David Thyresson

General Partner

2023 - Current

PWV invests in early-stage technology companies. PWV is a team of three entrepreneurs and technologists: Tom Preston-Werner (GitHub cofounder), David S. Price, and David Thyresson. Beyond capital, we leverage our unparalleled network and expertise to provide ongoing support, helping startups achieve product-market fit faster and scale effectively with the right growth partners.

RedwoodJS Core Team

2020

Redwood is an opinionated, full-stack, serverless web application framework that will allow you to build and deploy JAMstack applications with ease. Redwood is the latest open source project initiated by Tom Preston-Werner, cofounder of GitHub, creator of Jekyll, creator of Gravatar, author of the Semantic Versioning specification, and inventor of TOML. For more info: https://redwoodjs.com

Core Team Lead

2020

Consultant

2021 - 2022

Build in a weekend, scale to millions

Advisory

2020 - 2022

Acting as advisor for product, data and technology solutions at Sports Innovation Lab.

CTO

2017 - 2020

The Sports Innovation Lab evaluates and identifies the technology products and services that will power the future of sports. The Boston-based, market research and advisory firm uses data analysis to reveal compelling stories that mobilize global partnerships among startups, investment capital firms, and corporate influencers. https://www.sportsilab.com/

Lead Architect

2020 - 2021

Co-founder and CTO

2011 - 2017

Sports stats & social media We're a sports content business that helps brands engage fans before, during, and after the game.

Director

2014 - 2015

Director of App Development at Intrepid Pursuits (now a part of the Accenture Digital family). Intrepid is an award-winning mobile product development firm, specializing in creating unforgettable experiences. We use technology and design to solve our client’s problems. We deliver polished, engaging apps that bring great ideas to life.

Co-Founder and CTO

2013 - 2014

Spogo was acquired by Buzztime (NYSE MKT: NTN) in July, 2014. Spogo was a game-changing mobile fan engagement platform that connected viewers with brands during live sports. It offered fans an interactive, rewarding and social second-screen experience while they watch their favorite teams. Designed and developed proprietary technology that posed and scored predictive questions during and for upcoming sporting events.

Co-Founder and Director of Information Architecture

2003 - 2010

Entessa was acquired by Energy Solutions International in June, 2010. Co-Founder and Director of Information Architecture Entessa was the leading provider of logistics management software for the oil and gas supply chain. Part of three-member team that productized a custom built application for oils and gas logistics - Synthesis. Clients including Pacific Energy, Plains All-American, Valero, Chevron Pipeline, Hovensa, Hess, Buckeye Partners, and Sunoco Logistics. Buckeye Partners - Breinigsville, PA Chevron Pipeline, LP - Houston TX Plains All American Pipeline - Long Beach,CA and Houston, TX Hovensa, LLC – Christiansted, VI Business Analyst and User Interface Coordinator for Marine Terminal Operations Application During an eight-month multiple release cycle, served as Business Analyst and User Interface Coordinator for the development of a web-application to manage the marine terminal operations at a major oil and gas refiner. Enabled the client to maintain comprehensive vessel schedule information such that they may efficiently plan dock terminal operations and see significant reduction in demurrage costs. Opsware, Inc. (Formerly LoudCloud) – NYC, NY and Sunnyvale, CA Project Manager of Knowledge Base Implementation Managed two product selection and implementation cycles of a Knowledge Base and Forums solution for a leading data center automation company. Responsibilities included staffing, resource management, project planning, documentation, and user interface branding. Kaneb Pipe Line Company (now Valero, LP) – Wichita, KS Project Manager, Business Analyst, User Interface Coordinator, and QA Manager for a Series of Inventory Management and Terminal Integration Projects Over the course of 15 months, these six projects developed a series of systems to manage the inventory of three finished product pipelines. This web-based application provided self-service access to terminal bills of lading, inventory positions, terminal cutoffs, and invoicing.