About
David Vaskevitch is a technologist who began working with computers in 1966 and built one of the earliest email systems in 1971. He joined Microsoft as an early employee, where he set up the US Marketing department, contributed to the launches of Windows 3.0 and Microsoft Office, worked in the Small Business Division, and led the acquisition of Great Plains. In 2009 he started a consulting practice focused on founder succession and later returned to software development, currently building a "second brain" product at Mylio.
Experience
- MylioCEOcurrent2012 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- VaskevisionFoundercurrent2012 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- Gaia PlatformFounder and Co CEO2019 — 2022Seattle, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftCTO, Corporate Wide2002 — 2012Redmond, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftSenior Leadership Team Member1999 — 2011Redmond, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftSenior Vice President, Small Business Division2000 — 2002Redmond, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftSVP Enterprise Software1992 — 2000Redmond, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftChief Technology Officer, MCS1990 — 1992Redmond, Washington, United States
- MicrosoftDirector US Marketing1986 — 1990Redmond, Washington, United States
- GetcoCTO2012Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 3ComMultiple Positions1984 — 1986Mountain View, California, United States
- PlandesignChief Executive Officer1974 — 1984Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Standard SoftwareChief Executive Officer1979 — 1984Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of TorontoDeveloper, Architect, Designer1969 — 1974Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Skills & more
CEOsStrategic VisionaryArchitectureRelationship BuildingFamily
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Capria Ventures
Adegoke Olubusi
CEO and co-founder of Helium Health at Capria Ventures
Alejandro Larosa
Co-founder and President of Agrofy at Capria Ventures
Aniko Szigetvari
Founding Partner at Atlantica Ventures
Ankur Dubey
Principal at Capria Ventures
Ariadne Caballero
Investor at Capria Ventures
Bharti Gupta Ramola
Advisor at Capria Ventures
Bindusaara R
PR & Strategic Communications at Capria Ventures
Daniel Ballesteros Nader
Senior Associate at Capria Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Vaskevitch?
- David Vaskevitch is a technologist who began working with computers in 1966 and built one of the earliest email systems in 1971. He joined Microsoft as an early employee, where he set up the US Marketing department, contributed to the launches of Windows 3.0 and Microsoft Office, worked in the Small Business Division, and led the acquisition of Great Plains. In 2009 he started a consulting practice focused on founder succession and later returned to software development, currently building a "second brain" product at Mylio.
- Where does David Vaskevitch work?
- David Vaskevitch is Advisor at Capria Ventures.
- Where did David Vaskevitch go to school?
- David Vaskevitch studied at University of Toronto (MSc, Math, Computer Science, Philosophy).
Founder mafias
University of Toronto mafia101
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Microsoft1,189
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Job SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalHowardAdvisor at Clear VenturesKip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersEric BenhamouVenture Advisor at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcDave HusakVenture Partner & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCMichael DolbecManaging Partner, Momenta at The Hive
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Raquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiNick FrosstCo-founder of CohereAngelaGeneral Partner at Version One VenturesGraham CareyInvestment Director - Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJoel DrewryPrincipal at Versant VenturesLeonid BoguslavskyPartner & Founder at RTP Global
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