David Sze

General Partner at Greylock

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Board Observer at Kongregate.com
  • Advisor at eSnips
  • Board Member at Revision3
  • Board Observer at Facebook.com
  • Board Member at Digg
  • Investor at Wink
  • Board Member at VUDU
  • Board Member at LinkedIn
  • Board Member at Oodle
  • Board Member at Glimpse
  • Board Member at Softcoin
  • Board Member at Seven Networks
  • Investor at Claria
  • General Partner at Greylock
Past
  • Board Member at Troux Technologies
  • Board Observer at Farecast
  • Board Member at New Edge Networks
  • Board Member at NOCpulse
  • SVP, Product Strategy at Excite@Home
  • VP, Network Programming and Content at Excite, Inc
  • General Manager at Excite, Inc
  • Director, Marketing at Architext
  • Producer at Crystal Dynamics
  • Associate Producer at Crystal Dynamics
  • Associate Product Manager at Electronic Arts, Inc
  • Assistant Product Manager at EA
  • Student at Stanford Graduate School of Business
  • Associate at The Boston Consulting Group
  • Associate at Marakon Associates
  • Senior Analyst at Marakon Associates
  • Analyst at Marakon
  • Student at Yale University
  • Market Research Analyst at Home Box Office
Education
  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • Stanford
  • Yale
  • Buckingham Browne & Nichols (BB&N)
  • Shady Hill
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Venture Capital & Private Equity

David Sze’s Summary

David joined Greylock in 2000. He is primarly focused on Consumer Technology, Media and Services including Broadband and Wireless.

Before coming to Greylock, David was SVP of Product Strategy at Excite and then Excite@Home. As an early employee at Excite, David also held roles as GM of Excite.com and VP of Content and Programming for the Excite Network. Before Excite, he was in product marketing and development at Electronic Arts and Crystal Dynamics respectively. He started his career in management consulting for Marakon Associates and The Boston Consulting Group, and also spent time at HBO.

David holds a B.A. from Yale University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

David Sze’s Specialties:

Consumer Internet, Digital Media Convergence, Wireless Data


David Sze’s Experience

  • Board Observer

    Kongregate.com

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    August 2007Present (1 year)

  • Advisor

    eSnips

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    October 2006Present (1 year 10 months)

  • Board Member

    Revision3

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    September 2006Present (1 year 11 months)

  • Board Observer

    Facebook.com

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    April 2006Present (2 years 4 months)

  • Board Member

    Digg

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    October 2005Present (2 years 10 months)

  • Investor

    Wink

    (Public Company; Internet industry)

    June 2005Present (3 years 2 months)

  • Board Member

    VUDU

    (Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

    April 2005Present (3 years 4 months)

    a/k/a VVOND a/k/a Marquee

  • Board Member

    LinkedIn

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    October 2004Present (3 years 10 months)

  • Board Member

    Oodle

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    September 2004Present (3 years 11 months)

  • Board Member

    Glimpse

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    July 2004Present (4 years 1 month)

  • Board Member

    Softcoin

    (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    April 2002Present (6 years 4 months)

  • Board Member

    Seven Networks

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    April 2001Present (7 years 4 months)

  • Investor

    Claria

    (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    April 2000Present (8 years 4 months)

    a/k/a Gator

  • General Partner

    Greylock

    (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    January 2000Present (8 years 7 months)

  • Board Member

    Troux Technologies

    (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

    September 2003July 2006 (2 years 11 months)

  • Board Observer

    Farecast

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    July 2005July 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  • Board Member

    New Edge Networks

    (Public Company; ELNK; Telecommunications industry)

    April 2002April 2006 (4 years 1 month)

    a/k/a NEN
    Acquired by Earthlink (ELNK)

  • Board Member

    NOCpulse

    (Public Company; RHAT; Computer Software industry)

    March 2000November 2002 (2 years 9 months)

    Acquired by Red Hat (RHAT)

  • SVP, Product Strategy

    Excite@Home

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Internet industry)

    January 1999December 1999 (1 year)

  • VP, Network Programming and Content

    Excite, Inc

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

    January 1998December 1998 (1 year)

  • General Manager

    Excite, Inc

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

    January 1997December 1997 (1 year)

  • Director, Marketing

    Architext

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    March 1996December 1996 (10 months)

    Renamed Excite

  • Producer

    Crystal Dynamics

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

    January 1995March 1996 (1 year 3 months)

    Acquired by Eidos Interactive, Plc which is now part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (Public, LON:SEG)

  • Associate Producer

    Crystal Dynamics

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

    August 1994January 1995 (6 months)

    Acquired by Eidos Interactive, Plc which is now part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (Public, LON:SEG)

  • Associate Product Manager

    Electronic Arts, Inc

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

    January 1994August 1994 (8 months)

  • Assistant Product Manager

    EA

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ERTS; Computer Games industry)

    August 1993December 1993 (5 months)

  • Student

    Stanford Graduate School of Business

    (Higher Education industry)

    September 1991May 1993 (1 year 9 months)

  • Associate

    The Boston Consulting Group

    (Partnership; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    June 1992September 1992 (4 months)

    a/k/a BCG

  • Associate

    Marakon Associates

    (Partnership; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    June 1990May 1991 (1 year)

  • Senior Analyst

    Marakon Associates

    (Partnership; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    September 1989June 1990 (10 months)

  • Analyst

    Marakon

    (Partnership; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    September 1988August 1989 (1 year)

  • Student

    Yale University

    (Higher Education industry)

    September 1984June 1988 (3 years 10 months)

  • Market Research Analyst

    Home Box Office

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

    June 1987September 1987 (4 months)

    a/k/a HBO, Time, Time Warner, AOLTime Warner


David Sze’s Education

  • Stanford University Graduate School of Business

    MBA, 19911993

  • Stanford

    MBA, September 1991May 1993

  • Yale

    BA, Economics and Political Science, September 1984June 1988

  • Buckingham Browne & Nichols (BB&N)

    HS, 19801984

  • Shady Hill

    19711980


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