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Dave McClure
General Partner, Practical Venture Capital
Company

Based in
San Francisco, CA
Invests
Growth (Series C And Beyond)
Type
Investor
Dave McClure is General Partner at Practical Venture Capital, a San Francisco firm he founded in 2019 that buys secondary stakes in venture funds and late stage private companies, including Anduril, Shield AI, and Saronic. He previously founded 500 Startups, a global venture firm and accelerator that invested in more than 2,500 companies across 75 countries. He co-hosts the Trading Places podcast, where he discusses private market valuations with Aman Verjee. He has invested in more than 40 unicorns and 10 IPOs over his career.
Relevant Investments
Anduril
Builds autonomous defense systems, from drones to counter-drone networks, for the US military.
Secondary stake 2026
www.anduril.com
Shield AI
Builds autonomous aircraft and AI pilot software for military drones operating without communications.
Secondary stake 2026
shield.ai
Saronic
Designs and builds autonomous vessels for defense and commercial maritime operations.
Secondary stake 2026
www.saronic.com
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