# David DesJardins

> David DesJardins is a Series A investor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology backing News. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massachusetts-institute-of-technology-mit)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2008
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-desjardins-5870354

David DesJardins is a Series A investor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in San Francisco focused on News and Social News. David DesJardins is currently worked as Board Observer at MaxPlay.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Social News | 1 | 50% |
| Search Engine | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blekko | Blekko is a search company founded by Rich Skrenta and his core team from previous company Topix and Netscape's Open Directory. Blekko was founded halfway through 2007 and has already earned itself an angel round from Baseline Ventures and two ex-Googlers. | $3M | Series B | May 14, 2008 |  |
| Blekko | Blekko is a search company founded by Rich Skrenta and his core team from previous company Topix and Netscape's Open Directory. Blekko was founded halfway through 2007 and has already earned itself an angel round from Baseline Ventures and two ex-Googlers. | $2M | Series A | Sep 01, 2007 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Massachusetts Institute of Technology

VC Fund · Cambridge, United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a research university that conducts research and offers educational courses in science, technology, and engineering. Its five schools and one college encompass numerous academic departments, divisions, and degree-granting programs as well as interdisciplinary centers, laboratories, and programs.Degrees earned at MIT include bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate.Students from MIT are regularly named Fulbright Fellows, Marshall Scholars, Rhodes Scholars, Truman Scholars, and Gates Scholars.The faculty of MIT has won numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize, Medal of Science, John Bates Clark Medal, Fields Medal, PECASE awards, MacArthur ’genius’ grants, and more. Many faculty members are of the AAAS, IEEE, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and other prestigious societies.

5 contacts available at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniela Rus | Professor of EECS | — |
| David DesJardins | Member of the Corporation | — |
| James DiCarlo | Head, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences | — |
| Mick Mountz | Dean's Advisory Committee, School of Engineering | — |
| Paula T. Hammond | Head, Department of Chemical Engineering | — |

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## FAQ

### What does David DesJardins invest in?

David DesJardins invests primarily in News, Social News and Search Engine startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did David DesJardins last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David DesJardins closed in May 2008. Shizune tracks 2 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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