Dave McClure

Venture Capitalist and Founder of 500 Startups

San Francisco, USA

About Dave

Dave McClure is a venture capitalist and founder of 500 Startups, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups. He has a strong track record of success, with multiple funds exceeding 40x returns.

Associated Podcasts

Entrepreneurs on Fire

Host

Earn Your Leisure

Host

Network Break

Host

Moonshots Podcast: Superstar mindsets and success habits

Host

Connect

Recent Appearances

Joey Wiemer Ties 70-Year Baseball Record

MLB Baseball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!•Mar 31, 2026•1:24•host

Eldridge Demoted, Giants Eye Triple-A Power

MLB Baseball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!•Mar 24, 2026•1:23•host

Dave McClure

About Dave

Associated Podcasts

Entrepreneurs on Fire

Earn Your Leisure

Network Break

Moonshots Podcast: Superstar mindsets and success habits

Connect

Recent Appearances

Joey Wiemer Ties 70-Year Baseball Record

Eldridge Demoted, Giants Eye Triple-A Power

Bootstrapped

Flipped Lifestyle™ Podcast

The ExecMBA Podcast

Marketing Over Coffee

After the Uprising

Austin Next

HR Interviews Playlist

A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for Founders

Writing and Editing

How I Invest with David Weisburd

Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!

MLB Baseball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!

Anchorage News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!

Key Topics

Alaska Airlines Fails Brenda Song, Macaulay Culkin & Their Kids

Jury Duty's Fake Star: The Real Hero

Josh Smith Secures Rangers' 2B Spot

No More Excuses - It's Time to Find Your Way Forward with Brett K. Oubre: An EOFire Classic from 2022

Celebrity & Billion Dollar Brand Marketing Secrets with Rudy Mawer: An EOFire Classic from 2023

He exited to Snap for $166M— built an AI video startup, then raised $50M. | Alex Mashrabov, Founder of Higgsfield AI

Rewriting Biopharma's Playbook with Mallory Factor, Founder and CEO IntraBio

ExecMBA Podcast #328: A Conversation with Liza Ketcham, EMBA ‘24

E40: Dave McClure on Delivering a 60x & 40x fund and Founding 500 Startups

NB455: Extreme Announces ZTNA Offering; Palo Alto Networks Spends Big On A Browser Startup

Indeed Mirage & Business Blockers w/ Julia Levy

Firing Squad: Cliquify's Amit Parmar

EYL #212 Benny Pough on Experiences as a Music Exec, Life Lessons, & Business

ExecMBA Podcast #242: Spotlight on the Executive MBA Entrepreneurship Club

85. Increasing Downloads and Monetizing Your Podcast

Talking Startups and Language with Matt Lerner

S1E04: Missing Time

#166: Making an Open Source business work with Allan Jardine of DataTables