Investments
16Portfolio Exits
7About David Shen Ventures
David Shen Ventures advises and invests in early stage internet startups, helping them in the areas of user experience, product development and strategy, and online advertising. It is run by angel investor David Shen. David Shen Ventures, LLC focuses mainly on early stage Internet and Internet-related businesses. The goal is to quickly bring a product to market in an inexpensive way, employ innovation to differentiate from competitors and delight consumers, and test its viability live in the marketplace. Once a product's viability has been validated, David Shen Ventures, LLC helps its businesses strategize on growth to the future.
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Latest David Shen Ventures News
Mar 26, 2013
Technology allows us to work from anywhere, but it might make it harder to manage from anywhere. GroundCntrl aims to help you keep track of your company and motivate your mobile workforce with a $1.01 million round of funding filed with the SEC. The filing names Richard Mandeberg, the chief executive and co-founder, as well as Pat McVeigh who is named as a director, and David Shen, president of David Shen Ventures. Shen is likely not the only investor, as the filing states 13 investors in total
David Shen Ventures Investments
16 Investments
David Shen Ventures has made 16 investments. Their latest investment was in Poncho as part of their Seed VC on April 4, 2016.
David Shen Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/28/2016 | Seed VC | Poncho | $2M | Yes | 3 | |
11/12/2014 | Seed VC | Lawn Love | $1.9M | Yes | Agile Angel, Alexis Ohanian, Allegro Venture Partners, Binary Capital, Bodley Group, Colin Corgan, David Shen Ventures, FundersClub, Gang Wang, Haroon Mokhtarzada, Jared Friedman, LaunchCapital, Lunch Van Fund, Next Level Capital, Peter Kazanjy, Robert Wuttke, Sam Liu Investments, WeFunder, and Zillionize Angel | 1 |
1/27/2014 | Seed VC | Evoz | $0.9M | Yes | 2 | |
2/13/2013 | Seed VC | |||||
5/30/2012 | Convertible Note |
Date | 4/28/2016 | 11/12/2014 | 1/27/2014 | 2/13/2013 | 5/30/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Seed VC | Convertible Note |
Company | Poncho | Lawn Love | Evoz | ||
Amount | $2M | $1.9M | $0.9M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Agile Angel, Alexis Ohanian, Allegro Venture Partners, Binary Capital, Bodley Group, Colin Corgan, David Shen Ventures, FundersClub, Gang Wang, Haroon Mokhtarzada, Jared Friedman, LaunchCapital, Lunch Van Fund, Next Level Capital, Peter Kazanjy, Robert Wuttke, Sam Liu Investments, WeFunder, and Zillionize Angel | ||||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 2 |
David Shen Ventures Portfolio Exits
7 Portfolio Exits
David Shen Ventures has 7 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Lawn Love on August 03, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/3/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 8/3/2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 2 |
David Shen Ventures Team
2 Team Members
David Shen Ventures has 2 team members, including current President, David Shen.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
David Shen | LaunchCapital, Yahoo!, Frog Design, and Apple | President | Current |
Name | David Shen | |
|---|---|---|
Work History | LaunchCapital, Yahoo!, Frog Design, and Apple | |
Title | President | |
Status | Current |
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