Investment Focus

• Enterprise Software
• Infrastructure Software

Past Investments

• Accruent (acquired by Vista Equity Partners)
• 360Commerce, Inc. (acquired by Oracle)
• CrossLogix (acquired by BEA Systems, Inc.)
• Interact Commerce Corp. (NASDAQ:IACT)
• Knova (Merger of Kanisa and ServiceWare)
• Micromuse (acquired by IBM)
• Onlink Technologies (acquired by Siebel Systems)

Experience

Dave joined Sierra in 1996. Prior to joining the venture capital community, Dave's professional career began at Lockheed Corporation in the software engineering department. Following his tenure there, he joined Sun Microsystems in sales and sales management. In 1991 Schwab co-founded Scopus Technology with a fellow Sun sales manager and two other executives. While at Scopus, he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Scopus was taken public and subsequently acquired by Siebel Systems.

Education & Background

Dave holds a Masters in aerospace engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard University.

Speaking Engagements

September 2010 AVCAL Annual Meeting, Queensland, Austrailia
July 2010 A Conversation with David Schwab, Managing Director of Sierra Ventures, at Smarter Cities Event in Shanghai