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Investments

56

Portfolio Exits

28

About Dave McClure

Dave McClure has been active in Silicon Valley for almost twenty years as a software developer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, blogger, & internet marketing nerd. Dave is a founding partner at 500 Startups, an internet startup seed fund & incubator program headquartered in Mountain View, CA. <br /><br />He has invested in over 70 startup companies including: Mint.com (acquired by Intuit),CreditKarma, Crowdflower, KissMetrics, Mashery, Sendgrid, Simply Hired,SlideShare, TeachStreet, Twilio, and Wildfire Interactive, among others. He also runs conferences and events on technology, marketing, design, & entrepreneurship such as SMASHsummit & WarmGun.<br /><br />From 2008 thru 2010, Dave managed the FF Angel seed investment program for Founders Fund, and ran the 2009 fbFund REV incubator program on behalf of Facebook, Accel Partners, & Founders Fund. McClures's investments while part of the FBfund can be seen in the profile of the FBfund. His founder's fund investments are visible in Founders Fund profile. <br /><br />McClure is an angel investor who generally invests $50-$100K in young, emerging companies with a focus on the funding and advisory for early-stage startups seeking seed round capital (usually less than $1M but occasionally small series A up to $2M). McClure mostly focuses on consumer internet and small business opportunities with some focus on software and technology infrastructure. He will invest $50-$100K professionally via his firm 500 Startups, and occasionally $10-25K privately / personally.

Headquarters Location

San Francisco, California,

United States

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Latest Dave McClure News

Exits MENA, a fintech startup based in Egypt, has increased its pre-seed funding to $1.25 million

Jul 22, 2023

Exits MENA, a fintech startup based in Egypt, has increased its pre-seed funding to $1.25 million Exits MENA, an Egyptian fintech investment banking platform, has raised $1.25 million in a seed round led by Silicon Valley venture company Practical VC. The funding round was led by general partners Dave McClure and Aman Verjee, Practical VC specializes in secondary market transactions, focusing on LP and GP interests and high-growth venture-backed companies. Exits MENA, a company founded in 2022 by Mohamed Aboulnaga, Ahella El Saban, and Ayman El Tanbouly, intends to facilitate M&As and investments in businesses by providing a seamless and fully integrated online solution on its platform as well as a comprehensive financial advice service. The Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) recently granted the company a license for the promotion and underwriting of securities. Exits MENA has successfully closed six agreements totaling more than $10 million in value across 15 verticals since the platform’s beta debut. The company has already raised $1 million in a pre-seed fundraising round. “We were very impressed by the team at Exits MENA and their track record in building and growing companies, which is a great quality in an investment banking partner,” added McClure. The additional funds will be utilized to broaden the organization’s reach and improve its offerings.

Dave McClure Investments

56 Investments

Dave McClure has made 56 investments. Their latest investment was in Ezra as part of their Series A on June 6, 2020.

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Dave McClure Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

6/1/2020

Series A

Ezra

$18M

No

3

11/15/2018

Seed VC

Ezra

$4M

Yes

3

12/27/2016

Seed VC

Price.com

$2M

Yes

1

7/16/2015

Series A

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$99M

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10

2/18/2015

Series A

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$99M

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10

Date

6/1/2020

11/15/2018

12/27/2016

7/16/2015

2/18/2015

Round

Series A

Seed VC

Seed VC

Series A

Series A

Company

Ezra

Ezra

Price.com

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Amount

$18M

$4M

$2M

$99M

$99M

New?

No

Yes

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

3

3

1

10

10

Dave McClure Portfolio Exits

28 Portfolio Exits

Dave McClure has 28 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Common on January 10, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

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Acquirer

Sources

1/10/2023

Merger

$99M

4

9/21/2022

Reverse Merger

$99M

6

9/30/2021

Acquired

$99M

1

4/12/2021

Acquired

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$99M

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10

8/24/2020

Acquired

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$99M

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10

Date

1/10/2023

9/21/2022

9/30/2021

4/12/2021

8/24/2020

Exit

Merger

Reverse Merger

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

4

6

1

10

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