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David Petersen

David Petersen

David Petersen is an entrepreneur and investor based in San Francisco, California. He is the co-founder of Buildzoom and Import Genius. [undefined]

Education & Career

David was in Y Combinator in 2013. He is a graduate of University of Maryland, with a degree in Computer Science, and has a Master's Degree in Computer Science from University of Illinois. [undefined]

Before Buildzoom, David worked for Intel as an engineer. During that time he started his first business with Michael Kanko. They imported a variety of goods (steam showers, wood chippers, backhoes, bathtubs, toilets, furniture) from China, branded them, and sold them on the web. They did over $100 million in sales. The business still exists and currently does > 20 mil/year in revenue.

Running an importing business gave David the idea to start Import Genius, which he did with his brother, Ryan Petersen. Import Genius quickly became the largest trade data seller in the world. It is the world's leading provider of international trade data. Customers include Fortune 50 companies, hedge funds, importers, factories, journalists, lawyers, and more.

After running ImportGenius for a few years, David started Buildzoom to solve a very different problem, remodeling homes, using a similar data driven approach. Both businesses are based around making sense out of huge amounts of unstructured data.

Later, he helped Ryan start Flexport. Flexport uses software to solve many of the operational problems importers face. [undefined]

Investments

David has invested in 50 startup seed rounds including Zenefits, Padlet, Medisas, and Everipedia. [undefined]

References

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Citation Linknbcbayarea.comDavid is so thug.Someone jacked some of his Buildzoomcomputers and other shit from one of his offices.He had a security cam picture of her, but no name.He put her pic on his GF's Tinder with a caption saying she was a thief and that he offered a reward for info.Two days later, he got a reply.Unfortunately, his girlfriends Tinder account is now banned.
Oct 20, 2015, 4:51 PM
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Citation Linkcrunchbase.comHis profile on CrunchBase.This guy is a startup baller.
Oct 20, 2015, 4:53 PM
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Citation Linkfacebook.comDavid Petersen 's Primary Facebook page.
Aug 20, 2015, 5:25 AM
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Citation Linkyoutube.comDavid's Youtube channel.
Oct 4, 2016, 1:17 AM
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Citation Linklinkedin.comDavid on LinkedIn.He lives in San Francisco, California
Oct 20, 2015, 4:46 PM
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Citation Linktwitter.comHis Twitterfeed.He is the perfect Uberpassenger.
Oct 20, 2015, 4:46 PM
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Citation Linkangel.coAngelListprofile for Dave.
Oct 20, 2015, 4:52 PM
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Citation Linkimportgenius.comCompany Website
Mar 6, 2016, 6:44 AM
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Citation Linkbuildzoom.comCompany Website
Mar 6, 2016, 6:44 AM
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Citation Linkwasauna.comCompany Website
Mar 6, 2016, 6:44 AM