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David Stein

Investor

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Leaders Fund

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

About

David Stein co-founded, scaled and sold two enterprise software companies: Workbrain (grew to 500+ employees and over $100M revenue, IPO'd on the TSX and acquired in 2007) and Rypple (a social performance management SaaS acquired by Salesforce in 2012, after which he held a senior leadership role there for three years).

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Leaders FundFounder/Managing Partnercurrent2016 β€” present
  2. SalesforceVice President2012 β€” 2015
  3. RYPPLEFOUNDER and CO-CEO2008 β€” 2012
  4. WorkbrainCo-founder. Chief Strategy Officer2000 β€” 2007

Education

  1. McGill UniversityB.SC, Computer Science
  2. York Mills Collegiate

Skills & more

Start-ups35Entrepreneurship21Mobile Applications14E-commerce4Mobile Devices3Agile Methodologies4Strategic Partnerships13Cloud Computing16Product Management7Software Development3Product Development2Go-to-market Strategy6
+8 moreWeb ServicesCRMUser ExperienceBusiness DevelopmentAnalyticsSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategy

From David's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended McGill University349

Harley FinkelsteinInvestor at Felicis VenturesMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNoubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringDavid NaultGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalLaviva MazharPrincipal at Luge CapitalLisa PurcellInvestor at Third Rock Ventures

+ 343 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Salesforce175

Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation Capital

+ 169 more

Also worked at RYPPLE6

Ellen LevyFounder & Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect at SignalFireSteve DeBaccoCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders FundNick SteinCMO | GTM Advisor at Leaders FundTihomir BajicManaging Partner, X& at Leaders FundDavid PriemerFounder & Chief Sales Scientist, Cerebral Selling at Leaders FundRob ChaplinskyCo-Founder & Managing Director at Link Ventures

Also worked at Workbrain5

Steve DeBaccoCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders FundNeil GrunbergManaging Partner, Co-Founder at Storytime CapitalTihomir BajicManaging Partner, X& at Leaders FundDavid PriemerFounder & Chief Sales Scientist, Cerebral Selling at Leaders FundAndrew PinkertonChief Operating Officer at Thomvest Ventures

Colleagues at Leaders Fund

Amiram Shachar
Co-Founder & CEO at Upwind at Leaders Fund
Dara Newton
Community at Leaders Fund
Dave MacDonald
Venture Partner at Leaders Fund
David Kamenetsky
Principal at Leaders Fund
David Priemer
Founder & Chief Sales Scientist, Cerebral Selling at Leaders Fund
Dianna Lai Read
Marketing at Leaders Fund
Galina Antova
Co-Founder & Chief BD Officer at Claroty at Leaders Fund
Gideon Hayden
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Leaders Fund