David Hornik

Partner at Lobby Capital

📍 Menlo Park, California, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 24 investments📅 26 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Angel investor🌍 United States20+ investments
24
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14
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4
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1
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26y
Years active

Portfolio

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Jan 2021
Vowel is an AI-powered video meeting tool used by 1000s of teams. Meet, transcribe, record, clip, search, and share video meetings in one spot — no add-ons required! Includes AI-meeting summaries, MeetingGPT, AI action items, cloud recording, bookmarks, clips, collaborative agendas, Catch Me Up meeting summaries and more! Vowel makes every meeting more inclusive and worthwhile, with a simple, secure, and reliable experience.
Board Member
Feb 2019
MaintainX is the leading maintenance and work execution software, designed specifically for industrial and frontline teams. We help companies streamline maintenance operations, improve asset management, and empower workers—all while delivering insights that can improve your bottom line. As a mobile-first platform, MaintainX delivers a modern, IoT-enabled solution for maintenance, reliability, and operations teams trusted by over 8k companies worldwide. If you’re looking for an AI-enabled CMMS solution that’s easy to use and implement, look no further. The MaintainX platform manages millions of work orders and assets, and is used by more than 500K frontline professionals globally. We help customers reduce unplanned downtime and increase asset availability, while meeting complex compliance needs and keeping workers safe. Ready to ditch the clipboard? Heres what we can help your team digitize: -Maintenance Work Orders -Preventive Maintenance -Safety Procedures -Safety and Environmental Audits -Multi-site Reporting -IoT & ERP Integrations -Auditing/Inspection Workflows -Training Checklists -Parts Order Management & Vendor Connections We’re proud to serve some of the world’s largest brands, including Duracell, AB InBev, Univar, Cintas, McDonalds, Titan America, and many more. To learn more, please visit www.maintainx.com
Board Member
Jan 2019
GitLab is a complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application, fundamentally changing the way Development, Security, and Ops teams collaborate and build software. From idea to production, GitLab helps teams improve cycle time from weeks to minutes, reduce development costs and time to market while increasing developer productivity. Were the worlds largest all-remote company with team members located in more than 65 countries. As part of the GitLab team, you can work from anywhere with good internet. Youll have the freedom to contribute when and where you do your best work. Interested in opportunities at GitLab? Join our talent community and share your information with our recruiting team: https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/
Board Member
Jul 2017
Our mission is simple: create the most seamless e-commerce experience that strengthens connections between customers and the brands they love. We build the tools our customers and retail partners need to thrive and stay ahead of the curve in an ever-changing industry, starting with Free 2-Day Shipping, Free Returns, and Express Checkout at 100+ stores.
Board Member
Jun 2017
From lights, music, climate, security, and doorbells to whatever comes next, Brilliant makes interacting with all of your smart devices simple by building controls that are easy for everyone to access and use right in the walls of your home. Our first product, the Brilliant Smart Home Control replaces any existing light switch to give you touch and voice control over smart home technology, including Sonos, Nest, Ring, Phillips Hue, and many others. Alexa is built in for voice control and there is a personalizable high-resolution display for touch control. Want to call the kids down for dinner? There is even a camera with a privacy shutter for room-to-room video chat. Brilliant has received many awards for smart home products in 2018, including Best Smart Home Product (IHS), Best Home Automation (CTA, CEPro), Best IoT Consumer Hardware (IoT Innovator), Outstanding Innovation (CES), and more. Brilliant is available for purchase on www.brilliant.tech Brilliant was founded by Aaron Emigh, Steven Stanek, and Jeremy Hiatt, all of whom are experienced technology entrepreneurs from the mobile industry. It all started when Aaron began remodeling his home and installed some smart home products. They were great as individual devices, but Aaron soon realized that the more he installed, the worse the experience got. Navigating between multiple apps just to adjust the lights, lock the door, or set the thermostat was complicated. To add to the frustration, controlling the home exclusively through his mobile phone felt unnatural and awkward. Seeing an opportunity to elevate the smart home experience, Aaron, Steven, and Jeremy teamed up. As they saw it, controlling our home environments should be as simple as flipping a switch. There’s a light switch in every room, and it’s already the home control that we use most often, so it made sense to replace light switches with smart controls that make it easy and natural for you to interact directly with your home. Brilliant is a venture-backed company headquartered in San Mateo, CA. Our notable investors include August Capital, SV Tech Ventures, The Box Group, and Miramar Ventures.
