Dave Goldberg Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Inactive
- Investments
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29
- Portfolio
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4
- Exits
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25

Dave Goldberg General Information
Description
Mr. Dave Goldberg is an Angel Investor. Mr. Goldberg served Chief Executive Officer of SurveyMonkey.com, LLC since April 2009. He was a successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and technology and music industry executive. He run, and successfully grown, several online consumer businesses. Mr. Goldberg 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, he was named one of Billboard Magazine's top power players in digital music. He 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, Dave was Director of Marketing Strategy and New Business Development at Capitol Records. Dave also served on the Board of Directors at Ancestry.com and Dashbox. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a BA degree in History and Government.
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Corporate Office
- CA
- United States
Dave Goldberg Investments (29)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Zeal (Educational Software) | 29-Jan-2015 | Seed Round | Educational Software | Out of Business | ||
FilmTrack | 05-Nov-2014 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
IfOnly | 29-Oct-2013 | Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure | Generating Revenue | |||
Peatix | 30-May-2013 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
Gusto | 11-Dec-2012 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Trifacta | 04-Oct-2012 | Database Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Big Frame | 27-Jun-2012 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
Hybrid Wisdom | 01-Jan-2012 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
Impermium | 27-Jun-2011 | Seed Round | Network Management Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Rocketship Education | 11-May-2011 | Grant | Education and Training Services (B2B) | Product Development |
Dave Goldberg Exits (25)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Top Prospect Group | 04-Apr-2024 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Trifacta | 07-Feb-2022 | ||
Nextdoor | 08-Nov-2021 | ||
Shop It To Me | 01-Mar-2021 | ||
99designs | 01-Oct-2020 | ||
IfOnly | 27-Aug-2020 | ||
Signal (Chicago) | 14-Aug-2020 | ||
Vidado | 24-Mar-2020 | ||
FilmTrack | 06-Aug-2019 | Merger/Acquisition | |
SurveyMonkey | 26-Sep-2018 | IPO |
Dave Goldberg Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Dave Goldberg FAQs
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Who is Dave Goldberg?
Dave Goldberg is an angel Investor who has made 29 investments.
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What kind of investor is Dave Goldberg?
Dave Goldberg is an angel investor.
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What does Dave Goldberg do?
As an angel investor, Dave Goldberg invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Dave Goldberg invested in?
Dave Goldberg has made numerous investments in companies like Zeal (Educational Software), FilmTrack, and IfOnly within the Educational Software, Business/Productivity Software, and Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure industries.
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What has Dave Goldberg invested in recently?
Dave Goldberg's latest investment was on 29-Jan-2015 in Zeal (Educational Software), a company within the Educational Software industry.
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