Where does David Pakman work?

David Pakman is Managing Partner at CoinFund and Board director at Dapper Labs.

What check size does David Pakman write?

David Pakman typically writes checks of $6M – $10M.

What companies has David Pakman invested in?

Investments tracked here include Dollar Shave Club, Ether.Fi, Hello Moon, Li.Fi, Veda.

Where did David Pakman go to school?

David Pakman studied at University of Pennsylvania (BSE, Computer Science Engineering).

Does David Pakman lead rounds?

Yes — David Pakman has led 1 tracked investment.

David Pakman

Investor

Managing Partner at CoinFund · Board director at Dapper Labs

New York, New York

Writes $6M – $10M checks · typically $8M

About

David Pakman is an operator-turned-VC—former eMusic CEO and Myplay co-founder—who specializes in NFTs and crypto-enabled creative economies and regularly engages in detailed crypto policy and regulation discussions.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

d•••@coinfund.ioreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechGaming

Board director at Dapper Labs

Intro paths

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

Dapper Labs's investors · 39

A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco a16z cryptoMenlo Park Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021 AppWorks VenturesTaipei · $200K – $15M checks Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks Chaos VenturesNew York Chapter OneLos Angeles · $5K – $200K checks Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks CoinFundNew York · $6M – $10M checks · since 2022 CompoundNew York · $400K – $1.5M checks Delta BlockchainNew York Digital Currency GroupNew York Dreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021 EONXINew York Evolution VC PartnersNew York Fenbushi CapitalShanghai · $1.3M – $30M checks Graph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checks GreenfieldNew York HOF CapitalNew York · $25K – $15M checks HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks NIVNew York · $500K – $5M checks Olive Tree CapitalBoston Page One VenturesSilicon Valley Red Beard VenturesWestport · $90K – $300K checks Rising TidePacifica Roosh VenturesKiev RSE VenturesWest Palm Beach Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks SkyVision Capital Strategy Capital InvestorsLos Altos · since 2022 SV AngelSan Francisco The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Los Angeles · $50K – $5M checks Third Point VenturesMenlo Park Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2021 Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2021 Version One VenturesVancouver · $250K – $500K checks Yes VCSan Francisco · $30K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Dapper Labs

Roham GharegozlouFounder

Dieter ShirleyFounder

Mikhael NaayemExecutive Officer

Experience

CoinFundManaging Partner and Head of Venture Investmentscurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
VedaInvestor & Board Observercurrent2025 — present
RaadBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
LI.FIInvestor & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
VenrockAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
VenrockPartner2008 — 2021New York City
Dapper LabsBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
ArduinoBoard Member2020 — 2025Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Simbe Robotics, IncBoard Member2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
SmartlingBoard Member2009 — 2021Greater New York City Area
Dstillery (formerly Media6Degrees)Board Member2009 — 2021Greater New York City Area
Dollar Shave ClubBoard Member2012 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
University of PennsylvaniaBoard of Overseers, School of Engineering & Applied Science2007 — 2010Philadelphia, PA
eMusic.com Inc.CEO2003 — 2008New York, NY
Dimensional AssociatesManaging Director2003 — 2008New York, NY
Knitting Factory EntertainmentDirector1999 — 2008New York, NY
MediacodeStrategic Advisor2003
Bertelsmann BeMusicSVP Corporate Development & Public Policy2001 — 2002
Myplay, Inc.President & Co-Founder1999 — 2001
N2KVP Business and Product Development1997 — 1999New York, NY
AppleCo-founder, Apple Music Group1995 — 1997Cupertino, CA & New York, NY
AppleProduct Manager1991 — 1995Cupertino, CA

Skills & more

Enterprise Software13SaaS11Digital Media78Venture Capital66Strategy76Leadership17Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Business Development35Product Management49Corporate Development15Strategic Partnerships64

+12 more

E-commerceOnline AdvertisingSocial MediaProduct MarketingMobile TechnologyBusiness StrategyDigital StrategyProduct DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsOnline MarketingMarketingExecutive Management

From David's professional profile.

Investments

Led

Dollar Shave Club

Investor

Ether.FiHello MoonLi.FiVeda

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at CoinFund

Abbey Hamstra

Partner, Head of Investor Relations and Operations at CoinFund

Alex Felix

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and CIO at CoinFund

Principal at CoinFund

Bobby Beniers

Principal at CoinFund

Charlotte Siller

Head of Marketing and Communications at CoinFund

Christian Murray

Analyst at CoinFund

Network8

Ajit TripathiScout

Partner at Consensys Ventures

Andrew TymovskyiScout

Principal at Roosh Ventures

Rishin SharmaScout

Investor at CoinFund

Alex Felix

Managing Partner, Co-Founder and CIO at CoinFund

Austin Barack

Investor at CoinFund

Billy Dishman

Principal at CoinFund

Bobby Beniers

Principal at CoinFund

Christian Murray

Analyst at CoinFund

Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Pakman?: David Pakman is an operator-turned-VC—former eMusic CEO and Myplay co-founder—who specializes in NFTs and crypto-enabled creative economies and regularly engages in detailed crypto policy and regulation discussions.
Where does David Pakman work?: David Pakman is Managing Partner at CoinFund and Board director at Dapper Labs.
What does David Pakman invest in?: David Pakman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, Gaming.
What check size does David Pakman write?: David Pakman typically writes checks of $6M – $10M.
What companies has David Pakman invested in?: Investments tracked here include Dollar Shave Club, Ether.Fi, Hello Moon, Li.Fi, Veda.
Where did David Pakman go to school?: David Pakman studied at University of Pennsylvania (BSE, Computer Science Engineering).
Does David Pakman lead rounds?: Yes — David Pakman has led 1 tracked investment.