David Silverman
FounderBoard director at Brace · Board director at AutoFi · Board director at MarketDial
Menlo Park, California
Writes $1M – $10M checks · typically $4.5M
About
David Silverman pairs tech investment-banking experience at Robertson Stephens, Piper Jaffray and 3i Ventures with capital-markets/M&A expertise, a hands-on company-building style, and exits like BlueLithium (Yahoo!), Omniture (Adobe) and Chime.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Board director at Brace
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Brace's investors · 6
Co-founders at Brace
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Eric RachmelExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at AutoFi
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AutoFi's investors · 14
500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025BMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checksCrosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksEniac VenturesNew York · $1.2M checksFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksFoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksMouro CapitalLondon · $1M – $15M checksReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checksSandalphon CapitalChicago · $100K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checksZenStone Venture CapitalSan Jose
Co-founders at AutoFi
MM
Michael MignanoFounder & CEO
JP
Jonathan PalanExecutive Officer, Director
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Kevin SingermanExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at MarketDial
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MarketDial's investors · 9
Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksDYDX CapitalRedwood CityEndeavor8San FranciscoEPIC VENTURESSalt Lake CityFoundersX VenturesSilicon ValleyGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025KickstartSalt Lake City · $250K – $3M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks
Co-founders at MarketDial
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Morgan DavisExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Johnny StoddardFounder
Experience
- Crosslink CapitalCo Managing General Partnercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco
- Piper JaffrayManaging Director2009 — 2011
- 3i USPartner2000 — 2008
- Robertson StephensVice President1997 — 2000
Education
- Stanford Law SchoolJ.D.1993 — 1996
- Dartmouth CollegeB.A., Political Science and Government1989 — 1993
Skills & more
Strategy8Venture Capital52Corporate Development24Private Equity18Due Diligence9Mergers4Valuation10Investment Banking8M&A experience3LBO6Mergers & Acquisitions16Alternative Investments2
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IPOEmerging MarketsPrivate PlacementsHedge FundsCapital MarketsInvestmentsInvestor RelationsEntrepreneurshipStrategic PartnershipsCompetitive AnalysisStart-upsFinancial ModelingFrom David's professional profile.
Network9
Harley MillerScout
Managing Partner and CEO at Left Lane Capital
Ron PragidesScout
Vice President of Engineering at Trustly at PICUS CAPITAL
Wesley BarrowScout
Partner at Correlation Ventures
Caroline Broder
Principal at Base10 Partners
Dan Myers
General Partner at Crosslink Capital
Darshan Somashekar
Investor at TMV Logistics
Eric Chin
Partner and Alpha Founder at Crosslink Capital
Eric Gonsenheim
Partner at Crosslink Capital
Gabby Contro
Partner at Crosslink Capital
Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Silverman?
- David Silverman pairs tech investment-banking experience at Robertson Stephens, Piper Jaffray and 3i Ventures with capital-markets/M&A expertise, a hands-on company-building style, and exits like BlueLithium (Yahoo!), Omniture (Adobe) and Chime.
- Where does David Silverman work?
- David Silverman is Board director at Brace and Board director at AutoFi and Board director at MarketDial.
- What does David Silverman invest in?
- David Silverman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does David Silverman write?
- David Silverman typically writes checks of $1M – $10M.
- Where did David Silverman go to school?
- David Silverman studied at Stanford Law School (J.D.); Dartmouth College (B.A., Political Science and Government).
Same school
Also attended Stanford Law School74
Steve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMichael KlaykoOperating Executive at Marlin Equity PartnersSandy MillerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tim HsiaFounder at Context VenturesRenataCo-founder at Renegade PartnersShawn ConwayManaging Partner and COO at Questa Capital
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Also attended Dartmouth College400
Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Piper Jaffray58
Kelly O'KaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Jay W. SchmelterCo-founder of RiverVest Venture Partners, funding and founding life science companiesSafa RashtchyManaging Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcSunil ChhayaFounder at Kearny JacksonJames HerbertVenture Partner at Navitas CapitalMatt MelymukaCo-Founder & Managing Partner at PeakSpan Capital Partners
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Also worked at Robertson Stephens34
Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment PartnersAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftNino MarakovicPartner, CEO at Sapphire VenturesSteve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMark FernandesManaging Partner at Sierra VenturesJules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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