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David Hornik

Investor

General Partner at August Capital Β· General Partner at Lobby Capital Β· Board director at MaintainX Β· Board director at Second Spectrum

Splits his time between Palo Alto and Chelsea

About

David Hornik is a founding partner at Lobby Capital who has spent more than 25 years working with technology entrepreneurs. Before starting Lobby Capital, he spent 20 years as a partner at August Capital. He invests across software (including enterprise, infrastructure, and SaaS), fintech, and consumer services, with backed companies including Splunk, GitLab, Fastly, Bill.com, and Ebates. He launched VentureBlog, the first venture capital blog, and VentureCast, the first VC podcast, and teaches entrepreneurship and venture capital at Stanford Business School and Harvard Law School.

ContactΒ· published on David's own website

Likely emailΒ· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded
Founded Lobby Capital. Started VentureBlog, the first venture capital blog. Started VentureCast, the first venture capital podcast.
Education
Received a BA in Computer Music from Stanford. Earned an M.Phil in Criminology from Cambridge University. Holds a JD from Harvard Law School.
Boards
Serves on the board of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Serves on the board of the Institute of Contemporary Art SF. Served on the board of GLAAD, an LGBTQ rights organization, for more than a decade. Chairs the Stanford Alumni Association.
Communities
Served as the Tech Curator for the TED Conference in Vancouver. Co-created and hosted TEDxStanford for a decade.
Awards
Received Deloitte's Venture Capitalist of the Year award. Named to Forbes Magazine's Midas List of top venture capitalists.
Pets
Has two dogs named Teddy and Auggie.
Family
Married to his wife Pamela and has four grown children who live in Brooklyn and Westwood.

From David's own website β€” common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at MaintainX

Intro paths

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In turn, David can intro founders to MaintainX's investors below.

MaintainX's investors Β· 15

Amity VenturesSan Francisco Β· $1M – $5M checksAugust CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area Β· $1M – $15M checksBain Capital VenturesBoston Β· $1M – $100M checksBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City Β· $5M – $100M checks Β· since 2025Category VenturesSan FranciscoCrew CapitalNew York Β· $500K – $2M checksFifth Down CapitalDoverFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoLeonis CapitalSan FranciscoLobby CapitalPalo Alto Β· since 2025Motive ForceSan FranciscoNew NormalSeattle Β· $250K – $1M checksRidge VenturesSan Francisco Β· $2M – $7M checksSozo VenturesRedwood CityStratMindsSan Francisco

Co-founders at MaintainX

CTChris Turlica
Chris TurlicaCEO and Co-Founder
HDHugo Dozois-Caouette
Hugo Dozois-CaouetteCTO and Co-Founder
SC
Stefan Cristian TurlicaExecutive Officer, Director
NHNick Haase
Nick HaaseFounder

Board director at Second Spectrum

Intro paths

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In turn, David can intro founders to Second Spectrum's investors below.

Second Spectrum's investors Β· 4

August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area Β· $1M – $15M checks Β· since 2018Evolution VC PartnersNew York Β· since 2018TenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles Β· $500K – $5M checks Β· since 2018The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Los Angeles Β· $50K – $5M checks Β· since 2018

Co-founders at Second Spectrum

RM
Rajiv MaheswaranExecutive Officer, Director
YC
Yu-Han ChangExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Lobby CapitalPartnercurrent2021 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. MaintainXBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  3. Stanford Alumni AssociationChairperson of the Boardcurrent2019 β€” present
  4. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessLecturercurrent2017 β€” present
  5. FastlyBoard Membercurrent2013 β€” present
  6. PayNearMeInvestorcurrent2010 β€” present
  7. Bill.comBoard Membercurrent2009 β€” present
  8. Harvard Law SchoolLecturercurrent2008 β€” present
  9. The Lobby ConferenceExecutive Producercurrent2007 β€” present
  10. August CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2000 β€” present
  11. GLAADBoard Member2014 β€” 2025
  12. FletchBoard Member2017 β€” 2025
  13. BrilliantBoard Member2017 β€” 2024
  14. VowelInvestor2021 β€” 2023
  15. TophatterBoard Member2010 β€” 2023
  16. MassdropBoard Member2015 β€” 2022
  17. Harvard Business SchoolEntrepreneur in Residence / VC Partner2011 β€” 2022Rock Center for Entrepreneurship
  18. GitLab Inc.Board Member2019 β€” 2022
  19. Second Spectrum, Inc.Board Member2015 β€” 2021
  20. ShopRunnerBoard Member2017 β€” 2021
  21. Rocket LawyerInvestor2011 β€” 2020
  22. Nomis SolutionsBoard Member2003 β€” 2020
  23. WePayBoard Observer2010 β€” 2017
  24. SplunkBoard Member2004 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  25. TED ConferencesTech Curator2014 β€” 2016
  26. Ebates.com, IncBoard Member2000 β€” 2014
  27. GravityBoard Member2009 β€” 2014
  28. Six ApartBoard Member2004 β€” 2010
  29. Mechanical Zoo (Aardvark)Board Member2008 β€” 2010
  30. Stanford Graduate School of BusinessLecturer2005 β€” 2010
  31. PayCycleBoard Member2001 β€” 2009
  32. EviteBoard Member2000 β€” 2001
  33. Perkins Coie LLPSenior Associate1998 β€” 2000
  34. Venture Law Group (VLG)Associate1997 β€” 1998
  35. Cravath Swaine & MooreAssociate1994 β€” 1997
  36. Harvard Law SchoolLegal Writing Instructor1992 β€” 1994
  37. Stanford UniversityInstructor1989 β€” 1990

