David B. Pakman | |
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.jpg) Pakman in 2015 | |
| Born | January 29, 1969 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist |
David B. Pakman (born January 29, 1969) is an American businessman and venture capitalist. He is managing director at CoinFund, a blockchain-focused investment firm founded in 2015 with the goal of shaping the global transition to digital assets and decentralized finance. He focuses on early stage venture investments in all sectors of crypto. Previously, he was a Partner in Venrock's New York City office focused on early stage venture investing in consumer and enterprise internet companies. His investments include Dstillery, Smartling, Simbe Robotics, Dapper Labs/Flow/CryptoKitties, Rarible and Running Tide Technologies. He led the Series A and B rounds and sat on the board of Dollar Shave Club which was acquired by Unilever for $1 billion. He was a board member at Crunchyroll (acquired by The Chernin Group) and led Venrock's investment in Klout (acquired by Lithium Technologies).