David Cohen

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Mr. David Cohen is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board of Directors at Techstars. He serves as VC Advisory Committee Member at Wildcard Ventures. Based in the USA, he is the Founder and Chairman of Techstars, the world's most active investor in early-stage startups. He has been an entrepreneur and investor for his entire life having founded several companies and invested in hundreds of startups such as Uber, Twilio, SendGrid, Pillpack, and sports-tech startup Classpass. In total, these investments have gone on to create more than $100B in value. Prior to Techstars, He was a co-founder of Pinpoint Technologies which was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation in 1999. He was the founder and CEO of earFeeder, a music service that was sold to SonicSwap. He also had what he likes to think of as a "graceful failure" in between. He is the co-author (with Brad Feld) of Do More Faster; Techstars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup. He also enjoys reading non-fiction books and playing tennis. He is married to the coolest girl he's ever met and has three amazing kids who always seem to be teaching him something new. He served as an Advisor & Board Member at Tred. He was a Co-Founder of Patriot Boot Camp. Previously, he served as Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Techstars. He also is a Co-Founder of GAN. He served as a Board Member at ConnXus, TVision, and Distil Networks. He serves as an Advisor and Board Observer at SaaSOptics. He served as an Advisor at RealtyMogul. He is also a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Bullet Time GP. Previously, he was a founder of several software and web technology companies. He was the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Pinpoint Technologies which was acquired by ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: ZOLL) in 1999. He was also the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of earFeeder.com, a music service that was sold to SonicSwap.com in 2006. He is also active at the University of Colorado, serving as a Member of the Board of Advisors of the Computer Science Department, the Entrepreneurial Advisory Board at Silicon Flatirons, and the Board of Advisors of the Deming Center Venture Fund. He is also a member of the selection committee for Venture Capital in the Rockies and runs the Colorado chapter of the Open Angel Forum. He currently serves as an Advisor at Epic Playground. He served as an Advisor at Keebitz. He is a Board Member at SendGrid, Casabots, PivotDesk, and Conspire. He also is a member of the Advisory Board at Hilltop Venture Partners and an Advisor at V1.vc. He serves as an Advisor at Firebrand Ventures. He also serves as an Executive at Barclays Accelerator.