David Pakman
Director/Board Member at Dstillery, Inc.
Profile
David Pakman is the founder of Myplay, Inc. founded in 1999.
He is currently a Director at Dstillery, Inc., YouNow Media LLC, New York Venture Capital Association, Inc., Simbe Robotics, Inc., Misty Robotics, Inc., Dapper Labs, Inc., and a Partner at Venrock Associates.
He is also a Board Member at Arduino SRL, Rarible, Inc., and Running Tide Technologies Inc. Additionally, he is the Managing Partner & Head of Venture Investments at CoinFund.
Mr. Pakman's former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer at 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., Vice President-Business & Product Development at N2K, Inc., and Trustee at Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Mr. Pakman received 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 is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1969. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto. | Private Equity Investor | 01/11/2008 |
Dstillery, Inc.
 Dstillery, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dstillery, Inc. is an applied data science company. It provides cross-device audience targeting platform for brands. The company was founded by Alan Murray, Joe P. Doran, Rod Hook, David Honig, Joshua Abram and Kathy Leake in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
| New York Venture Capital Association, Inc. | Director/Board Member | - |
Misty Robotics, Inc.
 Misty Robotics, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Misty Robotics, Inc. engages in manufacture and development of personal robots for the home and office. It offers Mitsy I, a developer edition prototype robot and Mitsy II, an advanced personal robot with professional grade sensors that can be programmed with the programming languages. The company was founded by Ian Bernstein in 2017 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Director/Board Member | - |
Dapper Labs, Inc.
 Dapper Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dapper Labs, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in making blockchain-based collectible cats. The company was founded by Benny Giang on February 2, 2018 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Director/Board Member | 01/10/2018 |
Simbe Robotics, Inc.
 Simbe Robotics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Simbe Robotics, Inc. develops automation solutions for auditing shelves for out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced items, and pricing errors. Its product Tally is shelf auditing and analytics solution; one that provides retailers visibility and insight into the state of merchandise in stores. The company was founded by Jeffey Gee, Mirza Shah, and Brad Bogolea in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 12/09/2019 |
YouNow Media LLC
 YouNow Media LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services YouNow Media LLC operates an online personal video sharing platform that allows users to collaboratively broadcast and interact with audiences in real time. It offers a live social television platform, combining elements of reality television and social games programmed by users. The company was founded by Adi Sideman in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
CoinFund /Venture Capital/
 CoinFund /Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance CoinFund /Venture Capital/ (Coinfund) is a venture capital subsidiary of CoinFund Management LLC founded in 2015 by Jake Brukhman. It is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2021 |
Rarible, Inc.
 Rarible, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Rarible, Inc. is a leading blue-chip NFT company that operates a marketplace for NFTs. The company is based in Wilmington, DE. The platform allows artists and collectors to create, collect, and trade digital collectibles. The company was launched in 2020 by Alexei Falin and Alex Salnikov, with the goal of evolving into a fully decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Rarible offers a multi-chain, aggregated marketplace for NFTs, a self-serve marketplace builder tool, and a white-glove service for custom marketplaces. | Director/Board Member | 01/06/2021 |
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Training of David Pakman
| University of Pennsylvania | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| APPLE INC. | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 18 |
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N2K, Inc.
 N2K, Inc. Internet RetailRetail Trade N2K Inc., is a internet and online based marketer of music CD's and developer of celebrity websites for music performers | Retail Trade |
Venrock Associates
Venrock Associates Investment ManagersFinance Venrock Associates is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1969. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto. | Finance |
Dstillery, Inc.
Dstillery, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dstillery, Inc. is an applied data science company. It provides cross-device audience targeting platform for brands. The company was founded by Alan Murray, Joe P. Doran, Rod Hook, David Honig, Joshua Abram and Kathy Leake in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Singly, Inc.
 Singly, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Singly, Inc. operates as an open source data locker. It aggregates and stores customer's personal data from around the web. The firm's platform also allows developers to create applications on top of this data. The company was founded by Simon Murtha Smith, Jeremie Miller and Jason Cavnar in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Myplay, Inc.
