Dave Mullen

Dave Mullen is an investor at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Capital, where he is responsible for covering the fintech platform and its direct investing strategy.

Before joining SVB Capital, Dave was an investor at Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, the principal investment arm of Wells Fargo. While there, he focused on venture growth investments in the technology sector. He began his career with J.P. Morgan, working in the leveraged finance division of Investment Banking, where he was responsible for raising debt capital for sponsor buyout and M&A transactions.

Dave earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Georgia, as well as a master’s degree in business administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in economics, analytic finance and entrepreneurship. He currently serves as a PropTech vertical lead at Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA), where he focuses on engagement and programming. Dave is also an active mentor and former programming board member of StartOut, a nonprofit that promotes LGBTQ equality and combats discrimination in the business world.