Dave Munichiello
Managing Partner at GV
Dave Munichiello is a Managing Partner at GV (formerly Google Ventures), where he leads the firm's tech investing team across its consumer, enterprise and frontier practices. He joined GV in 2013 after four years at Kiva Systems, the e-commerce robotics company Amazon bought. His investments include GitLab, CoreOS, ThousandEyes, Slack and Plaid. Earlier, he served as a captain in the U.S. military.
- Venture capital
- Enterprise software
- Artificial intelligence
GV
- Kiva Systems
- Now
- Managing Partner, GV1
- Joined GV
- November 2013, as an investment partner2
- Before
- Early executive at Kiva Systems1
- Studied
- MBA, Harvard Business School1
Experience
- Managing Partnernow
Leads GV's tech investing team across its consumer, enterprise and frontier practices.1
- General Partner2016 – 2022
Fortune's August 2022 interview gives this title and says he led GV's consumer, enterprise and frontier investment teams.3
- Investment Partner2013
Joined with a focus on artificial intelligence, security and enterprise investments, according to TechCrunch.2
- Early executiveFour years, to 2013
GV says he helped grow its robotics and software platform from before product-market fit to $120 million in annual revenue; Amazon later bought Kiva, and it became Amazon Robotics.1
- CaptainBefore GV
GV says he ran an Air Force technology organization, served as Aide de Camp to a four-star general overseeing U.S. and NATO air forces, and deployed with special operations teams.1
Education
Milestones
- Joins Google Ventures as an investment partner, alongside Shanna Tellerman2
- GV leads CoreOS's $28 million Series B; he joins CoreOS's board5
- GV leads GitLab's $20 million Series C6
- Red Hat agrees to buy CoreOS for $250 million7
- GV leads ThousandEyes' $50 million Series D8
- Fortune interviews him on GV's enterprise strategy as general partner3
- Crunchbase News interviews him as GV managing partner on investing in AI4