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David Sacks

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David O. Sacks is the Founder and CEO of Yammer, Inc. Sacks was previously the COO of PayPal until its acquisition by eBay. Subsequently, he founded Geni.com, a family tree building and networking website. He also produced and financed the hit movie Thank You For Smoking. David recently sold Yammer to Microsoft for $1.2 billion.

David holds a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Recent Milestones

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  David Sacks invested in GetFresh. (2/5/13)
  Posted 2/15/13 at 2:43pm via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks invested in Houzz. (1/29/13)
  Posted 1/29/13 at 6:53pm via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks invested in 15Five. (1/15/13)
  Posted 1/15/13 at 7:13pm via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks invested in ZenPayroll. (12/12/12)
  Posted 12/12/12 at 3:47am via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks added a position as Board at MyHeritage.com. (11/1/12)
  Posted 12/2/12 at 7:32am
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  David Sacks invested in GrabCAD. (10/16/12)
  Posted 10/15/12 at 8:09pm via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks invested in Mixpanel. (5/10/12)
  Posted 5/10/12 at 6:28pm via finsmes.com
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  David Sacks invested in Cherry. (4/17/12)
  Posted 4/17/12 at 6:41pm via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks invested in ResearchGate. (2/22/12)
  Posted 2/22/12 at 6:21pm via researchgate.net
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  David Sacks invested in Pocket Change. (11/23/11)
  Posted 11/23/11 at 6:41pm via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks invested in Cherry. (11/8/11)
  Posted 11/8/11 at 4:10pm via Cherry.com
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  David Sacks invested in ShopSquad/Ownza. (3/23/11)
  Posted 3/23/11 at 8:31pm via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks invested in Circle Inc. (1/1/11)
  Posted 4/28/11 at 10:50am via techcrunch.com
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  David Sacks added a position as Director of Sales at Salesforce Buddy Media. (7/12/10)
  Posted 9/21/11 at 11:13am
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  David Sacks added a position as Board of Directors at Scribd. (1/18/10)
  Posted 1/18/10 at 8:37pm
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  David Sacks added a position as Chief Financial Officer at BizBash Media. (1/1/10)
  Posted 10/8/12 at 10:09am

Investments

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1. Backed By Yammer’s David Sacks, Fresh Launches A Site For Verified Consumer Gadget Reviews (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Home Remodeling Platform Houzz Raises $35M Series C Round Led By NEA And GGV Capital, Launches Paid Pro+ Accounts (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. 15Five Wants Employees To Have A Voice, Raises $1M From Yammer’s David Sacks, 500 Startups, Ben Parr And More To Give It (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. ZenPayroll Launches Cloud-Based Payroll Service With $6.1M In Seed Funding From CEOs At Yammer, Box, Yelp And Dropbox (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. GrabCAD Raises $8.15M From Charles River Ventures, Yammer Co-Founder & Others For Its ‘GitHub For Mechanical Engineers’ (techcrunch.com) [edit]
6. Mixpanel Raises $10M in Series A Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
7. Shasta Ventures, Founders Fund Put $4.5 Million In The Uber For Carwashes, Cherry (techcrunch.com) [edit]
8. Founders Fund Invests in ResearchGate, The Professional Network For Scientists (researchgate.net) [edit]
9. Mobile Game Monetization Platform Lunch Money Raises $1M From Google Ventures; Rebrands As Pocket Change (techcrunch.com) [edit]
10. Cherry.com [edit]
11. Social Shopping Startup ShopSquad Lands $1.25M In Funding From Heavy Hitters (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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13. Thread.com Raises $1.2 Million For Facebook-Powered Matchmaking Service (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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