Donn Davis Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 1

  • Exits
  • 1

Exits

Donn Davis General Information

Description

Mr. Donn Davis is the Co-Founder and serves as Chairman of the Professional Fighters League. He was a Founding Partner at Revolution LLC and Managing Partner of Revolution Growth. He also served as Board Member at Echo360. He is Chairman and Co-Founder of the Professional Fighters League and Founding Partner of Revolution. He is a proven investor, entrepreneur, and company-builder in media, digital, gaming, and sports. Together with Steve Case, he co-founded Revolution in 2005, a Washington DC-based venture capital firm with $1.5 billion under management. He served as Managing Partner of the Revolution Growth funds, investing in disruptive media, digital, gaming, and sports companies such as DraftKings, Sportradar, CustomInk, BigCommerce, and Scopely. He is co-owner of Team Liquid, the most-winning e-sports team in history and two-time ESPN e-sports Team of the Year. Previously, he served as Chairman and CEO of Exclusive Resorts, building the pioneering sharing economy company from start-up to market leader with over $1 billion of vacation home assets. He was a senior executive at America Online during the formative period of the consumer internet, including serving as the President/COO of the AOL Interactive Properties Group, where he managed 7 hyper-growth internet businesses and a 1,000-person team. He was also the youngest member of the company-wide Operating Committee when AOL was a Fortune 50 Company. At age 29, he was named Chief Counsel to the beloved Chicago Cubs Baseball Team, where he was the youngest team attorney in Major League Baseball. He started his career at Sidley & Austin in Chicago, focused on media, sports, and technology M&A and financing transactions. He graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 1985 with a BS in Finance and University of Michigan Law School in 1988.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Washington, DC
  • United States

Donn Davis Investments (1)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Sweetgreen 03-Dec-2013 Restaurants and Bars Generating Revenue/Not Profitable

Donn Davis Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Sweetgreen 18-Nov-2021

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Donn Davis FAQs

  • Who is Donn Davis?

    Donn Davis is an angel Investor who has made 1 investment.

  • What kind of investor is Donn Davis?

    Donn Davis is an angel investor.

  • What does Donn Davis do?

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

  • What has Donn Davis invested in?

    Donn Davis has invested in Sweetgreen within the Restaurants and Bars industry.

  • What has Donn Davis invested in recently?

    Donn Davis's latest investment was on 03-Dec-2013 in Sweetgreen, a company within the Restaurants and Bars industry.

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