Investor
Mar 2017
Insight Engines enable security analysts, no matter how technical, to ask questions via NLP of log data. Our products are being used by some of the largest Fortune 500 financial, healthcare, and technology companies as well as major government organizations to get 10x more value from their SIEM.   Our product suite solves 3 major problems for the Security/IT team. (1) Understand what data you have/don’t have in your SIEM (2) Enable anyone in an organization to ask questions of their data and get timely answers no matter how technical (3) Analyze and distill industry trends and activities to provide smart recommendations for you Insight Engines is backed by folks like August Capital, Splunk, Google Ventures, and Data Collective. We are headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Learn more at https://www.insightengines.com
Board Member
Mar 2017
Did you know that less than 5% of cyber threats are actually relevant to you? The challenge is what 5%? Get them in Fletch. Fletchs AI engine analyzes the threats coming after companies like yours with the same tech, industries, and geographies. You can finally save time and live ahead of your threats whether it’s traditional vulnerabilities or Ransomware and phishing campaigns.
Board Member
Jun 2015
Drop is designing products differently. By tapping into the collective wisdom of passionate people and applying it to our curated selections and exclusive designs, we deliver inventive products that fuel your interests. Founded in 2012, Drop empowers people around the world to discover new, diverse products every day; participate in product development; and learn and share with a community nearly 7 million strong. Find and follow your passions on drop.com. You can also connect with @drop on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Board Member
Apr 2015
We are bringing everyone closer to the game in ways never before imagined, with new forms of interaction, immersion, and personalization. From mobile apps, to giant touchscreens, to smart TVs, to VR/AR, we deliver exactly what each fan, commentator, coach, or player wants to see. We are pushing the boundaries of deep tech -- machine learning, computer vision, big data, augmented and virtual reality. Our passion for cutting-edge design and decades of experience playing college and professional sports is an equal part of the magic that brings unique and innovative products to life. These products have helped Second Spectrum partners to multiple NBA championships, to win matches on football pitches around the world, to entertain and educate millions of fans on TV and digital. Were just getting started. In 2021, Second Spectrum was acquired by Genius Sports, the official data, technology and broadcast partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media. Please visit our website at https://www.secondspectrum.com/careers/opportunities.html to view our available positions.
Board Member
Mar 2013
Get more powerful websites and applications with Fastly’s edge cloud platform. We help places like Reddit, Pinterest, Stripe, Neiman Marcus, The New York Times, Epic Games, and GitHub do so every day.
Investor
Aug 2011
At Rocket Lawyer, we believe everyone deserves affordable and simple legal services. Our laws should protect and empower—but for too many of us, the law is out of reach, because of high costs and complexity. So, we’re changing things. Since 2008, we’ve helped over 25 million people and organizations obtain the legal help they need, at a price they can afford. That’s legal made simple.®
Investor
Nov 2010
PayNearMe builds technology to transform the payment experience for businesses and their customers. With PayXM™, the industry’s first platform purpose-built for Payment Experience Management, every touchpoint of the payment journey is simple—driving satisfaction, accelerating payments, and lowering the total cost of acceptance. A single platform, contract and integration supports all major payment types and channels, from PayPal, Venmo, Cash App Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay to cards, ACH and cash at over 62,000 U.S. retail locations. Thousands of non-commerce businesses across industries, including consumer lending, iGaming and online sports betting, property management, and tolling, trust PayNearMe to deliver a complete, seamless payment experience. PayNearMe is offered by PayNearMe MT, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of PayNearMe, Inc. Follow PayNearMe on X and Facebook. © 2025 PayNearMe Inc. All rights reserved. Money transmission services are provided by PayNearMe MT, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of PayNearMe, Inc.
Board Member
2010
Tophatter is the world’s most entertaining, mobile shopping marketplace. Combining the engagement of a game with the economics of a marketplace, Tophatter is redefining ecommerce. Tophatter generates over $300 million of annual Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) and sells 100,000+ items every day. Tophatter uses AI to tailor the shopping experience, delivering deep discounts on branded and unbranded items directly from factories and warehouses. Popular categories include: jewelry, electronics, fashion & beauty, and home & hobbies. To date, Goodwater Capital, CRV, August Capital, and others have invested $35 million in the business. The company has offices in San Francisco and Shanghai, and is actively hiring. See what is it's like to work at Tophatter: themuse.com/profiles/tophatter.
