David Cancel
Angel Investor at Barndoor AI
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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SeniorDavid Cancel is a seasoned software entrepreneur and investor based in New York, with 17 years of experience building and scaling SaaS platforms. He founded Drift, grew it into a fast-growing, category-defining SaaS platform, and led its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners in 2021, serving in roles from Founder/CEO to Executive Chairman. Currently, he invests as an angel investor with Barndoor AI, advises early-stage ventures at Agency AI, and serves on the boards of Olo and the Whitney Museum, blending tech leadership with strategic governance. Earlier in his career, he built Performable into a platform acquired by HubSpot and led product, engineering, and UX at HubSpot through its growth to IPO. He is also a Sequoia Scout, mentoring and helping identify the next wave of AI-enabled startups.
17 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (14)
perf7
wordpress-plugin7
wordpress7
drift5
javascript4
browser4
php1
hubspot1
hubspot-api1
ios1
api1
sdk1
ios-application1
api-client1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Driftt/drift-wordpress
Apr 2016 - Sep 2016
Drift integration with Wordpress
Contributions:2 releases, 25 commits, 4 PRs in 5 months
driftwordpresswordpress-plugin
dcancel/freshzen
Jun 2008 - Dec 2008
Contributions:5 commits in 5 months
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