Skills & more

Strategy27Strategic Planning7Leadership22SaaS12Enterprise Software59Start-ups99Community Sites3Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship99Strategic Partnerships66Mergers3Corporate Development29
+12 moreBusiness DevelopmentAngel InvestingBusiness StrategySocial MediaAnalyticsE-commerceProduct MarketingDigital MediaMobile DevicesUser ExperienceCloud ComputingFundraising

From David's professional profile.

Deals Β· 6

Sprout Labs, Inc.Board seat

via August Capital Β· filed Mar 2026 Β· $2M raise

Dock HealthBoard seat

via Lobby Capital Β· filed Jun 2023 Β· $2M raise

KENTIK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Board seat

via August Capital Β· filed Oct 2021 Β· $56.3M raise

Bill.com Holdings, Inc.Board seat

via August Capital Β· filed Jun 2021 Β· $1.7B raise

Second SpectrumBoard seat

via August Capital Β· filed Mar 2018 Β· $25M raise

BILL.COM, INC.Board seat

via August Capital Β· filed Jan 2018 Β· $82.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

FastlyMaintainX

Investor

AardvarkAisle50Bill.comBrilliant Home TechnologyDropeBatesEviteFastlyFletchGitLabHiHelloKentikLiveOpsMaintainXPayNearMeSplunkWePayWorkonaYumi

Sources: SEC Form D filings Β· the firm's website.

Writing

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Lobby Capital + Faros AI2023-06-27

Hornik explains why Lobby Capital invested in Faros AI's $20M Series A, citing its founding team's Salesforce Einstein background and its Software Engineering Intelligence platform.

Colleagues at August Capital

Abby Hipps
General Counsel at August Capital
Buddy Arnheim
Investment Partner at August Capital
David Marquardt
Founding Partner at August Capital
Eric Carlborg
General Partner at Lobby Capital
Howard Hartenbaum
General Partner at August Capital
Vivek Mehra
Partner Emeritus at August Capital

Network10

CJ ReimScout
Managing Partner at Amity Ventures
Jeff ImmeltScout
Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Rahul MehtaScout
Co-founder at DST Global
Ron PragidesScout
Vice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITAL
Byron Deeter
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Amy Errett
Venture partner at True Ventures and founding CEO of Madison Reed
David Fraga
Partner at Civeta Investment
David Marquardt
Founding Partner at August Capital
Howard Hartenbaum
General Partner at August Capital
Vivek Mehra
Partner Emeritus at August Capital

Investors connected to David in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Hornik?
David Hornik is a founding partner at Lobby Capital who has spent more than 25 years working with technology entrepreneurs. Before starting Lobby Capital, he spent 20 years as a partner at August Capital. He invests across software (including enterprise, infrastructure, and SaaS), fintech, and consumer services, with backed companies including Splunk, GitLab, Fastly, Bill.com, and Ebates. He launched VentureBlog, the first venture capital blog, and VentureCast, the first VC podcast, and teaches entrepreneurship and venture capital at Stanford Business School and Harvard Law School.
Where does David Hornik work?
David Hornik is General Partner at August Capital and Board director at MaintainX and Board director at Second Spectrum.
What does David Hornik invest in?
David Hornik invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What boards does David Hornik sit on?
David Hornik holds tracked board seats at Bill.com Holdings, Inc., BILL.COM, INC., Dock Health, Fastly, KENTIK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., MaintainX, Second Spectrum, Sprout Labs, Inc..
What companies has David Hornik invested in?
Investments tracked here include Aardvark, Aisle50, Bill.com, Brilliant Home Technology, Dock Health, Drop, eBates, Evite, Fastly, Fletch, GitLab, HiHello, and 8 more.
Where did David Hornik go to school?
David Hornik studied at Stanford University (AB, Computer Music); Harvard Law School (JD, Law); University of Cambridge (M.Phil., Criminology).
What awards has David Hornik received?
Received Deloitte's Venture Capitalist of the Year award. Named to Forbes Magazine's Midas List of top venture capitalists.
What has David Hornik written?
David Hornik has 1 tracked post on ventureblog.com, including "Lobby Capital + Faros AI".

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