David is a Founding Partner and Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, where he focuses on internet software and services. A number of his investments have led to significant exits, including Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA), RingCentral (NYSE: RNG) and Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST). David has also been recognized by Fortune and Forbes as one of the top technology investors.
Prior to joining KV, David spent five years at Tellme Networks as VP of marketing and business development. Using the quantitative decision making framework RIFLE, the company drove revenue to over $100 million, and was ultimately acquired by Microsoft for more than $700 million. Previously, he led AOL’s communications, community and instant messaging product divisions as they surpassed 50 million users worldwide. After being told by his employer Morgan Stanley that email would never be used for business, David jumped at the chance to join Netscape, where he learned many lessons in product management. David’s career began in door to door sales, where one sales pitch led to his new career in technology via McCaw Cellular, now AT&T.
David holds a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude with highest honors in organizational behavior and economics from Harvard University.