Board Observer
2010
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Board Member
May 2009
BILL (NYSE: BILL) is a leader in financial automation software for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). We are dedicated to automating the future of finance so businesses can thrive. Hundreds of thousands of businesses trust BILL solutions to manage financial workflows, including payables, receivables, and spend and expense management. BILL occasionally uses AI-generated images in marketing materials for illustrative purposes only.
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2021
Investor
Jan 2021
Vowel is an AI-powered video meeting tool used by 1000s of teams. Meet, transcribe, record, clip, search, and share video meetings in one spot — no add-ons required! Includes AI-meeting summaries, MeetingGPT, AI action items, cloud recording, bookmarks, clips, collaborative agendas, Catch Me Up meeting summaries and more! Vowel makes every meeting more inclusive and worthwhile, with a simple, secure, and reliable experience.
Founding Partner
Jan 2021
Great companies are built by the dedicated people who work together tirelessly, every day. But in our modern, data-driven world, human capital can often be overlooked. That’s why we believe in a “back-to-basics” approach toward venture capital—it is all about the people. We love entrepreneurs. And we’re here to help. We augment your vision with our partner-led, hands-on approach. Drawing upon the tight-knit Lobby Conference community, we bring you access to a formidable network of founders, advisors, technologists, journalists, lenders, lawyers, accountants, consultants, and investors alike. We’ve worked with hundreds of companies and thousands of entrepreneurs and bring that experience and expertise to the board room to help you thrive and make the most of the opportunity in front of you. Lobby Capital was born out of the Lobby Conferences. Community is at the very heart of Lobby Capital. And there is no stronger community of entrepreneurs than those who’ve attended the Lobby Conferences. More than two thousand entrepreneurs have joined us at the Lobby Conferences over the years, include some of the biggest innovators of our day. This powerful community of friends and colleagues is at the heart of Lobby Capital. We are honored to have them join us at The Lobby year in and year out. And we are excited to expand the ever-evolving Lobby community with the next generation of groundbreaking founders.
2019
Board Member
Feb 2019
MaintainX is the leading maintenance and work execution software, designed specifically for industrial and frontline teams. We help companies streamline maintenance operations, improve asset management, and empower workers—all while delivering insights that can improve your bottom line. As a mobile-first platform, MaintainX delivers a modern, IoT-enabled solution for maintenance, reliability, and operations teams trusted by over 8k companies worldwide. If you’re looking for an AI-enabled CMMS solution that’s easy to use and implement, look no further. The MaintainX platform manages millions of work orders and assets, and is used by more than 500K frontline professionals globally. We help customers reduce unplanned downtime and increase asset availability, while meeting complex compliance needs and keeping workers safe. Ready to ditch the clipboard? Heres what we can help your team digitize: -Maintenance Work Orders -Preventive Maintenance -Safety Procedures -Safety and Environmental Audits -Multi-site Reporting -IoT & ERP Integrations -Auditing/Inspection Workflows -Training Checklists -Parts Order Management & Vendor Connections We’re proud to serve some of the world’s largest brands, including Duracell, AB InBev, Univar, Cintas, McDonalds, Titan America, and many more. To learn more, please visit www.maintainx.com
Board Member
Jan 2019
GitLab is a complete DevOps platform, delivered as a single application, fundamentally changing the way Development, Security, and Ops teams collaborate and build software. From idea to production, GitLab helps teams improve cycle time from weeks to minutes, reduce development costs and time to market while increasing developer productivity. Were the worlds largest all-remote company with team members located in more than 65 countries. As part of the GitLab team, you can work from anywhere with good internet. Youll have the freedom to contribute when and where you do your best work. Interested in opportunities at GitLab? Join our talent community and share your information with our recruiting team: https://about.gitlab.com/jobs/
2017
Board Member
Jul 2017
Our mission is simple: create the most seamless e-commerce experience that strengthens connections between customers and the brands they love. We build the tools our customers and retail partners need to thrive and stay ahead of the curve in an ever-changing industry, starting with Free 2-Day Shipping, Free Returns, and Express Checkout at 100+ stores.
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