Dave Munichiello
General Partner
I led teams of engineers embedded among the nation’s most elite Special Forces. We jumped out of planes, operated in combat zones, and worked off the grid in locations around the world. The sheer psychological, physical, and intellectual challenges of that job were both exhilarating and incredibly focusing. For me, hypergrowth startups are similarly engaging, requiring a methodical focus on what matters under pressure, and an ability to rally star talent around a common mission.
Dave is a general partner at GV and leads the team's investments in data, platforms, and infrastructure. Prior to GV, Dave built and led enterprise software sales and operations teams for highly-technical products, under pressure in rapidly-changing markets.
As a senior executive at Kiva Systems, he helped grow the enterprise-enabling robotics and software platform to $120 million in annual revenue before it was purchased by Amazon. Dave’s career prior to Kiva included management consulting for The Boston Consulting Group and leading teams as a Captain in the U.S. military’s most elite units. His military leadership roles ranged from running a high-tech organization in Europe; to serving as an Aide de Camp to the Four Star General responsible for U.S. forces in Europe, Africa, and Afghanistan; to deploying with elite special operations teams worldwide, ensuring they were enabled by the world’s most advanced technologies.
Dave is a combat veteran and former paratrooper. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Emory University in math and computer science.
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I led teams of engineers embedded among the nation’s most elite Special Forces. We jumped out of planes, operated in combat zones, and worked off the grid in locations around the world. The sheer psychological, physical, and intellectual challenges of that job were both exhilarating and incredibly focusing. For me, hypergrowth startups are similarly engaging, requiring a methodical focus on what matters under pressure, and an ability to rally star talent around a common mission.
