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David J. Cowan

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General Partner at Bessemer Venture Associates · Board director at Picogrid · Board director at Bastille Networks · Board director at Virtru

Redwood City, California, United States

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About

David J. Cowan is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he founded the firm's practices in Internet, Cyber, E-commerce, Cloud, Gaming, Space, Food Tech, and Quantum. He has led early-stage investment rounds in more than 40 companies that reached IPO, focusing on opportunities to commercialize mathematical inventions.

Board director at Picogrid

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Picogrid's investors · 9

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Basecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M checksBessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026Credo VenturesPrague · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Department of EnergyWashington · since 2023Giant Step CapitalChicago · since 2026Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Starburst VenturesLos Angeles · since 2026U.S. Air Forcesince 2021

Co-founders at Picogrid

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Zane MountcastleExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
MSMartin Slosarik
Martin SlosarikExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Bastille Networks

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Bastille Networks's investors · 3

Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2015In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks · since 2015SQN Venture Partners, LLCCharleston · since 2015

Co-founders at Bastille Networks

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Christopher RoulandExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Virtru

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Virtru's investors · 9

Bessemer Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2016Blue Delta CapitalMcLean · $15M – $50M checks · since 2016ICONIQSan Francisco · since 2016ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks · since 2016ICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2016New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2016Perot JainDallas · $500K checks · since 2016Teamworthy VenturesNew York · since 2016Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Virtru

JAJohn Ackerly
John AckerlyCo-founder
WAWill Ackerly
Will AckerlyCo-founder

Experience

  1. Bessemer Venture PartnersPartnercurrent1992 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
  2. Rocket Lab USABoard Membercurrent2015 — presentAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  3. Pale Blue Dot FilmsEmmy-nominated Producer and Directorcurrent2016 — present
  4. BubbleProofCo-writer, co-starcurrent2017 — present
  5. Center for InquiryBoard Trusteecurrent2017 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  6. XanaduBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  7. ClarotyBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  8. Rigetti ComputingBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  9. GetInsured.comBoard Membercurrent2007 — present
  10. Auth0Board Member2014 — 2022Bellevue, WA
  11. EndgameBoard Member2010 — 2022Herndon, Virginia
  12. Voices in HarmonyPerforming Member2006 — 2018San Jose
  13. NominumBoard Member2002 — 2017Redwood City, CA
  14. LifeLockBoard Member2007 — 2017Tempe, AZ
  15. Lies in the AtticDirector, Writer2016San Jose, CA
  16. iSIGHT PartnersBoard Member2014 — 2015
  17. Skybox ImagingBoard Member2010 — 2014
  18. Defense.netBoard Member2012 — 2014San Carlos, CA
  19. LinkedInBoard Observer2008 — 2011
  20. PlaydomBoard Observer2009 — 2010

Skills & more

Venture Capital44Business Strategy17Product Strategies3Board Governance14Cyber Security2Singing2Computer Security7Strategic Partnerships15Social Networking5Entrepreneurship10Start-ups21SaaS16
+3 moreProduct ManagementStrategyCorporate Development

Languages French · Hebrew

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Colleagues at Bessemer Venture Associates

Adam R. Fisher
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Associates
Alex R. Ferrara
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Associates
Brian Feinstein
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Byron Deeter
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Jeremy Levine
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Richard Kent Bennett
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Sameer Dholakia
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Sandra Grippo
General Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is David J. Cowan?
David J. Cowan is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he founded the firm's practices in Internet, Cyber, E-commerce, Cloud, Gaming, Space, Food Tech, and Quantum. He has led early-stage investment rounds in more than 40 companies that reached IPO, focusing on opportunities to commercialize mathematical inventions.
Where does David J. Cowan work?
David J. Cowan is General Partner at Bessemer Venture Associates and Board director at Picogrid and Board director at Bastille Networks and Board director at Virtru.
Where did David J. Cowan go to school?
David J. Cowan studied at Harvard University (AB, Computer Science and Mathematics); Harvard Business School (MBA).

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