# Dave Pidwell

> Dave Pidwell is a Series C investor at Alloy Ventures (San Francisco) backing SaaS and Sales. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Alloy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alloy-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2010
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

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.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Sales | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |
| Series E | 1 | 25% |
| Series F | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xactly | 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 |  |
| Xactly | 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 |  |
| Xactly | 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 |  |
| Xactly | 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 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bay Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Illuminate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/illuminate-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Outlook Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outlook-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Rembrandt Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rembrant-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Glynn Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glynn-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Salesforce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salesforce-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Alloy Ventures

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

Alloy Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in the areas of life sciences, information technology, and cleantech.

5 contacts available at Alloy Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Craig Taylor | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-taylor |
| Dave Pidwell | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-pidwell |
| John Shoch | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-shoch |
| Leighton Read | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leighton-read |
| Leighton Read | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leighton-read-2 |

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## FAQ

### 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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