David Sobie
InvestorVenture Advisor at AI Fund
Santa Monica, California, United States
FoundedHappy Returns
Experience
- Happy Returns, a UPS CompanyChief Executive Officercurrent2023 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- ThredUpAdvisorcurrent2026 β present
- Gaia DynamicsBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- AI FundVenture Advisorcurrent2024 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- PayPalVice President, Happy Returns2021 β 2023
- Happy ReturnsCo-Founder & CEO2015 β 2021Greater Los Angeles Area
- JustFab Inc.Chief Marketing Officer2015Greater Los Angeles Area
- REVOLVEclothingChief Marketing Officer2013 β 2014Greater Los Angeles Area
- HauteLookSenior Vice President, Marketing & Business Development2012 β 2013Greater Los Angeles Area
- HauteLookVice President, Business Development2009 β 2012Greater Los Angeles Area
- LeadPoint, Inc.Vice President, Product2007 β 2009
- eBay MotorsSenior Manager, Dealer Business2005 β 2007
- FreeMarketsDirector, Energy & Process Industries1997 β 2002
- Orion ConsultantsAssociate1994 β 1996
Education
- The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMBA, General Managment
- Dartmouth CollegeBA, English
Skills & more
Product Management39Sales5Business Development29Account Management9Marketing22Lead Generation12Cross-functional Team Leadership7Entrepreneurship18Start-ups63Online Advertising5E-commerce20New Business Development8
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Product MarketingAnalyticsStrategic PartnershipsCompetitive AnalysisSaaSManagement ConsultingSEOCRMLeadershipStrategic PlanningStrategyEmail MarketingFrom David's professional profile.
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
- Where does David Sobie work?
- David Sobie is Venture Advisor at AI Fund.
- What companies did David Sobie found?
- David Sobie founded Happy Returns.
Founder mafias
Dartmouth College mafia86
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Errik AndersonA.B.Founded Adimab +4Keith LendenBAFounded Boundless Bio +2Lina ZhangPh.D.Founded Jerry +1Suril KantariaBAFounded Adaptional +1PankajBSFounded AI21 LabsScott BurnsA.B.Founded Govdelivery
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The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth mafia31
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeffrey DeFlavio, MDMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Affect Therapeutics +5Errik AndersonMBAFounded Adimab +4Frank StonebanksBusiness DiplomaFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Jeong-Suh ChoiMBAFounded ζ ͺεΌδΌη€ΎMEAL FORWARD +1Lars AlbrightMBAFounded Session MMark EdwardsMBAFounded Alumni Ventures
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AI Fund mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Andrew NgManaging General PartnerFounded Factored +2Monte ZwebenVenture AdvisorFounded Splice Machine +1Daniel MacklinVenture AdvisorFounded Salary FinanceDean SysmanVenture AdvisorFounded CymmetriaEmil StefanuttiVenture AdvisorFounded Gaia DynamicsPhillip ChangVenture AdvisorFounded Ayla Networks
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AI Fund mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Andrew NgManaging General Partner, FounderFounded Factored +1Monte ZwebenExecutive AdvisorFounded Splice Machine +1Daniel MacklinVenture AdvisorFounded Salary FinanceEmil StefanuttiVenture AdvisorFounded Gaia DynamicsPhillip ChangVenture AdvisorFounded Ayla NetworksSteven SyverudPartnerFounded Sycamore
Same school
Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth171
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
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Also attended Dartmouth College398
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 Gaia Dynamics1
Also worked at PayPal136
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC
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