David Pakman
Partner
- Focus Areas: Digital Media, Consumer, Mobile, Ad Tech, Cloud, Crowd
- Location: New York
After 12 years as an internet entrepreneur, David joined Venrock in 2008 as a Partner and focuses on early stage internet and digital media companies. Previously, David was the CEO of eMusic, the world’s leading digital retailer of independent music, second only to iTunes in number of downloads sold. Prior to joining eMusic, David co-founded Myplay in 1999 in Redwood City, CA, which introduced the “digital music locker” and pioneered the locker category. In 2001, Myplay was sold to Bertelsmann’s ecommerce Group. Before Myplay, he was Vice President at N2K Entertainment, which created the first digital music download service. He also was the co-creator of Apple Computer’s Music Group.
David is a graduate of and a member of the Board of Overseers at University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and is an avid musician and songwriter. He is an active mentor in New York’s TechStars startup accelerator program. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of ITHAKA and holds a board seat with the New York Venture Capital Association.
David Pakman Live 
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I'm in complete awe of this 1:1 Scale #lego model of the X-Wing Fighter. #5millionbricks http://t.co/rtwLZHXn31
8:42am May 24th from David Pakman -
Twitter is cranking this week. Twitter Amplify is an elegant intro of video ads into the stream http://t.co/BMcKfycTn5 via @TwitterAds
11:41am May 23rd from David Pakman -
Venrock Invests $10 Million In Medical Second Opinion Platform ConsultingMD - Forbes http://t.co/d6O86fl6UP
8:24pm May 21st from David Pakman -
Okay, this is kind of epic. That's me in the #DJ booth spinning the after-party last night. (Thanks, @dghoang!) http://t.co/uEqU245Dic
12:04pm May 16th from David Pakman -
$10/month music services will never become truly mass market. Avg annual consumer music spend is under $60. iTunes users spend $40/yr avg
3:26pm May 15th from David Pakman
