David Rangel
InvestorGeneral Partner at Merus Capital · Board director at Medsien
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $3M checks · typically $1M
About
David Rangel, the firm's first external general partner, brings 20 years of operating experience, a prior COO role at Iterable, and long-standing alignment with the founding partners.
Contact· published on David's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Board director at Medsien
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Medsien's investors · 3
Co-founders at Medsien
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HAMED AHMADIExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- A2B VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Merus CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — present
- GoogleDirector of Product Ops & Strategy - Google Research2018 — 2021Mountain View, CA
- IterableChief Operating Officer2015 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- Fuse PoweredVP Marketing / VP Operations (joined via Corona Labs acq.)2014 — 2015Palo Alto, CA
- Corona LabsChief Operating Officer2011 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
- Corona LabsAdvisor2010 — 2011Palo Alto, CA
- Daily GourmetCEO, Founder2011San Francisco, CA
- Merus CapitalEntrepreneur in Residence2010 — 2011Palo Alto, CA
- GrouponDirector of Merchant Services2010Chicago, IL
- MK CapitalPrincipal2008 — 2009Chicago, IL
- MicrosoftGroup Manager, Corporate Strategy Group2004 — 2007Redmond, WA and Beijing, China
- McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2003
- TextilEdgeCo-founder, VP Business Development1999 — 2002
- InstallShield Software Corp.Business Development Manager1998 — 1999
Skills & more
StrategyStart-upsBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalProduct ManagementMarketing StrategyMobile TechnologyMobile Devices
Languages English · Spanish
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Merus Capital
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Board Director at Basecamp Fund
Peter Hsing
Managing Partner at Merus Capital
Salman Ullah
General Partner at Merus Capital
Sean Dempsey
General Partner at Merus Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Rangel?
- David Rangel, the firm's first external general partner, brings 20 years of operating experience, a prior COO role at Iterable, and long-standing alignment with the founding partners.
- Where does David Rangel work?
- David Rangel is General Partner at Merus Capital and Board director at Medsien.
- What does David Rangel invest in?
- David Rangel invests in AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does David Rangel write?
- David Rangel typically writes checks of $500K – $3M.
- Where did David Rangel go to school?
- David Rangel studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (MBA); Northwestern University (BS, Computer Science); Northwestern University (BA, Economics).
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