David Rohrsheim
InvestorVenture Partner at Artesian · Investment Committee and Founder Coach at Galileo Ventures
Adelaide
About
David Rohrsheim is a Venture Partner focused on supporting startups backed by the South Australian Venture Capital Fund, and sits on the Investment Committee for Galileo Ventures. He previously served as General Manager for Uber in Australia and New Zealand, having launched Uber's Australian operations in 2012, and began his venture career as an Analyst at Draper Fisher Jurvetson from 2008 to 2010. Earlier he worked as a Senior Associate Consultant at Bain & Company in Sydney and London. He holds a B.Engineering and B.Finance from Adelaide University and an MBA from Stanford University.
Experience
- Artesian (Alternative Investments)Venture Partner, South Australian Venture Capital Fundcurrent2020 — presentAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
- UberRegional General Manager, ANZ2012 — 2019Sydney, Australia
- Draper Fisher JurvetsonAnalyst2008 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2005 — 2008Greater Sydney Area
- Strategic Data ManagementNetwork Engineer1999 — 2005Greater Adelaide Area
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Business2010 — 2012
- University of AdelaideB.Engineering, IT & Telecommuications2000 — 2005
- University of AdelaideB. Finance2000 — 2005
- St. Peter's CollegeSouth Australian Certificate of Education1994 — 1999
Skills & more
Strategy62Small Talk3Potatoes56Start-ups99Venture Capital56Entrepreneurship50Corporate GovernanceDue Diligence31Management Consulting16Product Management9Mobile Applications24Financial Modeling24
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Competitive AnalysisStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentAnalyticsMergers & AcquisitionsE-commerceEvent ManagementProduct DevelopmentProject PlanningBaby Blessings- Graduate (GAICD) — Australian Institute of Company Directors
- Kiteboarding Level 3 — International Kiteboarding Organization - IKO
- Competent Crew Member — Royal Yachting Association (RYA)
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) — Microsoft
From David's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,147
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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Also attended University of Adelaide27
Tom SkevingtonSenior Legal Counsel at Square Peg CapitalKirsten BernhardtPrincipal at ArtesianMatthias de KockPrincipal at PeakBridge VCXavier MeeganFounder & CIO at FrachtisWinnie HsuPartner at WI Harper GroupMarcus BartramGeneral Partner at Titanium Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Uber210
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesAnnie KadavyVenture Partner at Redpoint Ventures
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Also worked at Draper Fisher Jurvetson30
Tim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesJennifer Scott FonstadCo-founder at Aspect VenturesEmily MeltonInvestor at Threshold VenturesMaryanna SaenkoCo-founder at Future VenturesMark BaileyFounder and Partner Emeritus at DFJ
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Colleagues at Artesian
Alex Cutting
Senior Legal Counsel at Artesian
Ali Clunies-Ross
Partner & Co-Head VC at Artesian
Amy Wafer
Associate - Investment Ops at Artesian
Ananya Sinha
Principal at Artesian
Andrew Lai
Managing Director - Boab AI at Artesian
Bushra Mumin
ESG & Credit Analyst at Artesian
Catherine Huang
Corporate & Fund Accountant at Artesian
Channing Chen
VC & Legal Analyst at Artesian