David Levy

Co-Founder

Boston, Massachusetts, United States32 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Extensive experience in startup investment and advisory roles.
  • Proven track record in building and scaling business development teams.
  • Expertise in capital raising for technology ventures.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capitalist and Startup Advisor with deep expertise in technology investments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentGrowth Investing

Other Skills

Start-upsFinancial ServicesAngel InvestingEconomicsTelecommunicationsLifesciencesProduct DevelopmentMarketing StrategyStrategic PartnershipsDigital MediaVenture CapitalOnline MarketingAnalyticsStrategyCorporate Development

About

Working on GPU-enabled compute initiatives in AI, blockchain, metaverse. Financier of the dotcom boom. Founder and operator of Web2 companies. Ex Amazon and Stripe.

Experience

Makora

Strategic Advisor

Jan 2024Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Greater Boston

  • LLM for GPU code generation. Or, high performance AI on any hardware. (Fka Mako and A2 Labs.)

Stripe

Startup Lead

Jun 2018Aug 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · New York, New York

  • Work with startups, accelerators, incubators, and venture funds to help them grow, thrive, and leverage the Stripe platform.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial ServicesAngel Investing

Amazon web services (aws)

Startup Business Development

Mar 2014Oct 2023 · 9 yrs 7 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Co-built Startup BD team from 14 to 100+ BDMs evangelizing AWS to startups, investors, strategic partners, and enterprises - created the playbook, census, and forecast infrastructure; built the Amazon Startup GTM program to boost startup traction; co-built AWS Connections to connect startups to enterprises.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial ServicesAngel Investing

Comcast ventures

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Jan 2013Jan 2014 · 1 yr · Greater New York City Area

  • Comcast Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation, invests in innovative businesses that represent the next generation of entertainment, communications and digital technology by partnering with entrepreneurs who have the vision, passion and tenacity to succeed. Its primary goal is to generate superior financial returns through the success of its portfolio companies by applying the unique resources, contacts, experience, and insight of Comcast’s family of companies.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipGrowth InvestingBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial Services+1

Broadway video ventures

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Jan 2012Jan 2013 · 1 yr · New York, NY

  • Broadway Video Ventures is the investment and acquisition arm of Broadway Video Entertainment, the media production and distribution company founded by Lorne Michaels (Executive Producer of Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock, and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon). BVV focuses on digital media and entertainment-related partnerships, investments and acquisitions, in particular those that can leverage Broadway Video's brand and assets including its existing and future content library.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipGrowth InvestingBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial Services+1

Various

Investor / Advisor

Jan 2011Present · 15 yrs 2 mos · Boston and New York City

  • Investor in and advisor to technology companies and funds including Makora (fka Mako), CoreWeave (via SPV), Crusoe Energy (via SPV), Groq (mostly acquired by Nvidia), Artistree/Voight, Paperspace (acquired by DigitalOcean), Throne Science, Band, Mailchain, Factorial Capital, Techstars, ERA, XLR8, C10 Labs, Chromatik (acquired by TakeLessons), Wagon Analytics (acquired by Box), Figure 1 (acquired by Physician’s Weekly), Hopscotch, Panna (acquired by Discovery Networks), eduClipper (acquired by Participate), LocalResponse (Qualia), and ENIAC Ventures.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipGrowth InvestingBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial Services+1

Er accelerator

Venture Partner

Jan 2011Present · 15 yrs 2 mos · New York, NY

  • The Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator is an incubator that funds 10 technology startups per class and provides space, services and mentoring via its 130 mentors, 10 operating partners, and interns.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipGrowth InvestingBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial Services+1

Philo

CEO/Co-Founder

Jan 2010Jul 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Philo (acquired by Local Response) made television interactive by letting viewers use their mobile devices to check-in to shows and interact with programming and other viewers.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipGrowth InvestingBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial Services+1

The wharton angel network

Co-Head

Jan 2009Jan 2010 · 1 yr

  • The Wharton Angel Network (WAN) brings together Wharton alumni entrepreneurs seeking capital with Wharton alumni investors looking to invest in early-stage companies. For more information about the WAN, please visit http://bit.ly/whartonangelnetwork
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipGrowth InvestingBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial Services+1

Tigerbow inc.

Co-Founder

Jan 2007Jan 2010 · 3 yrs

  • Tigerbow turned any virtual address into a proxy for a person’s physical address by enabling real gifting to email addresses, social network profiles, mobile phones, or any other nonphysical addresses.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipStart-upsFinancial ServicesAngel Investing

Pdpi, llc

General Partner

Jan 2006Jan 2013 · 7 yrs

  • Invested in and worked with companies requiring combinations of capital infusion, restructuring, and strategic advisory. Completed assignments with public and private biotech, e-healthcare, and new media companies.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipGrowth InvestingBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial Services+1

Advanced cell technology, inc

Consultant

Jan 2006Jun 2008 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Advanced Cell Technology is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of cellular therapies. The company applies stem cell-based technologies (both adult and human embryonic) and other proprietary methods in the field of regenerative medicine to bring patient-specific therapies from the lab bench to the bedside.
Capital RaisingEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsFinancial ServicesAngel Investing

Ardsley partners

Analyst

Jan 2005Dec 2005 · 11 mos

  • Responsible for covering and investing in semiconductor, semiconductor capital equipment, and other technology securities.
Capital Raising

Mlh capital

Partner

Jan 2002Dec 2004 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Research analyst and investor for Marketus Value and Marketus Income hedge fund products. Focused on technology, aerospace, airlines, defense sectors. Co-developed investment strategy, investment themes, and marketing strategy.
Growth InvestingFinancial Services

Hambrecht & quist

Senior Analyst

Jun 1999Dec 2000 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Responsible for equity research and investment banking coverage of Internet infrastructure services companies at Chase/H&Q (now J.P. Morgan).
Capital RaisingGrowth InvestingFinancial Services

Furman selz

Vice President

Aug 1996Jun 1999 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Built the firm's Internet research and investment banking practice. Responsible for equity research and investment banking coverage of Internet media and communications companies at ING Barings/Furman Selz. Institutional Investor, Home Run Hitter 1998.
Capital RaisingGrowth InvestingStart-upsFinancial Services

Computer shopper magazine

Freelance Writer

Jan 1992Jan 1996 · 4 yrs · New York, NY

  • Reviewed and wrote articles about new computer hardware and software.
Capital RaisingGrowth InvestingStart-upsFinancial Services

Education

University of Pennsylvania

BS Economics / BS Engineering — Entrepreneurial Management / Biomedical Engineering

Jan 1991Jan 1996

Columbia High School

Jan 1987Jan 1991

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