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David Sacks

Entrepreneur, Investor

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000,000.00

Skills

Product Management
Start-ups
E-commerce
SaaS
Entrepreneurship
Mobile Devices
User Experience
Strategic Partnerships
Monetization
Venture Capital
Analytics
Enterprise Software
Product Marketing
Ruby on Rails
Web Analytics
Business Strategy
Mobile Applications
Cloud Computing
Online Advertising
Product Development

Education

Work Experience

  • Founder/Partner

    2017

    Craft Ventures is a VC firm dedicated to the craft of building great companies. We are founders who back founders. Our focus is on SaaS and Marketplace models.

  • Producer

    2005

    Produced THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, starring Aaron Eckhart, Robert Duvall, Katie Holmes, and William H. Macy. Nominated for Best Picture at the 2006 Golden Globes. Produced DALI LAND, starring Sir Ben Kingley as Salvador Dali, which premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

2008 - 2014

  • Founder/CEO

    2008 - 2014

    Yammer, the first Enterprise Social Network, pioneered bottom-up SaaS by adapting consumer tactics for enterprise sales. It was acquired by Microsoft in July 2012 for $1.2 billion as a core part of its cloud/social strategy.

1999 - 2002

  • COO / Head of Product

    1999 - 2002

    "PayPal Mafia"

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