# Dave Strohm

> Dave Strohm is one of Silicon Valley's longest-tenured venture investors, joining Greylock Partners in 1980 and opening the firm's West Coast office in 1983. Over four decades, he has been an early or founding investor in more than 30 companies - more than a dozen of which went public - spanning enterprise software, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and e-commerce. His most storied bets include DoubleClick (sold to Google), SuccessFactors (sold to SAP), Internet Security Systems (sold to IBM), OpenDNS (sold to Cisco), Mentor Graphics (sold to Siemens), and Ascend Communications. He served as Chairman of SuccessFactors for nearly a decade and as Lead Independent Director of EMC Corporation for twelve years. Today he serves as Venture Partner at Greylock and Special Advisor at 83North, with active board positions at Oportun, ASAPP, MATRIXX Software, RichRelevance, and Bounty Jobs.

- **Role:** Venture Partner at Greylock Partners
- **Organizations:** Greylock Partners, 83North (Special Advisor), Oportun (Board Director), ASAPP (Board Director), MATRIXX Software (Board Director), RichRelevance (Board Director), Bounty Jobs (Board Director), Ulu Ventures (Advisor)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. and M.S., Dartmouth College, M.B.A., Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Early or founding investor in 30+ companies, 12+ of which went public, Opened Greylock's West Coast office in 1983, establishing the firm's Silicon Valley presence, Served as Chairman of SuccessFactors from 2001 to 2010; company sold to SAP for $3.4B

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Joined Greylock Partners
- **1983** — Opened Greylock's West Coast office in Menlo Park
- **1984** — Mentor Graphics IPO (early investor)
- **1988** — Joined board of Legato Systems (served until 2003)
- **1995** — Legato Systems IPO
- **1996** — Named Lead Director of Internet Security Systems (served until 2006)
- **1997** — Joined board of DoubleClick
- **1998** — DoubleClick IPO
- **1999** — Sagent Technology IPO
- **2001** — Named Chairman of SuccessFactors (served until 2010)
- **2003** — Appointed Lead Independent Director of EMC Corporation
- **2005** — DoubleClick acquired by Google
- **2006** — Internet Security Systems acquired by IBM; Wily Technology acquired by CA
- **2010** — SuccessFactors acquired by SAP for $3.4 billion
- **2015** — OpenDNS acquired by Cisco for $635 million; stepped down from EMC board
- **2020** — Led ASAPP Series B ($185M round)
- **2024** — RepairPal portfolio exit (acquired by Yelp)

## Achievements

- Early or founding investor in 30+ companies, 12+ of which went public
- Opened Greylock's West Coast office in 1983, establishing the firm's Silicon Valley presence
- Served as Chairman of SuccessFactors from 2001 to 2010; company sold to SAP for $3.4B
- Served as Lead Independent Director of EMC Corporation for 12 years (2003-2015)
- Backed DoubleClick from 1997 to its Google acquisition in 2007
- Led Greylock's investment in OpenDNS, which sold to Cisco for $635M
- Early investor in Mentor Graphics, Ascend Communications, Legato Systems, Forte Software
- Board member at Oportun (Nasdaq: OPRT), a financial inclusion fintech
- 40+ years of continuous investing at a single firm - rare in venture capital
- Special Advisor at 83North (formerly Greylock Israel), contributing to global VC ecosystem

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Portfolio company RepairPal acquired by Yelp
- **2020-05** — Led ASAPP Series B - $185M round for AI-powered customer service platform
- **2023-10** — Greylock Partners raised latest fund (last raise date per data)

## Links

- Website: https://greylock.com/team/dave-strohm/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-strohm-6a71aa7

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