Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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David Cowan joined Bessemer Venture Partners As a partner in 1992.venture capitalist with Bessemer Venture Partners in Silicon Valley, David Cowan (@davidcowan) has led early stage investments in Twitch, LinkedIn, Skybox, Twilio, Blue Nile, and 20 other startups that went IPO. Cowan also co-founded three cybersecurity companies: VeriSign, Good

Technology (fka Visto), and Defense.Net. The Forbes Midas List of the top venture capitalists has included Cowan 13 times, ranking him as high as #6. Cowan wrote, directed, and performed in the acapella stage musical Lies in the Attic, which enjoyed a commercially successful run in San Jose in early 2016. He earned his BS (in C.S. and math) and his MBA degrees from Harvard University.

Number of Investments 2
David Cowan has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Angel Round - Bastille Networks Internet Security on Sep 10, 2014, when Bastille Networks Internet Security raised
$3M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 10, 2014
Bastille Networks Internet Security
Angel Round - Bastille Networks Internet Security
$3M
Mar 1, 2009
Dropcam
No
Seed Round - Dropcam
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David Cowan has exit - Dropcam.
  • Dropcam Dropcam develops a Wi-Fi camera with easy setup and continuous cloud recording.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 2
David Cowan has 2 current jobs as Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and Founder at Britely. Additionally, David Cowan has had 2 past jobs including CEO at Good Technology.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Good Technology
CEO19961997
VeriSign
Chairman, Co-Founder19951995
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 23
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 14
David Cowan holds 23 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Iris Automation, Board Member at Claroty, and Board Member at Rocket Lab.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Nominum
Member of the Board of DirectorsJun 2002Dec 2017
LifeLock
Board MemberNov 2007Mar 2017
Zoosk
Member of the Board of Directors2007Jan 2015
LinkedIn
Member of the Board of Observer20082011
Playdom
Member of the Board of Observer20092010
Endgame
Member of the Board of Directors2010
Virtru
Member of the Board of DirectorsJun 2014
LOCI
Advisor
Defense.Net
Member of the Board of Directors2012
Truaxis
Member of the Board of Directors
David Cowan studied at Harvard University and Harvard University.
Number of Events 2
David Cowan has participated in 2 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 on Sep 18, 2017.