Capitalist Emergence, Moai Capital at AIF
Brie Bastidas
Director of Talent at Emergence Capital Partners
Bruno Snow
Investor at Emergence Capital Partners
Everett Cox
Venture Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
George Kunthara
Investor at Emergence Capital Partners
Gordon Ritter
Founder and General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
Jake Saper
General Partner at Emergence Capital Partners
Jason Green
Founder and General Partner (Emeritus) at Emergence Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does David Dworsky work?
David Dworsky is Principal at Emergence Capital Partners.
What does David Dworsky invest in?
David Dworsky invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, SaaS.

Founder mafias

Princeton University mafia149

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Christian SchadeBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Luke EvninBachelor’s DegreeFounded Mpmcapital +1James CurrierBAFounded Wonderhill +1Cliff MoskowitzFounded West Marine +1Ashby MonkABFounded Shelton AI +1James SmitsB.A.Founded DAWN +1

+ 142 more

Dorm Room mafia19

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bruno FavieroManaging PartnerFounded Kolena +1Mike AnnunziataInvestment PartnerFounded Farther FarmsSam BronerPartnerFounded The Better Money CompanyNeil B.Managing PartnerFounded shortkitDaniel BessonovPartnerFounded AvoraSagar ChopraPartnerFounded Empower Sleep

+ 12 more

Sequoia Capital mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jess LeePartnerFounded PolyvoreJim GoetzSeed/Early + GrowthFounded VitalSignsChris RustPartnerFounded Tessera LabsKonstantine BuhlerSeed/EarlyFounded Listen LabsTodd CozzensPartner, HealthcareFounded UnitedHealth GroupLuis RoblesCompany Builder, Future Imaginer, Venture Capitalist (Early Stage Team)Founded Diamanti

+ 9 more

Retool mafia12

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rebecca LeeDeployed EngineerFounded Elayne +1Apurva ShrivastavaEngineerFounded Avoca +1Austa JiangSoftware EngineerFounded NototoMark FlorkowskiSupport EngineerFounded T3 ChatJeff AnEngineering Lead - Retool as CodeFounded MomenticAnkit RanjanSoftware EngineerFounded Sample

+ 5 more

Emergence Capital Partners mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Julie BellBoard PartnerFounded Luxury Link

Same school

Also attended Princeton University551

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock Partners

+ 545 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Retool16

Ghazi MasoodVenture Partner at Ansa CapitalBryan SchreierPartner at Sequoia CapitalGeorge KuntharaInvestor at Emergence Capital PartnersJustin GageVP of Marketing at Amplify PartnersSerena LiuInvestor at Hummingbird VenturesAusta JiangFounder at Nototo

+ 10 more

Also worked at Telescope5

Elliot SchoutenInvestment Manager & CFO at Curiosity VCMathilde LyetPrincipal at DreamcraftLars JensenManaging Partner / Founding Partner at Scale CapitalJoachim ScheldePrincipal at Scale CapitalChenyu LiFounder at Abel

Also worked at Anheuser-Busch InBev42

Austin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesEduardo BeffermannVenture Partner at Fen VenturesJuan Pablo MataAdvisor at Rocana VenturesNikhil ShuklaPartner at ArcTern VenturesBetsy MuléPrincipal at F-Prime Capital PartnersJames Diaz-SokoloffSenior Investment Manager at AP Ventures

+ 36 more

Also worked at Dorm Room Fund98

Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesLauren ReederInvestor at Sequoia CapitalMarcInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesLan JiangPartner at Lux Capital

+ 92 more