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82Portfolio Exits
31About 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.
David Cohen Headquarters Location
Colorado,
United States
Latest David Cohen News
Aug 18, 2022
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David Cohen Investments
82 Investments
David Cohen has made 82 investments. Their latest investment was in InstaCar as part of their Angel on October 10, 2019.
David Cohen Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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10/21/2019 | Angel | InstaCar | Yes | 1 | ||
6/4/2018 | Seed | Vortic Watch Co | $0.5M | No | 1 | |
3/1/2018 | Angel | Vortic Watch Co | $0.3M | Yes | 2 | |
2/2/2016 | Seed VC | |||||
12/1/2015 | Series A |
Date | 10/21/2019 | 6/4/2018 | 3/1/2018 | 2/2/2016 | 12/1/2015 |
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Round | Angel | Seed | Angel | Seed VC | Series A |
Company | InstaCar | Vortic Watch Co | Vortic Watch Co | ||
Amount | $0.5M | $0.3M | |||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
David Cohen Portfolio Exits
31 Portfolio Exits
David Cohen has 31 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Rival IQ on December 01, 2021.
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 |
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12/1/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
8/12/2021 | Acquired | 1 | |||
7/21/2021 | Acquired | 8 | |||
Date | 12/1/2021 | 8/12/2021 | 7/21/2021 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 8 |
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