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David Wachter

Investor

Founding Partner and CEO at W Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

About

Founding partner and CEO of W Capital Partners since 2001 and a Partner of AXA IM Prime. He previously spent 15 years as an investment banker and private equity investor at Lehman Brothers, Jefferies and Unterberg, and served on the NVCA board.

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Experience

  1. W Capital PartnersChief Executive Officercurrent2001 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. BNP Paribas Asset ManagementPartner at BNP Paribas Asset Management Private Equitycurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  3. SLR Capital PartnersBoard Membercurrent2007 — presentGreater New York City Area
  4. National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2023 — 2025
  5. JefferiesManaging Director, Head of Tech & Internet Investment Banking1999 — 2001
  6. Unterberg TowbinPartner, Head of Investment Banking1990 — 1999
  7. Lehman BrothersInvestment Banking1987 — 1990New York, New York, United States

Education

  1. Tufts UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer science and applied mathematics
  2. NYU Stern School of BusinessMBA, Finance

Skills & more

Private Equity21Investment Banking11Venture Capital9Alternative Investments4Investments11Valuation7Corporate Development6

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Same school

Also attended Tufts University157

Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalMatt GersonInvestor at RevolutionAlex MorganInvestor at Khosla VenturesNiko CiminelliInvestor at Khosla VenturesHal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesClay BergerInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

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Also attended NYU Stern School of Business367

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauTom MonahanFormer Chairman & CEO, CEB at MissionOG

+ 361 more

Shared employers

Also worked at National Venture Capital Association69

Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Tiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesKate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersAdam D'AugelliInvestor at True Ventures

+ 63 more

Also worked at Jefferies130

Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesSteve AbbottPartner, Capital Markets at Sapphire VenturesMatthew StoneCOO at FJ LabsJoanne ChenInvestor at Foundation CapitalBrett BrowmanInvestor at Khosla VenturesBen WirzFounding Partner at Brighteye Ventures

+ 124 more

Also worked at Unterberg Towbin1

Dara AlbrightManaging Partner at Dara Albright Media

Also worked at Lehman Brothers198

Scott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftHemal PatelManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersYusuf ÖzdalgaPartner, Head of U.K. & Europe at QED InvestorsSaar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Pam TholenHead of Investor Relations at Paradigm

+ 192 more

Colleagues at W Capital Partners

Blake Heston
Partner at W Capital Partners
Brendan Wise
Associate at W Capital Partners
Constance Montgomery
Principal at W Capital Partners
Daniel Eatroff
Vice President at W Capital Partners
Emma Sawkins
Vice President at W Capital Partners
Eric Friddell
Principal at W Capital Partners
Jean-Gabriel Pierre
Head of Europe at W Capital Partners
Joe Migliorino
Finance Manager at W Capital Partners