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General Information

Websitedavemorin.com
Blogdavemorin.tumblr.com
Twitter@davemorin
BirthplaceHelena, Montana
Birthdate10/14/80

Degrees

University of Colorado Boulder, Bachelors 2003
Economics

Current Companies

Co-Founder, Board of Directors and CEO
Board of Directors
Advisor

Former Companies

Senior Platform Manager
Manager, Creation and Collaboration
Manager, Higher Education Marketing at Apple
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Robyn Twomey

Dave Morin

Dave is an entrepreneur.

Today, he is the Co-Founder and CEO of Path, the personal network that helps you be closer with the ones you love.

Previously, was an early member of the Facebook team where he spent several years working to make the Internet more social by co-creating Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect.

Prior to Facebook, he spent several years learning design thinking and marketing while working at Apple.

Dave received a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Dave has been a featured speaker at universities, conferences, and panels worldwide including South by Southwest, Future of Web Apps, Web 2.0 Summit, Fast Company Innovation Uncensored, Le Web, Stanford, MIT, and the University of Colorado at Boulder.

He has received numerous awards for his work including 30 under 30 Best Young Tech Entrepreneur by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2011, TechFellow Award by TechCrunch and Founders Fund in 2010, and 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company in 2009.

Dave grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in the United States. Today, he lives and works in beautiful San Francisco.

Recent Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
Crowdtilt 3/13Series A$12M8
Lulu 2/13Seed$2.5M7
Silvercar 10/12Venture Round$11.5M5
Betable 7/12Seed10
Behance 5/12Series A$6.5M8
Couple 5/12Seed$4.2M12
Circa 4/12Seed$900k20
Tripbirds 3/12Seed$740k8
Wantful 3/12Series A$5.5M7
NationBuilder 3/12Series A$6.25M9
Percolate 12/11Series A$1.5M5
Percolate 12/11Seed$1.5M9
Tracks.by 12/11Seed16
Liftopia 10/11Venture Round$1.3M5
Origami Labs 10/11Seed$1.5M10
StyleSeat 7/11Seed$700k6
Snapguide 6/11Seed$2M6
Everlane 4/11Seed$1.1M10
Milk 4/11Angel$1.5M26
Yobongo 3/11Seed$1.35M10
Hearsay Social 2/11Series A$3M10
Wanderfly 2/11Series A$1M6
Artsy 11/10Angel$1.25M15
Birchbox 10/10Seed$1.4M8
BranchOut 9/10Series A$6M16
Foodspotting 8/10Seed$750k9
Open Places 6/10Seed$1.1M7
Venmo 5/10Seed$1.2M8
Faction Skis 4/10Angel4
Formspring 3/10Series A$2.5M12
Hot Potato 11/09Series A$1.42M16
Foodzie 12/08Seed$1M22

Videos

Sources

    Announcing Facebook Connect (google.com) [edit]
    Fast Company - 100 Most Creative People in Business (google.com) [edit]
  1. Crowdfunding Platform Crowdtilt Lands $12M From Sean Parker, Andreessen & More; Now Acquiring To Expand Into Mobile (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  2. Lulu Raises Another $2.5M From Yuri Milner And Angels For Its Girls-Only App To Rate Guys (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  3. Silvercar snags $11.5M to disrupt airport car rentals (pandodaily.com) [edit]
  4. Betable Brings Legal Gambling Mechanics To Social Game Developers (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. After 5 Years Of Bootstrapping, Behance Nabs $6.5M From USV, Jeff Bezos, Dave Morin & More (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  6. Yuri Milner, Dave Morin, SV Angel, CrunchFund And More Hook Up Pair With $4.2M (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  7. All-Star Cast Invests 750K In Ben Huh And Matt Galligan’s Mobile News Startup Circa (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. Tripbirds Picks Up $740k From Path’s Dave Morin, Others. Now In Public Beta (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  9. Wantful Raises $5.5M in Series A Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  10. Community Organizing Platform NationBuilder Raises $6.3M From Andreessen Horowitz; Causes Founder Joins As President (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  11. Percolate Raises $1.5 M. and Turns Away from Consumers to Helping Brands Curate Content (betabeat.com) [edit]
  12. Percolate Raises $1.5 Million From Dave Morin And First Round Capital To Turn Brands Into Tumblrs (businessinsider.com) [edit]
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  14. Ski Lift Ticket Retailer Liftopia Raises $1.3 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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  16. Ashton Kutcher, Founders Fund Go In For $775K On ‘OpenTable For Stylists’ StyleSeat (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  17. Stealthy Startup SnapGuide Closes $2+ Million Round (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  18. Kleiner Perkins, SV Angel Back Personalized, Designer Quality E-Commerce Platform Everlane (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  19. Milk Completes $1.5 Million Angel Round, Packed with Valley Names (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  20. How Do You Talk To An Angel? Use Yobongo, They’re All Investing. (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  21. Hearsay Brings Compliance to Social Media (allthingsd.com) [edit]
  22. Wanderfly Raises $1 Million For Social Travel Recommendation Engin (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  23. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  24. Makeup Discovery Service BirchBox Raises $1.4 Million Seed Round (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  25. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  26. techcrunch.com [edit]
  27. Trazzler Gets $1 Million From Star Investors, Takes a Page From Twitter’s Playbook [Video] (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  28. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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  30. NY Times (bits.blogs.nytimes.com) [edit]
  31. Hot Potato Raises $1.42 For Event Social Networking (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
  32. Foodzie Raises $1 Million For Its Specialty Food Marketplace (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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