Dave Pidwell
Venture Partner @ Alloy Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Dave Pidwell is a Series C investor at Alloy Ventures in San Francisco focused on SaaS and Sales. David Pidwell has been a venture partner at Alloy Ventures since 1996.In 1987, he founded Rasna Corp., a mechanical design automation software company financed by the partners at Alloy. He was President and CEO until 1995 when Parametric Technology (Nasdaq: PMTC) acquired the firm.Prior to Rasna, Pidwell worked for ROLM Corp. for 14 years.He is currently a director of iPrint, Ensenda, Xactly, and Informatica (Nasdaq: INFA).He received a BS in electrical engineering (1969) and a MS in computer systems engineering (1970) from Ohio University and completed three years of work at Stanford University on a PhD in engineering economic systems.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Dave Pidwell invests in
Stages Dave Pidwell invests in
Countries Dave Pidwell invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (25%)
- Sales 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
- Analytics 1 (25%)
Stage
- Series C 1 (25%)
- Series D 1 (25%)
- Series E 1 (25%)
- Series F 1 (25%)
Investments
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Xactly
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Xactly is a leading global provider of enterprise cloud-based Sales Performance Management solutions for planning and incenting sales organizations, including sales quota and territory planning, incentive compensation management, and predictive analytics. Xactly Incent Suite drives sales behaviors to align with company objectives, increasingemployee trust and loyalty with error-free commission payments and on-demand visibility, improving operational efficiencies and productivity. | $12M / Series F / Aug 03, 2010 | |
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Xactly
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Xactly is a leading global provider of enterprise cloud-based Sales Performance Management solutions for planning and incenting sales organizations, including sales quota and territory planning, incentive compensation management, and predictive analytics. Xactly Incent Suite drives sales behaviors to align with company objectives, increasingemployee trust and loyalty with error-free commission payments and on-demand visibility, improving operational efficiencies and productivity. | $7.5M / Series E / Jul 07, 2010 | |
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Xactly
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Xactly is a leading global provider of enterprise cloud-based Sales Performance Management solutions for planning and incenting sales organizations, including sales quota and territory planning, incentive compensation management, and predictive analytics. Xactly Incent Suite drives sales behaviors to align with company objectives, increasingemployee trust and loyalty with error-free commission payments and on-demand visibility, improving operational efficiencies and productivity. | $30M / Series D / Apr 30, 2008 | |
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Xactly
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Xactly is a leading global provider of enterprise cloud-based Sales Performance Management solutions for planning and incenting sales organizations, including sales quota and territory planning, incentive compensation management, and predictive analytics. Xactly Incent Suite drives sales behaviors to align with company objectives, increasingemployee trust and loyalty with error-free commission payments and on-demand visibility, improving operational efficiencies and productivity. | $15M / Series C / Apr 23, 2007 |
Co-Investors
Bay Partners
4 deals together
Illuminate Ventures
3 deals together
Outlook Ventures
3 deals together
Rembrandt Venture Partners
3 deals together
Glynn Capital Management
2 deals together
Salesforce Ventures
2 deals together
About Alloy Ventures
Alloy Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in the areas of life sciences, information technology, and cleantech.
Alloy Ventures Contacts
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Craig Taylor
Co-Founder & General Partner
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Dave Pidwell
Venture Partner
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John Shoch
Co-Founder & General Partner
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Leighton Read
Venture Partner
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Leighton Read
Venture Partner
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What does Dave Pidwell invest in?
Dave Pidwell invests primarily in SaaS, Sales and Software startups, most often at Series C and Series D stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Dave Pidwell last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dave Pidwell closed in Aug 2010. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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