Dave McClure
Founder at Practical Venture Capital
Profile
Dave McClure founded 500 Startups Management Co LLC in 2010, where he worked as Founding Partner from 2012 to 2017, GeeksOnaPlane in 2009, Aslan Computing, Inc. in 1994, where he worked as CEO from 1994 to 1999, Practical VC LLC in 2019, where he is working as General Partner & Managing partner from 2019, and Practical Venture Capital in 2019, where he is working as General Partner from 2019.
Mr. McClure also currently works at rpv management llc, as Advisor.
Mr. McClure also formerly worked at Aslan Computing, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer in 1999, O'Reilly Media, Inc., as Co-Chairman in 2008, PayPal, Inc., as Director-Marketing in 2004, Simply Hired, Inc., as Marketing Director from 2005 to 2006, TeachStreet, Inc., as Director, Twilio, Inc., as Director, oneforty, Inc., as Director, Amped, Inc., as Director, Intel Corp., as Consultant, The Founders Fund, Inc., as Principal in 2010, Mint Software, Inc., as Consultant in 2008, Unitus Labs, as Board Member in 2009, Elevar Equity LLC, as Startup Advisor, Facebook, Inc. (Venture Capital), as Principal from 2009 to 2012, and 500 Hats, as Advisor from 2004 to 2008.
Mr. McClure received his undergraduate degree in 1988 from The Johns Hopkins University.
Dave McClure active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Practical Venture Capital
 Practical Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Practical Venture Capital (PVC) is a venture capital secondary firm that buys LP and GP interests in early-stage VC funds and their breakout winners. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. PVC investors get discounted access to top venture portfolios that already have $1B+ winners. The company was founded in 2019 by Dave McClure, Aman Verjee. | Founder | 2018-12-31 |
Practical VC LLC
 Practical VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Practical VC LLC (Practical VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Dave McClure and Aman Verjee. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Founder | 2018-12-31 |
rpv management llc
 rpv management llc Investment ManagersFinance RPV Management LLC (RPV Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Arkady Kulik and Tamaz Khunjua. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Dave McClure
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
500 Startups Management Co LLC
 500 Startups Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance 500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Founder | 2017-07-02 |
GeeksOnaPlane
 GeeksOnaPlane Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GeeksOnaPlane provides cloud-based software solutions for retail point of sale systems. The American company was founded by Dave McClure. | Founder | 2017-03-31 |
The Founders Fund, Inc.
 The Founders Fund, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Founders Fund, Inc. provides financial assistance to students. It offers scholarships and sponsoring solutions to students for them to defray the cost of attending colleges, universities, and professional programs. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Naples, FL. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2010-03-30 |
Elevar Equity LLC
 Elevar Equity LLC Investment ManagersFinance Elevar Equity LLC (Elevar Equity) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Chris Brookfield, Maya Chorengel, Sandeep Farias and Johanna Posad. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with additional offices in India, Mexico, Cayman Islands & Mauritius. | Private Equity Investor | 2009-11-29 |
Unitus Labs
 Unitus Labs Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Unitus Labs provides micro-financial investment and advisory services. It identifies and fund innovative approaches which provide income-generating opportunities for low-income people in developing countries to earn their way to a better economic future. The company was founded by Joseph W. Grenny, Mike Murray, Robert C. Gay and Tim Stay in 2000 and is headquartered in Orem, UT. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2009-04-29 |
Training of Dave McClure
| The Johns Hopkins University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| INTEL CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| TWILIO INC. | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 17 |
|---|---|
PayPal, Inc.
 PayPal, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Finance |
The Founders Fund, Inc.
The Founders Fund, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Founders Fund, Inc. provides financial assistance to students. It offers scholarships and sponsoring solutions to students for them to defray the cost of attending colleges, universities, and professional programs. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Naples, FL. | Commercial Services |
Simply Hired, Inc.
 Simply Hired, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Simply Hired, Inc. operates an online job search engine. It provides job seekers access to different job openings across all job categories and industries, reaching job seekers on the web, mobile devices, email, and via partner sites. The firm enables employers to reach candidates searching for jobs through its full-service pay-per-click (PPC) and self-service pay-per-post job advertising solutions. The company was founded by Gautam Godhwani, Peter Weck and Anil Godhwani in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA. ^ ^ ^ | Technology Services |
Mint Software, Inc.
 Mint Software, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mint Software, Inc. provides online money management services. It offers debt management, expense tracking, investment and budget management, mutual fund, IRA, and financial planning services. The company was founded by Thomas Aaron Patzer in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
TeachStreet, Inc.
 TeachStreet, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services TeachStreet, Inc. provided online coaching services. The company was founded in June 2007 and was headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Technology Services |
Aslan Computing, Inc.
 Aslan Computing, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Part of Servinet Consulting Group, Aslan Computing, Inc. develops Internet and e-commerce services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Dave McClure. Aslan Computing was acquired by Servinet Consulting Group on April 02, 1998. | Technology Services |
Unitus Labs
Unitus Labs Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Unitus Labs provides micro-financial investment and advisory services. It identifies and fund innovative approaches which provide income-generating opportunities for low-income people in developing countries to earn their way to a better economic future. The company was founded by Joseph W. Grenny, Mike Murray, Robert C. Gay and Tim Stay in 2000 and is headquartered in Orem, UT. | Finance |
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
 O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publishing: Books/MagazinesConsumer Services O'Reilly Media, Inc. publishes books and magazines online. Its solutions are used for teams, enterprise, individuals, government, and education. The company was founded by Timothy F. O'Reilly in 1978 and is headquartered in Sebastopol, CA. | Consumer Services |
Elevar Equity LLC
Elevar Equity LLC Investment ManagersFinance Elevar Equity LLC (Elevar Equity) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Chris Brookfield, Maya Chorengel, Sandeep Farias and Johanna Posad. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with additional offices in India, Mexico, Cayman Islands & Mauritius. | Finance |
oneforty, Inc.
 oneforty, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services oneforty, Inc. provided directory of applications. The company was founded in March 2009 and was headquartered in Brighton, MA. | Commercial Services |
500 Startups Management Co LLC
500 Startups Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance 500 Startups Management Co LLC (500 Startups) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Dave McClure and Christine Tsai. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Amped, Inc.
 Amped, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Amped, Inc. provides ticket selling solutions, and merchandises. The company was founded by Kiran Bellubbi, Kyle Oba, and T. J. Zark on December 10, 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Technology Services |
500 Hats
 500 Hats Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 500 Hats is a consulting and investment firm. | Commercial Services |
GeeksOnaPlane
GeeksOnaPlane Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GeeksOnaPlane provides cloud-based software solutions for retail point of sale systems. The American company was founded by Dave McClure. | Technology Services |
Practical VC LLC
Practical VC LLC Investment ManagersFinance Practical VC LLC (Practical VC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Dave McClure and Aman Verjee. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Finance |
Practical Venture Capital
Practical Venture Capital Investment ManagersFinance Practical Venture Capital (PVC) is a venture capital secondary firm that buys LP and GP interests in early-stage VC funds and their breakout winners. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. PVC investors get discounted access to top venture portfolios that already have $1B+ winners. The company was founded in 2019 by Dave McClure, Aman Verjee. | Finance |
rpv management llc
rpv management llc Investment ManagersFinance RPV Management LLC (RPV Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Arkady Kulik and Tamaz Khunjua. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. | Finance |
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