David Stark
InvestorFounding Partner at Ground Up Ventures
New York, New York
Writes $250K โ $1.5M checks ยท typically $1M
About
David Stark leverages institutional VC and crowd-investing experience from hundreds of global deals to focus on underdog opportunities using probabilistic thinking and detailed why-we-invested writeups emphasizing storytelling and consumer behavior.
Contactยท published on David's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechPropTechSaaS
Experience
- Ground Up VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2017 โ present
- OurCrowdGeneral Partner2014 โ 2017Jerusalem, Israel
- OurCrowdInvestment Associate2012 โ 2014Jerusalem, Israel
- The Blackstone GroupAnalyst2011 โ 2012
Skills & more
Venture Capital86Start-ups71Valuation62Business Strategy36Entrepreneurship50Financial Modeling41Private Equity30Corporate Finance25Due Diligence23Investments23Business Development15LBO6
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RecommendationLanguages Hebrew
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Ground Up Ventures
Allie Feuerstein
Head of Value Creation at Ground Up Ventures
Cory Moelis
Founding Partner at Ground Up Ventures
Jamie Cohen
Investor at Ground Up Ventures
Jordan Odinsky
Partner at Ground Up Ventures
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Navot Volk
Venture Partner at Ground Up Ventures
Shira Stein
Executive Assistant at Ground Up Ventures
Swapnil Rajkumar Gaikwad
Partner at Ground Up Ventures
Network9
Fred EhrsamScout
Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge
Cyan BanisterScout
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Cory MoelisScout
Founding Partner at Ground Up Ventures
Nitesh BantaScout
Co-founder and Advisor at Rough Draft Ventures
Swapnil Rajkumar GaikwadScout
Partner at Ground Up Ventures
Amanda Herson
General Partner at Founder Collective
Antonio Osio
General Partner at ANIMO Ventures
Jamie Cohen
Investor at Ground Up Ventures
Nico Berardi
General Partner at ANIMO Ventures
Investors connected to David in public investor directories โ a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Stark?
- David Stark leverages institutional VC and crowd-investing experience from hundreds of global deals to focus on underdog opportunities using probabilistic thinking and detailed why-we-invested writeups emphasizing storytelling and consumer behavior.
- Where does David Stark work?
- David Stark is Founding Partner at Ground Up Ventures.
- What does David Stark invest in?
- David Stark invests in AI & Machine Learning, E-commerce, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
- What check size does David Stark write?
- David Stark typically writes checks of $250K โ $1.5M.
- Where did David Stark go to school?
- David Stark studied at University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Economics).
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania827
Brian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalDasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at OurCrowd29
Fan WenPrincipal & Director of AI at Fin CapitalSianFounding Partner at Saas Ventures, L.L.C.Saul LevinInvestor at Entree CapitalKate HorinHead of Legal, Invisible Technologies at New Earth VenturesJordan OdinskyPartner at Ground Up VenturesAllie FeuersteinHead of Value Creation at Ground Up Ventures
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Also worked at The Blackstone Group170
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalCrystal HuangInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Tsendai ChagwederaPartner at EchoVC PartnersLauren ArribasInvestor at GreycroftChloรซ McAuleyExecutive Assistant at March Capital PartnersCathy GaoPartner at Sapphire Ventures
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