Where does David Pakman work?

David Pakman is Managing Partner at CoinFund and Board director at Dapper Labs and Board director at Simbe and Board director at Dollar Shave Club.

What check size does David Pakman write?

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

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 · Advisor at Venrock · Board Member at Dapper Labs · Board director at Simbe · Board director at Dollar Shave Club

New York, New York

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

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329 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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×3David: together at University of Pennsylvania

×2David: together at Dollar Shave Club

×5David: together at Apple

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

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Dapper Labs's investors · 46

Co-founders at Dapper Labs

Roham GharegozlouFounder

Dieter ShirleyFounder

Mikhael NaayemExecutive Officer

Board director at Simbe

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Simbe's investors · 16

7percent VenturesLondon · $250K – $2M checks Activant CapitalNew York · $100K – $50M checks Anorak VenturesLos Angeles · $25K – $400K checks Comet LabsSan Francisco Eastward Capital PartnersWest Newton · $3M – $15M checks Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2023 Hemisphere Ventures LLCMckinney Lemnos VCSan Francisco Pathbreaker VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checks · since 2024 Pillar VCBoston · $50K – $4M checks Presence CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $100K checks Riot VenturesVenice · $3M checks Snatched VenturesSan Francisco Tectonic VenturesCambridge Valo VenturesSan Francisco VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks

Co-founders at Simbe

Brad BogoleaCEO

Mirza Akbar ShahExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Dollar Shave Club

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Dollar Shave Club's investors · 13

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks Cowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M checks Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks Forerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2014 Hinge CapitalHaddonfield · $500K – $1M checks Parade VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks TCVMenlo Park · $10M – $500M checks · since 2014 VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks Vision VenturesBratislava · $108K – $864K checks · since 2012 White Star CapitalLondon · $500K – $7M checks

Co-founders at Dollar Shave Club

Michael DubinCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Mark LevineDirector

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

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Dollar Shave Club

Investor

3BoxAmino AppsDapper Labs Dollar Shave Club DstilleryEther.FiHello MoonkloutLi.FiNarviiPearlRaad Labs Inc.RaribleSimbe RoboticsSinglySmartling Veda YouNowZoot

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at CoinFund

Abbey Hamstra

Partner, Head of Investor Relations and Operations at CoinFund

Aleksandr Bulkin

Director 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

Network6

Ajit TripathiScout

Partner at Consensys Ventures

Andrew TymovskyiScout

Principal at Roosh Ventures

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

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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 and Board director at Simbe and Board director at Dollar Shave Club.
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, 3Box, Amino Apps, Dapper Labs, Dollar Shave Club, Dstillery, Ether.Fi, Hello Moon, klout, Li.Fi, Narvii, Pearl, and 8 more.
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.