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Dave McClure
Angel investor · Active in 2026
Dave McClure is an angel investor based in USA. The page below shows 6 Power Law outcomes from Dave McClure's portfolio — 5 unicorns ($1B+ valuation) and 0 additional thoroughbreds (companies that crossed $100M+ in revenue without yet reaching $1B+ valuation).
Outcomes are concentrated in Fintech · Marketing · Transportation; top portfolio geographies are USA. Dave McClure ranks #471 in Global in the 2026 Dealroom Power Law Investor Ranking by cross-stage outcomes.
Dave McClure’s biggest exits.
Dave McClure portfolio companies worth $1B+ that have IPO’d or been acquired. Each shows its valuation at exit and, in grey, its current value if still public.
The 6 Dave McClure Power Law outcomes ($100M+ revenue or $1B+ valuation).
Snapshot of where the outcomes are concentrated by country, sector, and stage entered.
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USA6
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Fintech3
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Marketing2
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Transportation1
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Series B+1
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Series A1
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Seed3
Dave McClure's 6 Power Law outcomes.
How does Dave McClure stack up?
Dave McClure in orange, your selection in blue and other colours. Pick from the global roster of 609 peer investors — scope by startup location or hit "Find similar shapes" to auto-pick the three closest. The funnel matrix mirrors the spider chart on the ranking page; the line chart shows each firm's share of unicorns minted in the selected startup location — peaks reveal vintage years.
Share of new unicorns per year
% of global unicorns minted that year, year by year · hover the chart to see which unicornsStage focus
Companies by selected outcome stageSector focus
Companies per investor across the 10 highest-volume sectorsBeyond Unicorns — how the portfolio compounds
% of each investor's unicorn portfolio that later crossed $10B, $25B and $50B. Pick a sort tier and entry stage.Where Dave McClure's portfolio founders come from — and where they studied.
4 founders across the 6 Power Law outcomes — split by country of origin, university attended, and the company they worked at before founding. University of California, Santa Barbara and Apple are the deepest single pipelines.
Key people at Dave McClure.
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Market sentiment
What the market is saying about Dave McClure
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In the news
Latest news about Dave McClure
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