 Myplay, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Myplay is a new service that gives Internet users an easier way to store, organize, download and share their MP3 and other digital music file | Technology Services |
eMusic.com, Inc.
 eMusic.com, Inc. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services eMusic.com, Inc. provides online digital music services. It sells downloadable audiobooks from all major audiobook publishers. The company has operations in Europe, Canada, and the United States. The company was founded by Gene Hoffman Jr., Robert H. Kohn and Gary Culpepper and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
KnitMedia, Inc.
 KnitMedia, Inc. Media ConglomeratesConsumer Services KnitMedia, Inc. provides entertainment services. Its operations include venue ownership and management, festivals and events, touring, artist management and recorded music production and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Dorf in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consumer Services |
Ithaka Harbors, Inc.
 Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ithaka Harbors, Inc. provides education services. It serves scholars, researchers and students by providing the content, tools, and services needed to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. The company was founded by Kevin Guthrie in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Smartling, Inc.
 Smartling, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Smartling, Inc. provides enterprise translation management platform. It delivers localized websites and mobile applications through a cloud-based software platform that help clients to reach new customers. The company was founded by John L. Welde Jr. and Andrey Akselrod in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
YouNow Media LLC
YouNow Media LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services YouNow Media LLC operates an online personal video sharing platform that allows users to collaboratively broadcast and interact with audiences in real time. It offers a live social television platform, combining elements of reality television and social games programmed by users. The company was founded by Adi Sideman in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
| New York Venture Capital Association, Inc. | |
Simbe Robotics, Inc.
Simbe Robotics, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Simbe Robotics, Inc. develops automation solutions for auditing shelves for out-of-stock items, low stock items, misplaced items, and pricing errors. Its product Tally is shelf auditing and analytics solution; one that provides retailers visibility and insight into the state of merchandise in stores. The company was founded by Jeffey Gee, Mirza Shah, and Brad Bogolea in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Arduino SRL
 Arduino SRL Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Arduino SRL is a open-source ecosystem for educators, makers and IoT developers. The company is headquartered in Scarmagno, Italy. | Technology Services |
Misty Robotics, Inc.
Misty Robotics, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Misty Robotics, Inc. engages in manufacture and development of personal robots for the home and office. It offers Mitsy I, a developer edition prototype robot and Mitsy II, an advanced personal robot with professional grade sensors that can be programmed with the programming languages. The company was founded by Ian Bernstein in 2017 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO. | Producer Manufacturing |
Dapper Labs, Inc.
Dapper Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Dapper Labs, Inc. is a technology company, which engages in making blockchain-based collectible cats. The company was founded by Benny Giang on February 2, 2018 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Technology Services |
Rarible, Inc.
Rarible, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Rarible, Inc. is a leading blue-chip NFT company that operates a marketplace for NFTs. The company is based in Wilmington, DE. The platform allows artists and collectors to create, collect, and trade digital collectibles. The company was launched in 2020 by Alexei Falin and Alex Salnikov, with the goal of evolving into a fully decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Rarible offers a multi-chain, aggregated marketplace for NFTs, a self-serve marketplace builder tool, and a white-glove service for custom marketplaces. | Technology Services |
CoinFund /Venture Capital/
CoinFund /Venture Capital/ Investment ManagersFinance CoinFund /Venture Capital/ (Coinfund) is a venture capital subsidiary of CoinFund Management LLC founded in 2015 by Jake Brukhman. It is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. | Finance |
Running Tide Technologies Inc
 Running Tide Technologies Inc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Running Tide Technologies Inc is a startup based in Maine that develops new hardware and software technologies to fight climate change by harnessing the power of the ocean. The American company focuses on three critical areas: increasing access to ultra-healthy proteins, restoring ecosystems up and down the coast, and sequestering large volumes of excess carbon from the atmosphere and oceans using kelp. Running Tide Technologies develops science-based techniques to restore ocean health. The company was founded by Marty Odlin and he has been the CEO since incorporation. | Commercial Services |
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