David Sokolic
About David Sokolic
David Sokolic is a Partner at Toyota Ventures, where he leads investments for the Frontier Fund. LinkedIn lists his location as Mercer Island, Washington. His LinkedIn headline also mentions building the firm's presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He studied economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Before Toyota Ventures he was an investment partner at OurCrowd, where he led deals in mobility, robotics, digital health and cybersecurity. He also invested in software companies applying AI and machine learning. Earlier he was a vice president on the early-stage investment team at Battery Ventures.
His operating career includes product management, marketing, business development and strategy roles. He was CEO of CyKick Labs, an early-stage cybersecurity company, and VP of marketing and business development at PeerApp. He started as a strategy consultant. Crunchbase also lists a past board role at Launchpad Build AI.
PitchBook classifies him as an angel investor and records one angel investment, in Nift. PitchBook dates that investment to September 2014. Crunchbase counts 1 investment, 1 portfolio company, 0 lead investments and 0 exits. These public databases are thin, so they probably understate his activity. Crunchbase also describes him as an active angel investor in technology startups.
At Toyota Ventures he is described as seeking deep tech startups in artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomy and quantum computing. He shared the Frontier Fund's investment in Orbital Materials on LinkedIn. NFX Signal lists a Series A for Orbital Industries in February 2024, with Toyota Ventures colleague Chris Abshire as co-investor. He also shared a post welcoming Neuromorphic Labs to the Toyota Ventures portfolio.
The Frontier Fund covers deep tech. Toyota Ventures as a whole lists AI, autonomy, mobility, robotics, cloud technology, smart cities, digital health, fintech, energy and materials. At OurCrowd his stated interests were enterprise software and services, online marketplaces, fintech and mobility, across early to growth stage.
NFX Signal shows an investment range of $100K to $10.0M with a $1M sweet spot for his Toyota Ventures role. This is a third-party profile, not a statement from him, and it is not a personal angel check size. He has not published a personal angel check size.
- Orbital Industries (Orbital Materials): Series A in February 2024, invested through Toyota Ventures per NFX Signal and Crunchbase.
- River: Indian electric two-wheeler maker. He called it a Toyota Ventures Frontier Fund portfolio company and shared its $40M Series B led by Yamaha Motor.
- Neuromorphic Labs: added to the Toyota Ventures portfolio, per his LinkedIn activity. Round and date not stated.
- Nift: angel investment dated September 2014 by PitchBook.
- crunchbase.com/person/david-sokolic
- toyota.ventures
- robobusiness.com/event-speaker/david-sokolic
- signal.nfx.com/investors/david-sokolic
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/159195-61
- linkedin.com/in/davidsokolic
- linkedin.com/company/toyota-ventures
- linkedin.com/posts/davidsokolic_congrats-to-toyota-ventures-frontier-f
Investing activity
David Sokolic has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about David Sokolic
Who is David Sokolic?
He is a Partner at Toyota Ventures and leads its Frontier Fund. He previously worked at OurCrowd and Battery Ventures, and was CEO of CyKick Labs.
Does David Sokolic invest in AI startups?
Yes. Toyota Ventures describes him as looking for deep tech startups in AI, robotics, autonomy and quantum computing. His Frontier Fund investments include Orbital Materials.
What check size does David Sokolic write?
He has not published a personal angel check size. NFX Signal lists a $100K to $10.0M range with a $1M sweet spot for his Toyota Ventures investing.
What stage does David Sokolic invest in?
His public deals span early to growth stage. Examples are a February 2024 Series A (Orbital Industries) and a Series B (River) that he shared.
Where is David Sokolic based?
LinkedIn lists Mercer Island, Washington. Some profiles list Tel Aviv, and he has worked on Toyota Ventures' EMEA presence.
How can founders reach David Sokolic?
Use his LinkedIn profile or the Toyota Ventures website. He does not appear to have a public X account or personal site.
Is David Sokolic an angel investor?
Yes. David Sokolic invests personally as an angel and is Partner at Toyota Ventures. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.