Fundraising Fox

David Sze

Investor

General Partner at Greylock Partners

Menlo Park, CA

Writes $500K – $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

  1. RAISE USBoard Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  2. GreylockAdvisory Partnercurrent2023 β€” present
  3. GreylockPartnercurrent2000 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. GreylockSenior Managing Partner2012 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  5. DiscordBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Tandem PhilanthropiesCo-Founder/Trusteecurrent2020 β€” presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  7. NextdoorBoard Membercurrent2012 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. NextdoorInvestor2012San Francisco Bay Area
  9. JubileeTVBoard Membercurrent2015 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. Northern Light Venture CapitalAdvisory Board Membercurrent2009 β€” presentBeijing, China
  11. MediumBoard Observer2020 β€” 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Inflection AIBoard Member2022 β€” 2024
  13. RobloxAdvisor2021 β€” 2022
  14. RobloxBoard Observer2018 β€” 2021San Mateo, California
  15. PullString, Inc.Board Member2011 β€” 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  16. WHOSAYBoard Observer2011 β€” 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  17. JellyBoard Observer2014 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  18. VesselBoard Member2014 β€” 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  19. LinkedInBoard Member2004 β€” 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  20. MediumBoard Member2014 β€” 2016San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Yale UniversityBA, Economics and Political Science1984 β€” 1988
  2. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA1991 β€” 1993
  3. Buckingham Browne & Nichols SchoolHS1980 β€” 1984
  4. Shady Hill1971 β€” 1980

Skills & more

Social Media21Social Networking26Viral Marketing4Start-ups99Venture Capital89Product Management73Entrepreneurship99Strategic Partnerships59Mobile Devices54Business Strategy66Digital Media35Strategy99
+12 moreVideo GamesNew MediaBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareExecutive ManagementFundraisingMarketingMergers & AcquisitionsLeadershipManagement

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Same school

Shared employers

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 Sze

Reid Hoffman & David Sze, Greylock Partners #DISRUPT2013

SVTV

In The Studio With Greylock Partners' David Sze | TechCrunch

techcrunch.com

Colleagues at Greylock Partners

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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†—