Overview
Dave Balter is a Venture Partner at True Ventures [1][4]. Balter describes themselves as an innovation-obsessed builder of companies, often serving as Founder or CEO but also taking roles as Board Member, advisor, or investor [2]. Balter previously served as CEO of Flipside Crypto, which provides business intelligence for blockchain organizations [7], and before that led the Transactions team at Pluralsight following the company's acquisition of Smarterer, a skills assessment startup Balter co-founded in 2010 [2]. Balter holds a BA in Psychology from Skidmore College [11] and maintains an active writing practice [5].
Profile introduction
I'm an innovation‐obsessed builder of companies, often as a Founder/CEO but occasionally as a Board Member, advisor or investor. Active Investor. M&A Junkie. Scribe. https://buttondown.com/balter/archive/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Currently I am CEO of Flipside Crypto, which provides business intelligence for blockchain organizations. Previously I led the Transactions (M&A and Partnerships) Team at Pluralsight, which I joined via the acquisition of Smarterer, a venture backed skills assessment startup I co-founded in 2010 and led…
Career history
- CEOMay 2026 to presentedisyl
- Venture PartnerFeb 2021 to presentTrue Ventures
- Writer of Short Prose and Mostly Acerbic WitticismsJun 2011 to presentdavebalter.com
- Board MemberJul 2024 to presentRayFitnessBoston
- CEOAug 2017 to Jun 2026Flipside Crypto
- Venture Partner EmeritusFeb 2018 to Jan 2024Boston Seed Capital
- Venture PartnerJul 2011 to Feb 2018Boston Seed Capital
- Board MemberJan 2018 to Dec 2023Broadlume
Education
BA, Psychology1989 - 1993Skidmore College
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