David Sobie
InvestorFounderVenture Advisor at AI Fund
Santa Monica, California, United States
FoundedHappy Returns
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117 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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David: together at PayPal
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Experience
- Happy Returns, a UPS CompanyChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- ThredUpAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Gaia DynamicsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- AI FundVenture Advisorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- PayPalVice President, Happy Returns2021 — 2023
Skills & more
Product Management39Sales5
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Colleagues at AI Fund
Andrew Ng
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Andy Ku
Partner at AI Fund
Anthony Soohoo
Venture Partner at Copper Sky Capital
Bill MacCartney
AI Fund Fellow at AI Fund
Brendan Marx
Engineer at AI Fund
Carlos Alzate
CTO at AI Fund
Dan Landau
Sr. Marketing Manager at AI Fund
Daniel Macklin
Venture Advisor at AI Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Sobie?
- Venture Advisor at AI Fund
- Where does David Sobie work?
- David Sobie is Founder of Happy Returns and Venture Advisor at AI Fund.
- What companies did David Sobie found?
- David Sobie founded Happy Returns.
- Where did David Sobie go to school?
- David Sobie studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA, General Managment); Dartmouth College (BA, English).
Founder mafias
Dartmouth College mafia177
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Errik AndersonA.B.Founded Cantai Therapeutics +5Laura YeciesABFounded Bonehealthtech +1Samantha TruexBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Upstream Bio +1Lina ZhangPh.D.Founded Jerry +1Suril KantariaBAFounded Adaptional +1Mohandass KalaichelvanBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded Spenmo +1
+ 170 more
PayPal mafia113
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielCo-founder & CEOFounded PalantirReid HoffmanBoard member from 1998; Executive Vice PresidentFounded LinkedIn +2David SacksCOO / Head of ProductFounded YammerKeith RaboisExecutive Vice President, Business Development, Public Affairs & PolicyFounded OpendoorJoe LonsdaleIntern, FinanceFounded Opto +5Elon MuskCo-founder (X.com); CEO 2000Founded Tesla +5
+ 106 more
The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth mafia66
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeffrey DeFlavio, MDMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Affect Therapeutics +5Errik AndersonMBAFounded Cantai Therapeutics +5Jeong-Suh ChoiMBAFounded 株式会社MEAL FORWARD +2Frank StonebanksBusiness DiplomaFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Samantha TruexMBAFounded Upstream Bio +1Aakhil FardeenMBAFounded Lish +1
+ 59 more
AI Fund mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan HowardVenture AdvisorFounded Practice Fusion +5Andrew NgManaging General PartnerFounded Factored +3Fahad AzizFounder in ResidenceFounded PuppyDog +2Monte ZwebenVenture AdvisorFounded Splice Machine +1Robert SchulteVenture AdvisorFounded Lumatax +1Jennifer WongFounder in ResidenceFounded AI Fund +1
+ 9 more
AI Fund mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan HowardVenture AdvisorFounded Practice Fusion +5Andrew NgManaging General Partner, FounderFounded Factored +2Monte ZwebenExecutive AdvisorFounded Splice Machine +1Robert SchulteVenture AdvisorFounded Lumatax +1Fahad AzizFounder in ResidenceFounded PuppyDog +1Eli ChenTechnology PartnerFounded Credo AI
+ 8 more
Same school
Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth271
John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures
+ 265 more
Also attended Dartmouth College568
Scott 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 PartnersJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
+ 562 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Happy Returns, a UPS Company3
Also worked at ThredUp6
Also worked at Gaia Dynamics1
Also worked at PayPal204
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and AddeparMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VC
+ 198 more