David Sze
InvestorGeneral Partner at Greylock Partners
Menlo Park, CA
Writes $500K β $200M checks Β· typically $25M
Midas 2017 Β· #38Midas 2016 Β· #31Midas 2015 Β· #27Midas 2014 Β· #16Midas 2013 Β· #10Midas 2012 Β· #4Midas 2011
About
David Sze joined Greylock in 2000 and led the firm's defining consumer bets, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Pandora, Roblox and Discord, serving as senior managing partner from 2012 to 2017. He has since transitioned to advisory partner, continuing to sit on boards including Discord and Nextdoor while stepping back from new investing.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaS
Experience
- RAISE USBoard Membercurrent2026 β present
- GreylockAdvisory Partnercurrent2023 β present
- GreylockPartnercurrent2000 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GreylockSenior Managing Partner2012 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- DiscordBoard Membercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Tandem PhilanthropiesCo-Founder/Trusteecurrent2020 β presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- NextdoorBoard Membercurrent2012 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NextdoorInvestor2012San Francisco Bay Area
- JubileeTVBoard Membercurrent2015 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Northern Light Venture CapitalAdvisory Board Membercurrent2009 β presentBeijing, China
- MediumBoard Observer2020 β 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Inflection AIBoard Member2022 β 2024
- RobloxAdvisor2021 β 2022
- RobloxBoard Observer2018 β 2021San Mateo, California
- PullString, Inc.Board Member2011 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- WHOSAYBoard Observer2011 β 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- JellyBoard Observer2014 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- VesselBoard Member2014 β 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- LinkedInBoard Member2004 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- MediumBoard Member2014 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- Yale UniversityBA, Economics and Political Science1984 β 1988
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1991 β 1993
- Buckingham Browne & Nichols SchoolHS1980 β 1984
- Shady Hill1971 β 1980
Skills & more
+12 more
Video GamesNew MediaBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareExecutive ManagementFundraisingMarketingMergers & AcquisitionsLeadershipManagementFrom David's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Yale University507
+ 501 more
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,171
+ 1,165 more
Also attended Buckingham Browne & Nichols School12
+ 6 more
Shared employers
Also worked at RAISE US2
Also worked at Northern Light Venture Capital3
Also worked at LinkedIn121
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Deals Β· 3
DiscordBoard seat
via Greylock Partners Β· filed Dec 2020 Β· $140M raise
Nextdoor, Inc.Board seat
via Greylock Partners Β· filed Sep 2019 Β· $170M raise
PullstringBoard seat
via Greylock Partners Β· filed Apr 2016 Β· $25M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring David SzeReid Hoffman & David Sze, Greylock Partners #DISRUPT2013
SVTV
In The Studio With Greylock Partners' David Sze | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
Colleagues at Greylock Partners
Network7
Investors connected to David in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Photo: Loic Le Meur from France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons β


































