DC

David Cowan

Deep Tech VC

Redwood City, California

Skills

Venture Capital
Business Strategy
Product Strategies
Board Governance
Cyber Security
Singing
Computer Security
Strategic Partnerships
Social Networking
Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
SaaS
Product Management
Strategy
Corporate Development

Work Experience

  • Partner

    1992

    To deliver top-quartile venture capital investment returns, my partners and I identify, fund, assist and ultimately sell high growth ventures. My historical investments include Ciena, VeriSign, Hotjobs, BlueNile, Postini, LinkedIn, Lifelock, Twilio, Auth0, Skybox Imaging and Dropcam. 24 of my early stage investments have gone public. I am currently invested in Rocket Lab, Zapier, Claroty, Bastille, GetInsured, Drone Deploy, Voxel51 and Reputation.

Rocket Lab USA

2015

  • Board Member

    2015

    Rocket Lab has disrupted the space launch industry with the first rocket designed for deploying and replenishing LEO constellations. RL has the world's only private launch range, the only fully 3D metal printed rocket engines, and the first electric, battery-powered rocket engine. Buying and launching an Electron costs 1/8 the nearest competitor.

Pale Blue Dot Films

2016

  • Producer

    2016

    Pale Blue Dot Films produces movies and TV that connect audiences with disenfranchised communities. We co-produced Bubbleproof and Bubble Report (at Bubbleproof.TV), executive produced the film Blech Effect (available on AppleTV and Amazon Prime Video), and produced the MTV Documentary feature film Afghan Dreamers (now streaming on Paramount Plus).

BubbleProof

2017

  • Co-writer, co-star

    2017

    The first nine-episode season of Bubbleproof is a mockumentary that chronicles the almost-true story of Silicon Valley's phenomenal Heroic Ventures.

Center for Inquiry

2017

  • Board Trustee

    2017

    I'm a proud supporter of CFI's mission to promote science and secular values.

2021

  • Board Member

    2021

Claroty

2016

  • Board Member

    2016

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Member

    2007

    Incubated GetInsured at Bessemer.

  • Board Member

    2009