David ibnAle
InvestorManaging Partner at Advance Venture Partners · Board director at Morning Consult · Board director at UrbanSitter · Board director at Nativo
San Francisco, California, United States
Writes $5M – $30M checks · typically $5M
About
Founding and Managing Partner of AVP with over thirty years of investing experience. Previously a Managing Director at TPG Growth and a Partner at Francisco Partners, and earlier worked at Summit Partners and Morgan Stanley.
Contact· published on David's own website
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- d•••@avp.vcreveal70% confident
Board director at Morning Consult
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Morning Consult's investors · 5
Co-founders at Morning Consult
MR
Michael RamletExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at UrbanSitter
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UrbanSitter's investors · 8
Advance Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $25M checks · since 2017Aspect VenturesPalo AltoCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checks · since 2025DBL PartnersPalo AltoGingerbread CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksOwl CapitalRoyal Street Ventures Management Company, LlcKansas City · $1M – $3M checksThe Perkins Fund
Co-founders at UrbanSitter
LP
Lynn PerkinsCo-founder
AB
Andrea BarrettCo-founder
Board director at Nativo
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Nativo's investors · 7
Co-founders at Nativo
JC
Justin ChoiExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Advance Venture PartnersCo-founder & Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Midi HealthInvestor / Board Membercurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, CA
- Boulder CareInvestor / Board Membercurrent2024 — presentPortland, OR
- AutoLeapInvestor / Board Membercurrent2023 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- AltoInvestor / Board Membercurrent2021 — presentNashville, TN
- HeadspaceInvestor / Board Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Morning ConsultInvestor / Board Membercurrent2019 — presentWashington, DC
- Affinity, Inc.Investor / Board Membercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- CurologyInvestor / Board Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Diego, CA
- UrbanSitterInvestor / Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT)Investor / Board Membercurrent2002 — presentHayward, CA
- Nativo IncInvestor / Board Member2015 — 2025Los Angeles, CA
- HyTrustInvestor / Board Member2017 — 2021Mountain View, CA
- MediamorphInvestor / Board Member2016 — 2019New York, NY
- CompassInvestor / Board Member2015 — 2017New York, NY
- GigyaInvestor / Board Member2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- TPGManaging Director - Head of WW Technology, TPG Growth2008 — 2012San Francisco, CA
- Francisco Partners LPPartner1999 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Summit PartnersAssociate1996 — 1999Palo Alto, CA
Skills & more
Private Equity99Investments61Venture Capital52M&A experience11Mergers5Due Diligence15Growth Capital4Valuation19Investment Banking12IPO10Financial Modeling13Corporate Finance11
+9 more
EntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyStrategyMergers & AcquisitionsBuyoutsFinanceCapitalStrategic PartnershipsAlternative InvestmentsFrom David's professional profile.
Deals · 6
Alto SolutionsBoard seat
via Advance Venture Partners · filed Jan 2022 · $39.9M raise
OrangeDotBoard seat
via Advance Venture Partners · filed Oct 2021 · $951.4M raise
PebblePostBoard seat
via Advance Venture Partners · filed May 2021 · $4M raise
GINGER.IOBoard seat
via Advance Venture Partners · filed Aug 2020 · $50.1M raise
UrbanSitterBoard seat
via Advance Venture Partners · filed Dec 2017 · $14.5M raise
NativoBoard seat
via Advance Venture Partners · filed Jul 2015 · $20M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Above AverageBoulder CareMorning Consult
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Advance Venture Partners
Ameen Dalli
Vice President at Advance Venture Partners
Aniela de La Villemarqué
Analyst at Advance Venture Partners
Charlotte Hallisey
Associate at Advance Venture Partners
Christopher O'Dore
Senior Associate at Advance Venture Partners
Constance Bielle
Associate at Atlantic Vantage Point
Courtney Robinson
Partner at Advance Venture Partners
Megan Blust
Operations Manager at Advance Venture Partners
Mukund Subramanian
Strategic Advisor at Advance Venture Partners
Network6
Aniela de La Villemarqué
Analyst at Advance Venture Partners
Benoit Fosseprez
General Partner at Atlantic Vantage Point
Chip Meakem
Co-Founder and Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners
Constance Bielle
Associate at Atlantic Vantage Point
Courtney Robinson
Partner at Advance Venture Partners
Doug Carlisle
Partner Emeritus
Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David ibnAle?
- Founding and Managing Partner of AVP with over thirty years of investing experience. Previously a Managing Director at TPG Growth and a Partner at Francisco Partners, and earlier worked at Summit Partners and Morgan Stanley.
- Where does David ibnAle work?
- David ibnAle is Managing Partner at Advance Venture Partners and Board director at Morning Consult and Board director at UrbanSitter and Board director at Nativo.
- What check size does David ibnAle write?
- David ibnAle typically writes checks of $5M – $30M.
- What boards does David ibnAle sit on?
- David ibnAle holds tracked board seats at Above Average, Alto Solutions, Boulder Care, GINGER.IO, Morning Consult, Nativo, OrangeDot, PebblePost, UrbanSitter.
- Where did David ibnAle go to school?
- David ibnAle studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Stanford University (AM, International Development Economics); Stanford University (AB, Public Policy).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,385
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended Bellarmine College Preparatory37
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Shared employers
Also worked at Boulder Care1
Also worked at Morning Consult2
Also worked at Gigya8
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