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Dave Vasen

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📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Dave Vasen is the Founder and CEO of brightwheel, the leading platform for early education. His professional background includes roles as VP of Product at AltSchool and positions at Bain & Company and Cisco. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School.

Daves motivation for creating brightwheel stemmed from his personal experience as a parent searching for quality childcare for his daughter. He is passionate about using technology to improve the lives of teachers, parents, and young children, transforming the early education landscape.

Dave successfully pitched brightwheel on the TV show "Shark Tank," securing a joint investment from Mark Cuban and Chris Sacca.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Investor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Early Education
Founded brightwheel to transform the early education space for teachers and parents, inspired by his own experiences as a father.
EdTech Innovation
Focused on building the #1 technology platform in early education, backed by investors like Bessemer and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
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Career

Work history

2015
Investor
Various
2014
Founder & CEO
brightwheel
2013 - 2015
Advisor
Tempo AI
2013 - 2014
VP of Product
AltSchool
2013 - 2013
Advisor
LookFlow
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Media appearances

ETL Speaker Series: Dave Vasen, brightwheel. Featured in YouTube (ETL Speaker Series)
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Brightwheel graduates with $21M Series B as the leading software provider in early education. Featured in Medium (Eniac Ventures)
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Education
BA
Stanford University
MBA
The Wharton School
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