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David Johnson

Managing Director·Intel Capital

Santa Clara, CA, United States

Bio

Professional summary

David Johnson is a Managing Director at Intel Capital in Santa Clara and joined the firm in 2004. He invests in frontier technology companies, including next-generation network infrastructure, edge compute, edge AI, and IoT verticals such as Industry 4.0, smart cities, and physical security. He serves as a director or observer for Deep Sentinel, MatrixSpace, and Skylo, and is Intel's lead investor in Asato, LandingAI, and Matroid.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Deep SentinelMatrixSpaceSkyloLandingAIMatroid

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Intel CapitalManaging Director2004 – Present
  • IntelM&A Director
  • IntelFinance Manager

Education

  • Cornell UniversityMBA
  • Vanderbilt UniversityBA

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