Co-founder and General Partner / Craft Ventures
David Sacks is a prominent technology entrepreneur and investor, known for his roles as co-founder and General Partner at Craft Ventures. He is a member of the "PayPal Mafia," having served as COO and Head of Product at PayPal. Sacks also founded Yammer, which was acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion, and has made angel investments in iconic companies like Facebook, Uber, SpaceX, Palantir, and Airbnb. He is also a political commentator and has been appointed as the White House A.I. and Crypto Czar.
Founder/Partner
Craft Ventures is a VC firm dedicated to the craft of building great companies. We focus on SaaS.
Producer
Produced THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, starring Aaron Eckhart, Robert Duvall, Katie Holmes, and William H. Macy. Nominated for Best Picture at the 2006 Golden Globes. Produced DALI LAND, starring Sir Ben Kingley as Salvador Dali, which premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
Founder/CEO
Yammer, the first Enterprise Social Network, was a pioneer in bottom-up SaaS and workplace collaboration. It was acquired by Microsoft in July 2012 for $1.2 billion.
COO / Head of Product
"PayPal Mafia"
B.A.
B.A. - Economics
J.D.
J.D.
Specializing in early-stage funding and strategic guidance for high-growth B2B startups, focusing heavily on the software and enterprise sectors.
Founder of the first Enterprise Social Network, pioneering the influential 'bottom-up' SaaS distribution and monetization model.
Deep expertise in leading product development, strategic planning, and engineering teams from initial concept through scale and high-value acquisition.
Experienced in high-profile tech M&A, including leading Yammer to its successful $1.2 billion acquisition by Microsoft in 2012.
A summary of David Sacks’ key executive and advisory roles, highlighting his influence across multiple generations of Silicon Valley technology and finance.
Founder & CEO, Yammer ($1.2B Acquisition)
COO & Head of Product, PayPal
Interim CEO, Zenefits
Co-founder, Craft Ventures
Member of the 'PayPal Mafia'
Pioneer of Bottom-up SaaS Model
Investor in 20+ Unicorn Companies
Tech Advisor to the White House (AI & Crypto Czar)
Film Producer (Thank You For Smoking, Dali Land)
Producers Guild of America Member
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