David Schwab

With a masters degree in aerospace engineering from Stanford University， Dave Schwab is truly a rocket scientist. Combined with his MBA from Harvard University， he merges a strong technical background with a solid financial background that challenges entrepreneurs. When evaluating companies， Dave has a strict set of three criteria that guides his investment decisions. First， the company must communicate a clear， exciting， and large market opportunity. Dave now is Managing Director of the enterprise software and consumer software investments at Sierra Ventures. He has led the Firm’s investments in 360Commerce， Inc. （acquired by Oracle）， CrossLogix （acquired by BEA Systems， Inc.）， Interact Commerce Corp. （IACT-NASD）， Knova （Merger of Kanisa and Service Ware）， Micromuse （MUSE-NASD）， Motiva （acquired by Siebel Systems）， and Onlink Technologies （acquired by Siebel Systems）. Dave currently serves on the boards of the following private companies: Accruent， ClearApp， Corrigo， CSS SlashSupport， ZillionTV， and Zoom Systems.