Dave McClure, Founding Partner Practical Venture Capital and Ben Narasin, Founding Partner Tenacity Venture Capital

Secondary Markets

Dave McClure is a seasoned Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor, and engineer with 30 years of experience. He is the founder of Practical Venture Capital, a firm specializing in secondary VC markets, and 500 Startups, a global VC firm managing over $2B in assets and investing in 3,000 companies, including 35+ unicorns. Previously, Dave was a venture capitalist at Founders Fund, where his early-stage investments led to multiple IPOs, and he served as Director of Marketing at PayPal. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a BS in engineering and applied mathematics, Dave has been recognized on the Forbes Midas List of top global VCs and is known for his passion for supporting startups and his unabashed love of nerd culture.