Dave Boyce

Dave Boyce

Director atMercato PartnersUtah

Dave Boyce is a managing director at Mercato Partners with a background as an entrepreneur and operator. He has built and sold companies to Oracle, Amazon, and Experian, and has served as CEO and executive chairman.

What Dave can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Mercato Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Mercato Partners.

Career

  1. InsideSales.com · C-level executive
  2. Winning by Design · Executive Chairman
  3. Forrester Research
  4. ProfitLogic · Founder
  5. Oracle · Executive
  6. Winning by People · Executive Chairman
  7. BYU’s Marriott School of Business · Professor
  8. Mercato Partners · Director
    Now

Companies founded

ProfitLogicFundlyZenPrint

Investments named in public bios

AttainBeam BenefitsKalderosLendioObservePointPaytientVasionTorus

Focus

product-led growthaisaasrevenue architecturegrowth equity

Education

Brigham Young University, B.A. in German Literature cum laudeHarvard Business School, M.B.A.

Also at Mercato Partners

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Questions

Who is Dave Boyce?

Dave Boyce is a managing director at Mercato Partners with a background as an entrepreneur and operator. He has built and sold companies to Oracle, Amazon, and Experian, and has served as CEO and executive chairman.

How much does Dave Boyce invest?

Dave Boyce invests through Mercato Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Dave Boyce?

A warm intro from a founder Mercato Partners backed works best.

What did Dave Boyce do before Mercato Partners?

C-level executive at InsideSales.com; Executive Chairman at Winning by Design; Forrester Research; Founder at ProfitLogic; Executive at Oracle; Executive Chairman at Winning by People; Professor at BYU’s Marriott School of Business.

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