David Martin Hornik is an American venture capitalist, lawyer, educator, art collector, and philanthropist.[1][2] He is a founding partner at Lobby Capital, a Silicon Valley-based firm.[3][4] Prior to founding Lobby Capital, Hornik was a general partner at August Capital for 20 years.
David Hornik | |
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.jpg) Hornik in 2014 | |
| Born | United States |
| Alma mater | Stanford University, University of Cambridge, Harvard Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Venture capitalist, lawyer, educator, art collector, philanthropist |
| Spouse | Pamela Miller |
| Children | 4 |
Early life and education edit
David Hornik grew up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, his father was a computer scientist.[5][6] Hornik claims he is dyslexic,[5] which has been the topic of his 2012 TED talk. Hornik holds an AB degree (1990) in Computer Music from Stanford University; an M.Phil in Criminology from Cambridge University; and a JD (1994) from Harvard Law School.[7][8]
He is married to Pamela (née Miller).[9] Together they have four children, including composer and musician Julian Hornik.[9][10][11]
Career edit
After passing the bar exam, he worked as a public defender in his early career.[5] He later worked at the offices of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City; followed by work at the Venture Law Group.[12] In 1997, the family moved from New York City to the San Francisco Bay Area in order to work as an attorney representing startups at Perkins Coie (in their San Francisco Bay Area offices).[5][13]
In 2000, he joined August Capital, where he was named partner in 2005; and he remained there for 20 years.[14][15][16][17] Hornik has invested in a wide range of technology companies, including Splunk, GitLab, WePay, Bill.com, Fastly, Evite.[12][16] His investing stories have been featured in American author Adam Grant's New York Times Bestseller, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success.[18][19] In 2012, he was named on the Forbes magazine's Midas List.[20] In 2013, Deloitte named Hornik the "Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Of The Year".[12]
In addition to his investing career, Hornik teaches entrepreneurship at Harvard Law School, and business management at Stanford Graduate School of Business.[8][21] Since June 2014, Hornik serves on the Board of GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation).[22]
Philanthropy and art collection edit
His first collection was started while Hornik was in college, international editions of Alice in Wonderland books.[13][23] David and Pamela are collectors of contemporary art which includes work by artists Chuck Close, Joan Brown, Alex Katz, Andy Warhol, Amir Fallah, Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, Jordan Casteel, and Hope Gangloff.[13][6]
In 2021, the Hornik's helped fund the opening of the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco (ICA SF) in the Dogpatch neighborhood, alongside funds from Deborah and Andy Rappaport; and Kaitlyn and Mike Krieger.[24][25][26]
References edit
- ^ Huang, Jia Jia (2022-11-11). "San Francisco's Vibrant Art Scene Isn't Dying Out Anytime Soon". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Furr, Nathan (2022-07-19). The Upside of Uncertainty: A Guide to Finding Possibility in the Unknown. Harvard Business Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-64782-302-3.
- ^ Loos, Ted (2021-11-28). "Going to an Art Fair to Buy? Some of Those Works Are Spoken For". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Bravo, Tony (October 10, 2022). "New Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco an ambitious addition to Bay Area art scene". Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b c d Thomas, Rahsaan (December 14, 2017). "Former public defender turned venture capitalist visits Code.7370". San Quentin News. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b Nonnenberg, Sheryl (2021-10-15). "Living in the Art World". Punch Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ "Alumni Conversations: David Hornik '94". Harvard Law School. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b "The Company He Keeps". Stanford Magazine. March 2010. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b Ilsley-Greene, Lillian (2022-09-07). "Gay Block's portraits of non-Jewish Holocaust rescuers on view in S.F." J. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Bajko, Matthew S. (June 25, 2013). "Aspiring teen musician inspired by Harvey Milk". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ "Best Bets: Prodigy Julian Hornik Returns For Stanford Performance". SFGate. 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b c Raz, Gali (November 18, 2013). "Deloitte Name David Hornik The "Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist of the Year"". Jewish Business News. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b c Le, Anh-Minh (February 14, 2019). "Down the Rabbit Hole". Nob Hill Gazette. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ de Swaan, JC (2020-09-17). Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry. Cambridge University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-108-69214-4.
- ^ "How August Capital's David Hornik invests in software stocks". CMC Markets UK. January 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b Pascarella, Adam (2022-03-21). Reversed in Part: 15 Law School Grads on Pursuing Non-Traditional Careers. Match Point Press. ISBN 979-8-9855004-1-7.
- ^ Clarke, Peter (April 14, 2005). "August Capital closes out fourth fund at $550 million". EDN.
- ^ Patton, Meiko (24 December 2014). "How Giving Could Become Your Default Weapon of Choice". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Rao, Leena (2014-06-14). "Sand Hill Road's Consiglieres: August Capital". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Primack, Dan (May 9, 2013). "Fool's gold in VC-land". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Hoffman, Reid (2021-09-07). Masters of Scale: Surprising Truths from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs. Crown. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-593-23909-4.
- ^ Granger, Sarah (2018-01-08). "What's a Male Ally to Do? Try These Five Things". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Grant, Adam (2014). Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success. Penguin. pp. 1–10. ISBN 9780143124986.
- ^ "Native American artist Jeffrey Gibson is reuniting land, people and song". Financial Times. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Bravo, Tony (July 19, 2022). "Exclusive: Bay Area couple gifts $1 million to new Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco". Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ "San Francisco will greet a new Institute of Contemporary Art". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
External links edit
- Profile at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Video: "Entrepreneurship Through the Lens of Venture Capital: Bill Coleman and David Hornik" (2014), Stanford University