DZ

David Zager

Partner @ Pioneer Square Labs

Seattle, Washington

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Partner & Chief Design Officer

    2021

    Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) is a Seattle-based startup studio (PSL Studio) and early-stage venture capital firm (PSL Ventures) that partners with founders to create, launch and grow leading technology companies. Since its founding in 2015, PSL has launched over 35 venture-funded startups and has become a driving force for innovation and entrepreneurship in the region. PSL Studio’s spinout portfolio includes Boundless, Kevala, Recurrent, and Secure, and PSL Ventures investments include Arrived, Copper, Outgo, Shipium, Starfish and TrovaTrip.

  • Chief Design Officer

    2015 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Board Member

    2021

2019 - 2024

  • Mentor

    2019 - 2024

    Seattle Techstars and LA Music Accelerator

2019 - 2022

  • Board Observer

    2019 - 2022

2017 - 2019

  • Board Observer

    2017 - 2019

    Co-founded by Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, TraceMe is a Seattle-based technology company dedicated to connecting athletes/celebrities/influences with their super fans through new social media platforms. The company was acquired by Nike in 2019.

2016 - 2019

  • Advisory Board Member

    2016 - 2019

2017 - 2018

  • Invision Leadership Forum Member

    2017 - 2018

2008 - 2015

  • Co-Founder

    2008 - 2015

    A digital product design and development studio. Clients include Activision, AT&T, Best Buy, BlackBerry, Fox Entertainment Group, Jason Mraz (music), P&G, Space Needle, The Great (apparel), T-Mobile & Toyota.

  • SVP of Digital

    2004 - 2008

    Led design and technical development for on-and-offline digital product experiences.