David Goldberg Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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11
- Portfolio
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5
- Exits
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6

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
Primary Investor Type
David Goldberg Investments (11)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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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 |
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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
David Goldberg Co-Investors (5)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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American Family Ventures | 1 |
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Bahram Alipour |
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Browder Capital |
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Hans Thomas |
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Joseph Cianciolo |
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David Goldberg FAQs
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Who is David Goldberg?
David Goldberg is an angel Investor who has made 11 investments.
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What kind of investor is David Goldberg?
David Goldberg is an angel investor.
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What does David Goldberg do?
As an angel investor, David Goldberg invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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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.
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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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