David ibnAle

David ibnAle, chair of the Investment Committee, is a Founding and Managing Partner of Advance Venture Partners, a venture capital investment firm focused on the commerce, enterprise technology and media sectors. He has thirty years of experience as an investor and advisor to emerging growth companies across these sectors. Prior to co-founding AVP, David was a Managing Director of TPG Growth, the growth equity and middle market investment platform of TPG, where he led the firm’s global technology investing effort. Prior to joining TPG Growth, David was a Partner at Francisco Partners, and he began his investing career at Summit Partners. He is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of Affinity, Alto Solutions, Autoleap, Boulder Care, Curology, Morning Consult, Nativo, Urban Sitter, and he is also a member of the Board of Directors of publicly traded UCT Holdings (Nasdaq: UCTT). David received an AB in Public Policy and an AM in International Development Policy from Stanford University and received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.