David Beisel
Internet Investor and Entrepreneur
- Location
- Greater Boston Area
- Industry
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
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David Beisel's Overview
- Current
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- Co-Founder & Partner at NextView Ventures
- Board Director at BlogHer
- Founder and Organizer at Web Innovators Group
- Past
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- Board Director at Second Rotation, Inc.
- Vice President at Venrock
- Principal at Masthead Venture Partners
- Co-Founder; VP Marketing at Sombasa Media / About Inc. / Primedia
- Associate at Parthenon Group
- Education
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- Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Duke University
- Recommendations
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3 people have recommended David
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
David Beisel's Summary
I am a cofounder and Partner at NextView Ventures, a new seed stage investment firm focused on internet-enabled innovation. My focus is to work with founding entrepreneurs looking for additional capital and expertise to help build great digital media & internet companies.
I am founder and organizer of the Web Innovators Group, an organization which holds quarterly events which bring together nearly a thousand people in the web and mobile entrepreneurial ecosystem. I currently serve on the Board of Directors at BlogHer, a women’s-focused blogging community and media network. In addition, I actively blog at GenuineVC.com.
Prior to NextView, I was a Vice President at Venrock, an early stage VC firm originally established as the venture capital arm of the Rockefeller family. While at Venrock, I served on the boards of portfolio investments Second Rotation (aka Gazelle) and BlogHer, and was actively involved with the firm’s investment in Appnexus. Previously I served as a Principal at Masthead Venture Partners where I helped lead an investment in Expo TV, and was an integral member of the team for our investments in Tremor Media, Intercasting, TripConnect, and NewsGator. Prior to joining Masthead, I co-founded Sombasa Media, an e-mail marketing company best known for its flagship product BargainDog. Sombasa was successfully acquired by About Inc., which was soon after acquired by Primedia (NYSE: PRM). Our group became the About Direct division of Primedia, where I served as Vice President of Marketing. While in that role, I led the marketing team responsible for the company's e-mail newsletter product suite, managed the division's customer relationship operations, and coordinated related business development activities.
My educational background includes an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and an AB in Economics, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Duke University.
Specialties
Internet, digital media, online marketing, digital imaging, early-stage venture capital, consumer software.
David Beisel's Experience
Founder and Organizer
Web Innovators Group
2004 – Present (8 years)
Started and lead professional networking group which is comprised of people engaged in internet and mobile innovation in the Boston area. We aim to support entrepreneurs, visionaries, and creative thinkers in the field by holding events which foster community interaction.
Board Director
Second Rotation, Inc.
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry
September 2007 – July 2010 (2 years 11 months)
Online reCommerce marketplace.
Vice President
Venrock
Partnership; 51-200 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry
May 2007 – June 2010 (3 years 2 months)
Engaged with early-stage entrepreneurs looking for additional capital and expertise to help build digital media companies.
Principal
Masthead Venture Partners
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry
2004 – April 2007 (3 years)
Co-Founder; VP Marketing
Sombasa Media / About Inc. / Primedia
Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; PRM; Internet industry
1999 – 2001 (2 years)
Co-founded consumer-facing e-mail marketing company which was which was successfully sold to About.com and then subsequently transformed into the About Direct division of Primedia (NYSE: PRM). Led the marketing team responsible for the company's e-mail newsletter product suite, managed the division's customer relationship operations, and coordinated related business development activities.
Associate
Parthenon Group
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Management Consulting industry
1998 – 1999 (1 year)
David Beisel's Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
MBA
2002 – 2004
Duke University
AB, Economics
1994 – 1998
Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude
David Beisel's Additional Information
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Skiing, cycling, running.
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Web Innovators Group
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