# David Sze

> David Sze is an Advisory Partner at Greylock Partners who built the firm's consumer investing franchise from scratch, backing Facebook at a $500M valuation in 2006, LinkedIn when it had 1 million users in 2004, Discord in 2016, and Roblox before it became a household name. A former operator at Excite, Electronic Arts, and HBO, he ranked #4 on the Forbes Midas List in 2012 and remains one of Silicon Valley's most decorated consumer internet investors. He is a Yale trustee, Rockefeller University board member, and advisor to McLaren Racing.

- **Role:** Advisory Partner at Greylock Partners
- **Organizations:** Greylock Partners, Yale University (Trustee), Rockefeller University (Board), McLaren Racing (Advisor), Discord (Board), Nextdoor (Board), Committee of 100
- **From:** Massachusetts, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Secondary Education, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, BA Economics & Political Science, Yale University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Forbes Midas List #4 (2012), #9 (2011), #10 (2013), #16 (2014), Led Greylock's investment in Facebook at $500M valuation - company later IPO'd at $100B+, Led Greylock's Series B investment in LinkedIn in 2004 - acquired by Microsoft for $26.2B in 2016

## Career timeline

- **1988-1991** — Management consultant at Marakon Associates and The Boston Consulting Group
- **Early 1990s** — Roles at HBO in entertainment media
- **Mid-1990s** — Product marketing and game development at Electronic Arts and Crystal Dynamics
- **1996-2000** — Executive roles at Excite and Excite@Home - rose to SVP of Product Strategy
- **2000** — Joined Greylock Partners as Partner in January 2000
- **2004** — Led Greylock's $10M Series B investment in LinkedIn when it had ~1M users
- **2006** — Led Greylock's $27.5M investment in Facebook at $500M pre-money valuation
- **2009** — Led $35M growth investment in Pandora
- **2011** — LinkedIn IPO; Pandora IPO. Ranked #9 on Forbes Midas List
- **2012** — Facebook IPO. Ranked #4 on Forbes Midas List. Elected to Rockefeller University board
- **2012-2017** — Served as Senior Managing Partner at Greylock
- **2016** — Greylock invested in Discord; invested in Musically (later TikTok)
- **2018** — Appointed Successor Trustee at Yale University
- **2020s** — Transitioned to Advisory Partner role at Greylock; active board member at Discord and Nextdoor

## Achievements

- Forbes Midas List #4 (2012), #9 (2011), #10 (2013), #16 (2014)
- Led Greylock's investment in Facebook at $500M valuation - company later IPO'd at $100B+
- Led Greylock's Series B investment in LinkedIn in 2004 - acquired by Microsoft for $26.2B in 2016
- Built Greylock's consumer internet investing franchise from scratch at an enterprise-focused firm
- Backed Discord in 2016, Roblox, Nextdoor, Pandora, ByteDance/TikTok
- CB Insights / New York Times Top 100 VC Partners (2018)
- Yale University Successor Trustee since 2018
- Rockefeller University Board member since 2012
- BB&N Distinguished Alumni Award (2026)

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Received Distinguished Alumni Award from Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N)
- **2022-01** — Joined Committee of 100, a national organization of prominent Chinese Americans
- **2018-01** — Appointed Successor Trustee at Yale University

## Links

- Website: https://greylock.com/team/david-sze/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsze
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/davidsze

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