# David Dolby

> David Dolby is a seed investor at Dolby Family Ventures (San Francisco) backing CAD and Gaming. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dolby Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dolby-family-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

David Dolby is a director of Dolby Laboratories and a member of the technology strategy committee focused on long-term growth opportunities. He is also a director of Cogstate Limited, where he serves on the audit, nominating and governance, and compensation committees. David is also the CFO of the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund, supporting avariety of not-for-profit initiatives in academic and research institutions, and other social impact sectors.David has a BSE in Civil Engineering from Duke University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. David has studied overseas in Salamanca, Spain, Oxford, England, and Erlangen, Germany. David recently completed a year-long program at the Philanthropy Workshop West with a focus on impact investing. David participates regularly in public company directors’ programs, including Stanford University’s Rock Center for Corporate Governance and Harvard Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CAD | 1 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Printing | 1 | 25% |
| Wireless | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sharrow Marine | Sharrow Marine is a wholly owned subsidiary of sharrow engineering, a company that develops high-performance propulsion technology for the maritime and aeronautical industries. Their sharrow propeller has applications in all types of commercial marine shipping, aerospace, aviation, industrial and commercial non-propulsion uses, as well as inrecreational marine use. | $30M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 20, 2023 |  |
| Tetra Therapeutics | Tetra Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a portfolio of therapeutic products that will bring clarity of thought to people suffering from Fragile X syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, and other brain disorders. | $5M | Series A | Nov 29, 2016 |  |
| Mixed Dimensions | Mixed Dimensions is an integral reality company, creating new systems and technologies for the virtual and physical worlds to relate to one another by bridging the digital and physical worlds through an innovative software platform.Its manufacturing innovative technology enables on demand, no inventory, processing of one of a kind objectsrealized through leading edge 3D printing, robotics, and artists delivering products that bring the imagination from the virtual world to life for use in our physical world. | $4.3M | Convertible Note | Feb 15, 2015 |  |
| Beep Networks | Beep Networks develops and offers cloud-connected wireless sensors which can be used to track locations (GPS), temperature, moisture, pressure, altitude, and motion. It was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $4M | Seed | Dec 01, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dolby Family Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dolby-family-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alsop Louie Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alsop-louie-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alzheimers-drug-discovery-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Apjohn ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apjohn-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fuel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FundersClub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundersclub) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dolby Family Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Dolby Family Ventures is an early stage venture firm focused on building great technology companies. They partner with best-in-class innovators and strong investment syndicate partners at the seed stage of a company’s development. Unlike many seed investors, They intend to continue to invest across future rounds in our successful portfoliocompanies.

5 contacts available at Dolby Family Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Krowne | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-krowne |
| David Dolby | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-dolby |
| Kavan Canekeratne | Associate; Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kavan-canekeratne |
| Pascal Levensohn | Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pascal-levensohn |
| Reetika Bhardwaj | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reetika-bhardwaj |

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## FAQ

### What does David Dolby invest in?

David Dolby invests primarily in CAD, Gaming and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 David Dolby last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Dolby closed in Jun 2023. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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