David Hornik
InvestorGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital · General Partner at August Capital · Board director at MaintainX · Board director at Fastly · Board director at Second Spectrum
Splits his time between Palo Alto and Chelsea
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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.
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- d•••@augustcap.comreveal80% confident
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.
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Board director at MaintainX
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Board director at Fastly
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Board director at Second Spectrum
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Experience
- Lobby CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MaintainXBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Stanford Alumni AssociationChairperson of the Boardcurrent2019 — present
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessLecturercurrent2017 — present
- FastlyBoard Membercurrent2013 — present
- PayNearMeInvestorcurrent2010 — present
- Bill.comBoard Membercurrent2009 — present
- Harvard Law SchoolLecturercurrent2008 — present
- The Lobby ConferenceExecutive Producercurrent2007 — present
- August CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2000 — present
- GLAADBoard Member2014 — 2025
- FletchBoard Member2017 — 2025
- BrilliantBoard Member2017 — 2024
- VowelInvestor2021 — 2023
- TophatterBoard Member2010 — 2023
- MassdropBoard Member2015 — 2022
- Harvard Business SchoolEntrepreneur in Residence / VC Partner2011 — 2022Rock Center for Entrepreneurship
- GitLab Inc.Board Member2019 — 2022
- Second Spectrum, Inc.Board Member2015 — 2021
- ShopRunnerBoard Member2017 — 2021
- Rocket LawyerInvestor2011 — 2020
- Nomis SolutionsBoard Member2003 — 2020
- WePayBoard Observer2010 — 2017
- SplunkBoard Member2004 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TED ConferencesTech Curator2014 — 2016
- Ebates.com, IncBoard Member2000 — 2014
- GravityBoard Member2009 — 2014
- Six ApartBoard Member2004 — 2010
- Mechanical Zoo (Aardvark)Board Member2008 — 2010
- Stanford Graduate School of BusinessLecturer2005 — 2010
- PayCycleBoard Member2001 — 2009
- EviteBoard Member2000 — 2001
- Perkins Coie LLPSenior Associate1998 — 2000
- Venture Law Group (VLG)Associate1997 — 1998
- Cravath Swaine & MooreAssociate1994 — 1997
- Harvard Law SchoolLegal Writing Instructor1992 — 1994
- Stanford UniversityInstructor1989 — 1990
Skills & more
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Business DevelopmentAngel InvestingBusiness StrategySocial MediaAnalyticsE-commerceProduct MarketingDigital MediaMobile DevicesUser ExperienceCloud ComputingFundraisingFrom David's professional profile.
Deals · 6
Sprout Labs, Inc.Board seat
via August Capital · filed Mar 2026 · $2M raise
Dock HealthBoard seat
via Lobby Capital · filed Jun 2023 · $2M raise
KENTIK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Board seat
via August Capital · filed Oct 2021 · $56.3M raise
Bill.com Holdings, Inc.Board seat
via August Capital · filed Jun 2021 · $1.7B raise
Second SpectrumBoard seat
via August Capital · filed Mar 2018 · $25M raise
BILL.COM, INC.Board seat
via August Capital · filed Jan 2018 · $82.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Investor
AardvarkAisle50Bill.comBlippy Social CommerceBrilliantBrilliant Home TechnologyDataTorrentDropeBatesEviteFaros AIFastlyFletchGitLabGravityHandle FinancialHiHelloInsight EnginesKentikLiveOpsMaintainXNomis SolutionsOhaiPaycyclePayNearMeRakuten RewardsRocket LawyerSAY MediaShopRunnerSix ApartSplunkSprout LabsStumbleUponThe Easy CompanyVantage DiscoveryVowelWaffarXWePayWorkonaYumi
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.
Writing
All posts ↗Recent posts include an investment announcement explaining Lobby Capital's Series A criteria and its bet on software engineering intelligence startup Faros AI, plus two VentureCast podcast transcripts covering topics like seasonal retail revenue, pitch-meeting dynamics, self-driving cars, and distributed teams.
Explains Lobby Capital's Series A investment framework and why it applied to Faros AI, a $20M-funded software engineering intelligence platform built by former Salesforce Einstein team members.), (
Podcast transcript where August Capital partners discuss ride-sharing logistics, self-driving cars, and whether distributed workforces make it worth funding non-local companies.
Podcast transcript where August Capital partners chat with Villi Iltchev about fourth-quarter-loaded retail businesses like Shop Runner and how they conduct entrepreneur pitch meetings.»
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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 Lobby Capital and Board director at MaintainX and Board director at Fastly 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, Blippy Social Commerce, Brilliant, Brilliant Home Technology, DataTorrent, Dock Health, Drop, eBates, Evite, Faros AI, and 30 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 3 tracked posts on ventureblog.com, including "Lobby Capital + Faros AI", "VentureCast Ep. 73: The Living is Easy", "VentureCast Ep. 74: Villi in the House".
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