# David Booth

> David Booth is a New Zealand entrepreneur, On Deck co-founder and former CEO, and Partner and Head of Ecosystem at Andreessen Horowitz. His work connects founders, operators and investors through communities, products and programmes. He previously worked at AngelList, Carta and CoinList, served as an entrepreneur in residence at Blackbird, and created Diaspora.nz.

- **Role:** Partner and Head of Ecosystem at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz, On Deck / ODF, Blackbird, AngelList, Carta, CoinList, Diaspora.nz, Lightning Lab, Movac, Sparkbox / GD1, MeatMail
- **Nationality:** New Zealander
- **Education:** LLB and BCom, Law and Finance, University of Otago
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led On Deck, whose programmes had helped launch more than 1,000 companies raising over $2 billion by 2023., Created Diaspora.nz to profile New Zealand founders and innovators overseas., Built the London On Deck community and dinner series.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Entrepreneur in residence at Lightning Lab.
- **2014** — Moved to San Francisco and joined AngelList in operations.
- **2017** — Opened Carta’s London office; organised an early London On Deck gathering.
- **2018** — Joined CoinList as its first hire; announced On Deck’s London dinner series.
- **2019** — Serving as On Deck co-founder and CEO by December.
- **2023** — On Deck returned its focus to ODF; Booth moved back to New Zealand.
- **2024** — Announced CEO handover to Julian Weisser and move to chairman; joined Blackbird as entrepreneur in residence in March.
- **2025** — Joined a16z as Partner and Head of Ecosystem in October.
- **2026** — Published The Lighthouse Playbook in February; discussed Cosign’s introduction in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led On Deck, whose programmes had helped launch more than 1,000 companies raising over $2 billion by 2023.
- Created Diaspora.nz to profile New Zealand founders and innovators overseas.
- Built the London On Deck community and dinner series.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Joined Erik Torenberg, Josh Elman and Olivia Moore to introduce Cosign on The a16z Show.
- **2026-02** — Published The Lighthouse Playbook.
- **2025-10** — Announced joining a16z as Partner and Head of Ecosystem and returning to the Bay Area.

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/author/david-booth/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveboothy/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/david__booth

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Last updated: 2026-10-13