Dave Yuan

Dave Yuan

Founder and Partner atTidemarkSan Francisco

Dave Yuan is a founder and partner at Tidemark, with over 20 years of experience investing in technology companies. He previously spent 15 years as a general partner at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).

What Dave can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

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

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Tidemark.

Career

  1. Bain Consulting · strategy consultant
  2. Chase Capital Partners · investor
  3. Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) · general partner
  4. Tidemark · Founder and Partner
    Now
  5. Technology Crossover Ventures · general partner

Companies founded

Tidemark

Investments named in public bios

AdaptiveAgVendClioContentfulDutchieFreshworksKajabiKarbonNexlOnflyOnestream SoftwareServiceTitanTekmetricAct-OnAPPNEXUSAVETTA

Focus

technologyinvestingsoftwareinternetenterprise

Education

Harvard University, bachelor’s degree in economicsStanford University Graduate School of Business, M.B.A.

Also at Tidemark

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Questions

Who is Dave Yuan?

Dave Yuan is a founder and partner at Tidemark, with over 20 years of experience investing in technology companies. He previously spent 15 years as a general partner at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).

How much does Dave Yuan invest?

Dave Yuan invests through Tidemark, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Dave Yuan?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Dave in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Tidemark backed works better.

What did Dave Yuan do before Tidemark?

strategy consultant at Bain Consulting; investor at Chase Capital Partners; general partner at Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV); general partner at Technology Crossover Ventures.

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