Current Firm
Social Capital
Investments
11+ companies
Focus
Digital Health, Fintech
Dave Phelan is a Board Partner at Social Capital, a venture capital firm focused on breakthrough innovation. With deep expertise across digital health, fintech, enterprise software, climate technology, and deeptech, Phelan has established himself as a strategic investor and board advisor to high-growth companies. His investment portfolio includes notable successes such as Guild Education, Carta, Truepill, Box, Slack, Relativity Space, Pipe, Front, Intercom, Hinge, and Rippling—companies that have fundamentally shaped their respective industries. Phelan's board partner role reflects his value beyond capital deployment, providing operational guidance and strategic direction to portfolio companies navigating complex scaling challenges. His sector diversification and track record of backing transformative businesses demonstrate a keen ability to identify companies with significant market potential and lasting impact.
Dave Phelan is a Board Partner, Social Capital at Social Capital, based in Palo Alto, CA.
Dave's investment focus spans Digital Health, Fintech, Enterprise, Climate, Deeptech, primarily investing at the Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This specialization allows for deep domain knowledge and strong network effects that benefit portfolio companies.
Notable investments in Dave's portfolio include Box, Carta, Front, Guild Education, Hinge and 5 other companies. These companies reflect a pattern of backing high-potential startups across their focus sectors.
Dave Phelan is a Board Partner, Social Capital at Social Capital, based in Palo Alto, CA. Their investment focus includes Digital Health, Fintech, Enterprise.
Dave Phelan focuses on investments in Digital Health, Fintech, Enterprise, Climate, Deeptech through Social Capital. These focus areas reflect their domain expertise and the types of startups they actively seek to back.
Dave Phelan's notable portfolio investments include Guild Education, Carta, Truepill, Box, Slack. These companies span multiple sectors and stages, reflecting a track record of identifying high-potential startups.
Dave Phelan is currently at Social Capital, headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, serving as Board Partner, Social Capital.