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David Li

Investor

Principal at Avanta Ventures

Mountain View, California

Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $5M

Experience

  1. BHPPartner, BHP Venturescurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Avanta VenturesVenture Capital2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Pivotal Software, Inc.Product Operations2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Longitude CapitalVenture Capital2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  5. LazardInvestment Banking2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  6. KKR & Co. Inc.Private Equity2010San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Open Water Capital, LLCPrivate Equity2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Merrill LynchPrivate Wealth Management2009San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
  2. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessB.S., Business Administration

Skills & more

Private Equity1Venture CapitalMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial Analysis1Corporate Strategy1Corporate Finance2Investment Banking9

Languages Chinese · English · Spanish

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Colleagues at Avanta Ventures

Pooja S
Associate at Avanta Ventures
Sanjiv Parikh
Managing Partner at Avanta Ventures
Steve Bernardez
Investor at Avanta Ventures

Network4

Alex Iskold
Founder and Partner at 2048 Ventures
Jon Struhl
General Partner at Indicator Ventures
Pooja S
Associate at Avanta Ventures
Sanjiv Parikh
Managing Partner at Avanta Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does David Li work?
David Li is Principal at Avanta Ventures.
What check size does David Li write?
David Li typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.

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Also worked at BHP13

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