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David Pakman was the founder of Myplay, Inc. (founded in 1999) where he held the title of President.
He currently holds positions as a Director at Dstillery, Inc., YouNow Media LLC, New York Venture Capital Association, Inc., Simbe Robotics, Inc., Misty Robotics, Inc., Dapper Labs, Inc., and as a Partner at Venrock Associates (since 2008).
He is also a Board Member at Arduino SRL (since 2020), Rarible, Inc. (since 2021), Running Tide Technologies Inc (since 2019), and CoinFund (since 2021) where he serves as the Managing Partner & Head of Venture Investments.
In his former positions, Mr. Pakman served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of eMusic.com, Inc., Director at Singly, Inc., Director at KnitMedia, Inc. (from 1999 to 2008), Director at Smartling, Inc. (from 2009 to 2021), Product Manager at Apple, Inc., and Vice President-Business & Product Development at N2K, Inc. He also served as a Trustee at Ithaka Harbors, Inc.Mr. Pakman obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.
David Pakman active positions
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Venrock Associates
Venrock Associates Investment ManagersFinance Venrock Associates invests in companies located in the US. The firm focuses on sectors such as intelligent enterprise & AI, security & infrastructure, fintech, healthcare IT, defense & Aerospace, robotics & autonomy and consumer sectors. It participates in early and later stage transactions. | Private Equity Investor | 2008-10-31 |
Dstillery, Inc.
Dstillery, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops cross-device audience targeting platform for brands | Director/Board Member | - |
New York Venture Capital Association, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Misty Robotics, Inc.
Misty Robotics, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops and manufactures personal robots for the home and office | Director/Board Member | - |
Dapper Labs, Inc.
Dapper Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops block chain based games | Director/Board Member | 2018-09-30 |
Simbe Robotics, Inc.
Simbe Robotics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Offer solutions for auditing shelves for out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced items, and pricing errors | Director/Board Member | 2019-09-11 |
YouNow Media LLC
YouNow Media LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates an online personal video sharing platform | Director/Board Member | - |
CoinFund /Venture Capital/
CoinFund /Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance CoinFund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on venture and liquid opportunities within the blockchain sectors including digital assets, decentralization technologies, and infrastructure. It provides financing for seed, early and liquid stage capital requirement. | Private Equity Investor | 2021-09-30 |
Rarible, Inc.
Rarible, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates non-fungible token marketplace | Director/Board Member | 2021-05-31 |
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Apple, Inc.
Apple, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology Designs, manufactures smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories | Electronic Technology |
N2K, Inc.
N2K, Inc. Internet RetailRetail Trade Promotes, markets, and sells music and related merchandise through the Internet | Retail Trade |
Venrock Associates
Venrock Associates Investment ManagersFinance Venrock Associates invests in companies located in the US. The firm focuses on sectors such as intelligent enterprise & AI, security & infrastructure, fintech, healthcare IT, defense & Aerospace, robotics & autonomy and consumer sectors. It participates in early and later stage transactions. | Finance |
Dstillery, Inc.
Dstillery, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops cross-device audience targeting platform for brands | Technology Services |
Singly, Inc.
Singly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Operates as an open source data locker | Technology Services |
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Myplay, Inc.
Myplay, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Distributes music via the Internet | Technology Services |
eMusic.com, Inc.
eMusic.com, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a digital music platform | Technology Services |
KnitMedia, Inc.
KnitMedia, Inc. Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services Owns and operates amusements and other entertainment services | Consumer Services |
Ithaka Harbors, Inc.
Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides education services | Commercial Services |
Smartling, Inc.
Smartling, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops cloud based translation technology tool | Technology Services |
YouNow Media LLC
YouNow Media LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates an online personal video sharing platform | Technology Services |
New York Venture Capital Association, Inc. | |
Simbe Robotics, Inc.
Simbe Robotics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Offer solutions for auditing shelves for out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced items, and pricing errors | Commercial Services |
Arduino SRL
Arduino SRL Computer PeripheralsElectronic Technology Designs hardware and software solutions & retails through online | Electronic Technology |
Misty Robotics, Inc.
Misty Robotics, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops and manufactures personal robots for the home and office | Producer Manufacturing |
Dapper Labs, Inc.
Dapper Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops block chain based games | Technology Services |
Rarible, Inc.
Rarible, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates non-fungible token marketplace | Technology Services |
CoinFund /Venture Capital/
CoinFund /Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance CoinFund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on venture and liquid opportunities within the blockchain sectors including digital assets, decentralization technologies, and infrastructure. It provides financing for seed, early and liquid stage capital requirement. | Finance |
Running Tide Technologies Inc
Running Tide Technologies Inc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides environmental consulting services | Commercial Services |
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