David Hornik
General Partner at August Capital
Menlo Park, California
Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $5M
About
David Hornik joined August Capital in 2000 and has invested across the software spectrum, including enterprise/SaaS (Splunk, Fastly, GitLab), consumer services (Evite, Ebates, Drop), and fintech (WePay, Bill.com, PayNearMe). He started the first VC blog (VentureBlog) and podcast (VentureCast), created the Lobby conferences, teaches at Stanford and Harvard, and has appeared on the Forbes Midas List.
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Deals · 4
Sprout Labs, Inc.Board seat
via August Capital · filed Mar 2026 · $2M raise
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.Board seat
via August Capital · filed Jun 2021 · $1.7B raise
BILL.COM, INC.Board seat
via August Capital · filed Jan 2018 · $82.5M raise
FastlyBoard seat
via August Capital · filed Aug 2015 · $75M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at August Capital
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