David Wiesen
Unicorn founderCo-Founder (Engineering) at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
Seattle, Washington, United States
FoundedNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)$4.3B
About
David Wiesen is a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI, where he works on Codex engineering. He co-founded Nextdoor and previously worked at Google, where he created a scheduling application that served as the company's global scheduling platform for over a decade and established a new engineering team in India.
Co-Founder (Engineering) at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
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Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)'s investors Β· 25
Axel Springer Digital VenturesBerlinBenchmarkSan Francisco Β· $100K β $30M checksCoatue ManagementNew York Β· $1M β $20M checksComcast VenturesNew York Β· $2M β $15M checksCota CapitalSan FranciscoDag VenturesPalo AltoDragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco Β· $100K β $5M checksEQUIAMSan Francisco Β· $1M β $10M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco Β· $100K β $200M checks Β· since 2019GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View Β· $250K β $50M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco Β· $15M β $75M checksK2 GlobalSingaporeKhosla VenturesMenlo Park Β· $5K β $50M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park Β· $500K β $15M checksLinus VenturesPrincetonRedpoint VenturesWoodside Β· $100K β $10M checksRiverwood CapitalMenlo Park Β· $25M β $250M checksShasta VenturesMenlo Park Β· $250K β $6M checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco Β· $50K β $1M checksThe Perkins FundTiger Global ManagementNew York Β· $1M β $100M checksTop Corner CapitalBurlingameU First CapitalSilicon ValleyValor Capital GroupNew York Β· $100K β $5M checksVentura CapitalLondon
Co-founders at Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021)
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Nirav ToliaCo-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board
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Sarah LearyCo-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations
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Prakash JanakiramanCo-Founder & Chief Architect
Experience
- OpenAIMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 β presentGreater Seattle Area
- StripeStaff Software Engineer2024 β 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nextdoor.comCo-founder / Engineering2010 β 2024San Francisco, CA, Toronto, Canada, Seattle, WA
- Fanbase.comSenior Software Engineer2008 β 2010San Francisco, California, United States
- GoogleSoftware Engineer2005 β 2008Mountain View, CA, San Francisco, CA, Hyderabad India
- Open HarborSoftware Engineer2003 β 2004
- Homestead TechnologiesLead Software Engineer1999 β 2002Menlo Park, California, United States
Skills & more
Software ArchitectureWeb Application DevelopmentLocalization EngineeringGeospatial DataWeb DevelopmentApplication DevelopmentObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Product Management3Agile Methodologies8Scalability14Web Applications5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Wiesen?
- David Wiesen is a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI, where he works on Codex engineering. He co-founded Nextdoor and previously worked at Google, where he created a scheduling application that served as the company's global scheduling platform for over a decade and established a new engineering team in India.
- Where does David Wiesen work?
- David Wiesen is Co-Founder (Engineering) of Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021).
- What companies did David Wiesen found?
- David Wiesen founded Nextdoor (NYSE: 2021).
- Where did David Wiesen go to school?
- David Wiesen studied at Stanford University (B.S., Computer Science).
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