Investments
83Portfolio Exits
34About David Cohen
David Cohen is the founder and CEO of TechStars, a mentorship-driven seed stage investment program for Internet startups. Previously, David was a founder of several software and web technology companies. He was the founder and CTO of Pinpoint Technologies which was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL) in 1999. David was also the founder and CEO of earFeeder.com, a music service which was sold to SonicSwap.com in 2006. He also had what he likes to think of as a "graceful failure" in between.
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Latest David Cohen News
Sep 18, 2023
Favs , a Los Angeles, CA-based developer of an app for people to maintain connections with one another, reportedly raised nearly $1m in seed funding Backers in the round included Sunset Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Scout Fund, and angels including David Cohen. The company is using the funds to continue to develop the app. Led by Saba Karim, Favs is still in stealth mode with its social networing app that aims to keep “your close friends close.” The company expects to launch it in 2024 and interested people can join their waitlist. FinSMEs
David Cohen Investments
83 Investments
David Cohen has made 83 investments. Their latest investment was in Favs as part of their Pre-Seed on September 9, 2023.
David Cohen Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/14/2023 | Pre-Seed | Favs | $1M | Yes | David Cohen, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Ryan Holmes, Sunset Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
10/21/2019 | Angel | InstaCar | Yes | 1 | ||
6/4/2018 | Seed | Vortic Watch Company | $0.5M | No | 1 | |
3/1/2018 | Angel | |||||
2/2/2016 | Seed VC |
Date | 9/14/2023 | 10/21/2019 | 6/4/2018 | 3/1/2018 | 2/2/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Pre-Seed | Angel | Seed | Angel | Seed VC |
Company | Favs | InstaCar | Vortic Watch Company | ||
Amount | $1M | $0.5M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | David Cohen, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Ryan Holmes, Sunset Ventures, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
David Cohen Portfolio Exits
34 Portfolio Exits
David Cohen has 34 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Revolved Realty on June 27, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/27/2023 | Merger | 1 | |||
4/5/2023 | Acquired | 23 | |||
10/17/2022 | Acquired | 6 | |||
Date | 6/27/2023 | 4/5/2023 | 10/17/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Merger | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 23 | 6 |
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