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Overview

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Primary Job Title Partner
Primary Organization
Venrock

Location New York, New York, United States
Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Website www.pakman.com
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David Pakman is based out of New York and is the Managing Partner and Head of Venture Investments of CoinFund. David previously worked at Arduino as a Board Member. David Pakman attended the University of Pennsylvania. David Pakman has been received Top 100 Venture Capitalist Award.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	LI.FI	CoinFund	Yes	Series A - LI.FI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Veda	CoinFund	Yes	Series A - Veda	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Zoot	CoinFund	Yes	Seed Round - Zoot	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Raad Labs Inc.	CoinFund	Yes	Seed Round - Raad Labs Inc.	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Rarible	Venrock	Yes	Series A - Rarible	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Dapper Labs	Venrock	—	Series C - Dapper Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Simbe Robotics	Venrock	Yes	Series A - Simbe Robotics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Dapper Labs	Venrock	—	Series B - Dapper Labs	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	3Box	Venrock	—	Seed Round - 3Box	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Dstillery	Venrock	—	Series D - Dstillery	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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David Pakman

is the

Partner

Venrock

. Additionally,

David Pakman

has had

past jobs including

Managing Director

Dimensional Associates

Venrock PartnerNov 2008

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Dimensional Associates	Managing Director	Oct 2003	Nov 2008
eMusic	President / CEO	Oct 2003	Nov 2008
Knitting Factory Entertainment	Director	Jun 1999	Jul 2008
Bertelsmann Media	SVP Corporate Development & Public Policy	Oct 2001	Oct 2002
MyPlay	Co-Founder / President, Business Development	Apr 1999	Oct 2001
Apple	Co-founder, Apple Music Group	Mar 1995	Mar 1997
Apple	Product Manager	Aug 1991	Mar 1995
N2K	Vice President	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

David Pakman

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

LI.FI

Board Member

Arduino

, and

Board Member

Running Tide

LI.FI Board MemberDec 11, 2025
Arduino Board MemberMay 2020
Running Tide Board MemberNov 2019
Simbe Robotics Board MemberSep 2019
3Box InvestorJul 2019
CryptoKitties Board MemberNov 1, 2018
Dapper Labs Board MemberOct 2018
Misty Robotics Board MemberMay 2017
Amino Apps Board MemberSep 24, 2015
YouNow Member of the Board of DirectorsDec 1, 2014

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Dollar Shave Club	Member of the Board of Directors	Oct 2012	Jul 2016
klout	Member of the Board of Directors	Oct 2011	Mar 2014
Crunchyroll	Member of the Board of Directors	Feb 2008	Dec 2013
Singly	Member of the Board of Directors	Mar 2011	Aug 21, 2013
University of Pennsylvania	Board of Overseers, School of Engineering & Applied Science	Jan 2007	Jun 2010
Mediacode	Strategic Advisor	Mar 2003	Dec 2003
Social Intelligence	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Pearl	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Venture Capital Investors with Investments in Greater New York Area	950
United States Investors with Funds Raised in 2000	58,460
United States Investors with Funds Raised in 2009	33,901
Private Equity Stage Investors with Investments in Greater New York Area	8,441
Late Stage Venture Investors with Investments in New York	3,372
United States Investors with Funds Raised in 2007	28,615
Venture Capital Investors with Investments in New York, New York	1,214
United States Investors with Funds Raised in 2004	38,285
Early Stage Venture Investors with Investments in New York, New York	1,484
Investors Active in New York, New York (Top 10K)	967

Education

David Pakman

studied at

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania BEComputer Science Engineering19871991

Events

Number of Events

David Pakman

has participated in

events. They most recently attended, or will attend,

Collision 2018

May 20, 2018

Collision 2018 Speaker New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North AmericaMay 20, 2018
Startup Grind NYC Hosts David Pakman, Partner at Venrock Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaJul 19, 2017
TechCrunch Include Office Hours Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaNov 3, 2016
TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 Speaker Brooklyn, New York, United States, North AmericaMay 9, 2016
CoInvent NY Startup Summit 2014 Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaDec 16, 2014
LDV Vision Summit Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaJun 4, 2014
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2014 Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaMay 3, 2014
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2013 Speaker New York, New York, United States, North AmericaApr 29, 2013

Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles

181

News•

Jul 20, 2021