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David joined OurCrowd in January 2018 as an Investment Partner and focuses on venture investments ranging from early to growth stage. David’s areas of interest include enterprise software and services, online marketplaces, fintech, and mobility. Prior to joining OurCrowd, David held several senior management positions at technology companies ranging in size from startups to major multinationals. He also has pervious investing experience both as a venture capitalist and an angel investor as well as a background in strategy consulting. Most recently, David served as Chief Executive Officer of CyKick Labs, an early-stage cybersecurity startup applying machine learning to protect public-facing web sites from fraud and malicious abuse. Prior to CyKick, he was Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Peerapp - a company that developed intelligent caching software to optimize the delivery of content over IP networks. Earlier in his career, David spent time as a Senior Director at Microsoft leading a team of Program Managers in the Office Communications product group as well as the Mobile Information Workers product group. While at Microsoft David contributed to shipping 5 products. Previous operational roles include: Vice President of Marketing at RADVISION, a leading vendor of networking products for voice, video, and data conferencing; Vice President of Marketing & Product Management for Gizmoz, which developed an early social media service focused on viral marketing and media distribution; Product Manager at VocalTec Communications, a pioneer of the Voice-over-IP market. David was also a Vice President on the investment team at Battery Ventures focusing on early stage venture investments. He is also an active angel investor in technology startups. At the start of his career, David worked for several years as a strategy consultant, first with Braxton Associates, Deloitte’s strategy consulting arm, and then with HK Catalyst, a boutique firm focused on telecom and technology companies. David graduated with honors from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel, Asia
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OurCrowd
Investment Partner
2018 - Current
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David Sokolic is the Investment Partner at OurCrowd, based in Asia. With a background in Venture Capital, David Sokolic has a rich history of leadership and innovation. David Sokolic studied BSEc Economics & Decision Sciences @ Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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May 16, 2016 | Nift Networks | Seed Round - Nift Networks | 3.0M |
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Mar 27, 2019 | CB4 | Series B - CB4 | OurCrowd | 16.0M |
Nov 20, 2019 | Superpedestrian | Series C - Superpedestrian | OurCrowd | 20.0M |
Aug 10, 2021 | Polaris Quantum Biotech | Seed Round - Polaris Quantum Biotech | OurCrowd | 2.1M |
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