Number of Portfolio Companies 11
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Executive Chairman
  • Primary Organization 
    Drift
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 
David Cancel is the current Executive Chairman of Drift. He previously worked at Compete, Inc as a Founder and Chief Technology Officer. David Cancel attended Queens College.
Number of Investments 11
David Cancel has made 11 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Digits on Nov 6, 2019, when Digits raised
$10.5M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Nov 6, 2019
Digits
Series A - Digits
$10.5M
May 25, 2016
Tettra
Seed Round - Tettra
$664K
Aug 26, 2015
Klaviyo
Seed Round - Klaviyo
$1.5M
Dec 23, 2014
Appcues
Seed Round - Appcues
$1.2M
Mar 22, 2012
Disconnect
Seed Round - Disconnect
$600K
Oct 8, 2011
Help Scout
Seed Round - Help Scout
$435K
Jan 27, 2011
Storenvy
Seed Round - Storenvy
$1.5M
Aug 31, 2010
Locately
Angel Round - Locately
$300K
Aug 2, 2010
Rapportive
Seed Round - Rapportive
$1M
Dec 3, 2009
Next Big Sound
No
Seed Round - Next Big Sound
$1M
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David Cancel has exits. Their most notable exits are StorenvyRapportive, and Next Big Sound.
  • Storenvy Storenvy, a community of online stores, provides an e-commerce network enabling users to shop across multiple stores.
  • Rapportive Rapportive is an email add-on that displays social media info about contacts inside the users’ inbox.
  • Next Big Sound Next Big Sound is an online music analytics platform tracking artists’ popularity and profitability across major social networks.
  • Locately Locately employs location analytics technologies that combine GPS signals with mobile surveys to understand how consumers make decisions.
  • Klaviyo Klaviyo is an automation and email platform designed to help grow businesses.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 8
David Cancel is the Executive Chairman at Drift. Additionally, David Cancel has had 8 past jobs including Founder & CEO at Drift.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Drift
Founder & CEOJan 20152022
HubSpot
Chief Product OfficerJun 20, 2011Sep 30, 2014
Performable
CEO & FounderOct 2009Jun 20, 2011
Ghostery
Founder & OwnerNov 2008Dec 2009
Lookery
Co-Founder & CTOMay 2009
Compete, Inc.
Founder & CTONov 2000Oct 2007
Lycos
Founding Member of Lycos Advanced Product Development Research Group
BuyerZone.com
CTO
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 5
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
David Cancel holds 5 board and advisor roles including Board Advisor at SnapApp, Member of the Advisory Board at NextView Ventures, and Board Member at EverTrue.
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David Cancel studied at Queens College.