Dave Morin

Dave Morin
Morin in 2014
Born (1980-10-14) October 14, 1980 (age 43)
Helena, Montana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Known forPath
Slow Ventures
Facebook
SpouseBrit Morin (m. 2011)
Children2

Dave Morin (born October 14, 1980) is an American entrepreneur and angel investor. He is best known for founding Slow Ventures and the social network Path.[1][2][3] A former manager at Facebook, he co-created the Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect.[4][5][6]

In 2020, Morin started Offline Ventures, a VC firm that uses a subscription funding model.[7] He is a member of the board of directors for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), Eventbrite, and Dwell Media.[8][9][10]

  1. ^ Ghoshal, Abhimanyu (March 22, 2018). "Path founder considers rebuilding his social network". The Next Web. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Tomio Geron (November 30, 2011). "Path Relaunches As All-In-One Mobile Smart Journal". Forbes. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Katie Roof (April 12, 2019). "Slow Ventures Founder Dave Morin Moving On". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. ^ JP Mangalindan (September 17, 2012). "Dave Morin: The mobile answer man". CNN Money. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  5. ^ Caroline McCarthy (May 9, 2008). "Facebook to open the gates with 'Facebook Connect'". Cnet. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  6. ^ Elinor Mills (March 16, 2012). "Privacy suit filed against Path, Twitter, Apple, Facebook, others". Cnet. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  7. ^ "Dave Morin, one of the first Facebook employees, has launched a new VC firm that uses a subscription funding model". Business Insider. July 15, 2020.
  8. ^ Emil Protalinski (April 29, 2013). "Path, the private social network, passes 10 million registered users". The Next Web. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  9. ^ Brad McCarty (May 16, 2012). "As Eventbrite nears 60 million tickets sold, Path's Dave Morin joins its board of directors". The Next Web. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  10. ^ "San Francisco Snow Ball". USSA Foundation. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.