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David E. Siminoff is a Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur.
David Siminoff | |
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| Born | David Ellis Siminoff 1964 (age 59–60) California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A., Master of Fine Arts, USC Film School, 1989 MBA, Stanford Business School, 1993 |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, Investor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Biography edit
Education edit
Siminoff graduated with Honors from Stanford University,[citation needed] where he was a member of the varsity swimming & diving team, which went on to win multiple Pacific-10 Conference and NCAA Championships.[citation needed] He later earned an MFA from the USC Film School[1] in 1989 and an MBA from Stanford Business School in 1993.
Career edit
Having founded global syndicate barter company EastNet in Moscow and Eastern Europe, Siminoff graduated from business school and joined Capital Research. At Capital Research he focused on the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors, and his fund was an early investor in Yahoo!, eBay, Amazon, PayPal, and America Online.[2]
Siminoff later served as the chief executive officer of Spark Networks, a publicly traded firm which is the parent company of JDate. He was a general partner at Venrock, the Rockefeller family's venture capital arm.[3]
In 2008 the Siminoffs co-founded Shmoop, an online educational technology publishing company that specializes in test preparation materials and study guides.[4] Siminoff remains as Chief Creative Officer of Shmoop.[1]
Personal life edit
Siminoff and his wife live in Los Altos, California. They met while students at Stanford Business School.[5] They have two children.[1]
Siminoff is an active pilot, formerly sharing flight duties with Eclipse Aviation partner Mark Pincus, the founder of Zynga.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c Blodget, Henry. "For America's Crappy High Schools, Help Is Finally On The Way...," Business Insider (Mar. 5, 2013).
- ^ Smith, Martin. Frontline interview, PBS website (May 2001).
- ^ Siminoff profile, Venrock.com. Archived at the Internet Archive. Accessed Nov. 2, 2019.
- ^ Ringle, Hayley. "Silicon Valley edtech company founded by former Yahoo executive moves HQ to Scottsdale: Affordable talent a driving factor in company relocation, exec says," Phoenix Business Journal (July 1, 2019).
- ^ Swisher, Kara. "A couple with online connections," The Wall Street Journal ( Jan. 27 1999). Archived from The Deseret News at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Nov. 2, 2019.
- ^ Thomas, Owen. "Zynga Taps A Veteran Of Yahoo's Glory Days To Its Board," Business Insider (Jul 19, 2012).