David S. Rose

Founder & Chairman Emeritus at New York Angels

David S. Rose has extensive experience in the field of entrepreneurship, investing, and business development. David S. is currently the Chairman of Pinktada, a role they assumed in 2021. Prior to that, Rose was the Founder and CEO of USREM, a position they held from 2019 onwards.

One of their significant roles was as a Managing Partner at Rose Tech Ventures, a company they founded in 1999. At Rose Tech Ventures, Rose provided seed and early stage capital, mentoring, management, and support for high-growth entrepreneurial businesses. David S. also incubated their own companies and invested in other entrepreneurs with promising business plans.

In 2004, Rose founded Gust, a global SaaS platform for founding, operating, and investing in scalable, high-growth companies. David S. served as the Founder and Executive Chairman, leading the company to become the largest community of entrepreneurs and early-stage investors from over 192 countries. Gust also became the official platform for the world's leading angel investor federations and venture accelerators.

Rose has also played a key role in the investment industry. David S. was the Founding General Partner at True Global Ventures, where they invested in unicorns and focused on equity investments in Entertainment, Financial Services, and Infrastructure & Data Analytics/AI verticals in the Web3 space. Additionally, Rose was the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of New York Angels, a renowned angel capital investment consortium that has invested over $50 million in more than 80 ventures.

Other notable positions held by Rose include Chairman of Egret Capital Partners and Board Member roles at Moven and KoolSpan. Furthermore, they were involved with Singularity University as an Associate Founder and Founding Track Chair, Finance & Entrepreneurship. Rose played a pivotal role in founding, running, and teaching the Finance, Entrepreneurship & Economics track at the program.

Overall, David S. Rose's work experience showcases their expertise in entrepreneurship, early-stage investing, and business development. Their roles span across various companies and industries, highlighting their contributions to the startup ecosystem and the global investment landscape.

David S. Rose has a diverse educational background. David S. obtained their Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Affairs from Yale University, where they studied from 1976 to 1979. David S. then pursued their Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Columbia Business School, attending from 1981 to 1983. In 2010, they received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to attending college, David S. Rose studied Urban Studies/Affairs at Horace Mann School, where they completed their secondary education from 1969 to 1975.

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  • Founder & Chairman Emeritus

    January, 2004 - present

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