David Goldberg Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 11

  • Portfolio
  • 5

  • Exits
  • 6

Exits

David Goldberg General Information

Description

Mr. David Goldberg is an Angel Investor. He served as a Senior Advisor at TPG. He has been Chief Executive Officer of SurveyMonkey.com, LLC since April 2009. He has been a successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and technology and music industry executive. He has run, and successfully grown, several online consumer businesses. He founded LAUNCH Media Inc. in 1994, which delivered music and music-related content online, and he led the company through its acquisition by Yahoo! in 2001. Following the sale, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Yahoo! Music, where he led the company's global music operations and built it into the Internet's most popular music destination. During his tenure, traffic increased from two million to twenty five million unique users per month, and four billion music videos were streamed in 2006 alone. In 2006, Dave was named one of Billboard Magazine's top power players in digital music. Recently Dave served as an Entrepreneur in Residence with Benchmark Capital where he evaluated investment opportunities for the firm and advised portfolio companies. Earlier in his career, he was Director of Marketing Strategy and New Business Development at Capitol Records. He also served on the Board of Directors at Ancestry.com and Dashbox.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)

David Goldberg Investments (11)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Justice Bolt 23-Apr-2021 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Black Wolf 19-Jun-2020 Personal Products Generating Revenue
NRG 28-Sep-2017 Entertainment Software Generating Revenue
Minibar Delivery 15-Aug-2017 Internet Retail Generating Revenue
Chicory 01-Jan-2017 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Mozio 05-Jul-2016 Automotive Generating Revenue
Perch Interactive 28-Apr-2015 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Gobbler 01-Jan-2011 Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Out of Business
ViKi 08-Dec-2010 Early Stage VC Entertainment Software Generating Revenue
Top Prospect Group 10-Mar-2010 Early Stage VC Human Capital Services Out of Business

David Goldberg Exits (6)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Gobbler 09-Aug-2024 Out of Business
Top Prospect Group 04-Apr-2024
Perch Interactive 27-Sep-2022
Minibar Delivery 19-Nov-2021
ViKi 01-Sep-2013 Merger/Acquisition
DeepRockDrive 01-Jan-2009 Out of Business

David Goldberg Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

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David Goldberg Co-Investors (5)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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David Goldberg FAQs

  • Who is David Goldberg?

    David Goldberg is an angel Investor who has made 11 investments.

  • What kind of investor is David Goldberg?

    David Goldberg is an angel investor.

  • What does David Goldberg do?

    As an angel investor, David Goldberg invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has David Goldberg invested in?

    David Goldberg has made numerous investments in companies like Justice Bolt, Black Wolf, and NRG within the Business/Productivity Software, Personal Products, and Entertainment Software industries.

  • What has David Goldberg invested in recently?

    David Goldberg's latest investment was on 23-Apr-2021 in Justice Bolt, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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