Dave Morin
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at offline-ventures
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Path co-founder and former Slow Ventures GP, now co-founder and Managing Partner of Offline Ventures — a $100M 'humanist technology' fund anchored by Apple. Writes $500K-$5M at seed and Series A into mental health, digital therapeutics, connected hardware, and consumer social. Portfolio spans Brightside, Done, Clubhouse, Humane, and Blueprint; previously participated in Slack, Pinterest, and Robinhood via Slow.
Background
Dave Morin was born October 14, 1980 in Helena, Montana, and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Colorado Boulder (2003) 1. He began his career at Apple in marketing (2003–2006) 1, then joined Facebook (2006–2010) as a Senior Platform Manager, where he co-created Facebook Platform and Facebook Connect 1.
In 2010, Morin co-founded Path, a private social network, and served as CEO; Path was sold in 2015 and shut down on October 18, 2018 1. He was a co-founder and general partner at Slow Ventures, where he participated in investments including Slack, Pinterest, Nextdoor, and Robinhood 2 6.
In 2020, Morin co-founded Offline Ventures with his wife Brit Morin 3. Offline is an early-stage venture firm and product studio; the debut fund closed at $100 million with Apple serving as an anchor investor, and the fund allocation was structured as 80% to early-stage investments and 20% to incubating new ventures 3. Morin is also a co-founder of Fwd.us (2013), a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization 1.
Stated Thesis
Offline Ventures publicly describes itself as focused on “humanist technology” — companies whose products support mental health, real-world connection, and human wellbeing rather than growth-at-all-costs 2 6.
Per TechCrunch’s coverage of the fund’s launch, Offline’s stated focus areas include mental health and digital therapeutics, connected hardware and fitness technology, telemedicine platforms, web3, and social networking 3.
Morin has stated the firm is “exploring opportunities and companies at the intersection of fundamental humanist technological shifts in consumer, Web 3.0, women’s health, brain health, sustainability, and bringing the offline online” 2.
Inferred Thesis
Based on public portfolio data from Signal NFX (82 investments on record) and TechCrunch’s coverage of the fund’s inception 4 3:
Stage distribution (from 7 recent rounds on Signal NFX with confirmed stage data): - Seed: 4 of 7 (57%) — Mozi, Gowalla, Gilgamesh, Humane, Dash Radio - Series A: 2 of 7 (29%) — Dance, Pinata - Angel / growth: 1 of 7 (14%) — Blueprint (Bryan Johnson)
Consistent with Morin’s history as a founder-turned-investor, most check writing is at seed with selective follow-on and occasional later-stage checks into founders he has personal relationships with 4.
Sector concentration: Cited Offline portfolio companies include Brightside (telemedicine for depression), Done (ADHD treatment and medication access), Clubhouse (audio social), Arc (electric boats), and Ancient Ritual (multisensory connected sauna — an in-house incubation project) 3 6. These map to Offline’s stated focus areas: mental health, connected hardware, and consumer social.
Check sizes: Signal reports a check range of $500K–$5M with a “sweet spot” of $1M on a $100M fund 4. This matches TechCrunch’s reporting on the debut fund 3.
Fund model distinctive: Offline is not a pure fund — it also operates as an integrated product studio, with a portion of capital reserved for in-house incubations 3.
Sample size caveat: Analysis based on 7 rounds with confirmed stage data from Signal’s public portfolio of 82 investments. Percentages are directional.
Portfolio
| Company | Year | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack | ~2014 | Series (via Slow) | 2 6 |
| ~2013 | Series (via Slow) | 2 6 | |
| Nextdoor | ~2013 | Series (via Slow) | 2 6 |
| Robinhood | ~2015 | Series (via Slow) | 2 |
| Dash Radio | 2018 | Seed ($11M) | 4 |
| Humane | 2019 | Seed ($9M) | 4 |
| Pinata | 2019 | Series A ($3.5M) | 4 |
| Gilgamesh | 2020 | Seed ($3.5M) | 4 |
| Clubhouse | ~2020 | Seed | 3 6 |
| Brightside | ~2020 | Seed | 3 6 |
| Done | ~2020 | Seed | 3 6 |
| Gowalla | 2021 | Seed ($4M) | 4 |
| Dance | 2021 | Series A ($19M) | 4 |
| Arc (electric boats) | ~2021 | Seed | 3 5 |
| Ancient Ritual | ~2021 | Incubation | 3 |
| Mozi | 2024 | Seed ($6M) | 4 |
| Blueprint (Bryan Johnson) | 2025 | Growth ($60M) | 4 |
Portfolio coverage: 17 of 82 recorded investments (~21%). Slow Ventures–era investments (Slack, Pinterest, Nextdoor, Robinhood) predate Offline; year of first check estimated from company round history.
In Their Own Words
On co-launching Offline’s mental health work with Apple and UCLA:
“we put together Apple and UCLA…They’re doing a 10-year study of 100,000 people…trying to find an objective measure of mental health” 3
On web3:
“web3 is an opportunity to create a better internet where the incentives of both the users and the platform…are more aligned with the creators” 3
What Founders Say
No independently sourced founder testimonials found. Offline Ventures does not publish first-person founder testimonials on its site; portfolio founder quotes about working with Morin specifically were not located in this research pass.
Sources
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Wikipedia, “Dave Morin,” accessed August 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Morin↩↩↩↩↩
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Hustle Fund blog, Brian Nichols, “David Morin Investments: From Facebook Platform Creator to Humanist Technology Investor,” accessed August 2026. https://www.hustlefund.vc/post/david-morin-investments-from-facebook-platform-creator-to-humanist-technology-investor↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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TechCrunch, Connie Loizos, “A look inside Offline Ventures, co-founded by Brit and Dave Morin and backed in part by Apple,” November 30, 2021. https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/30/offlineventures/↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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Signal by NFX, “Dave Morin investor profile,” accessed August 2026. https://signal.nfx.com/investors/dave-morin↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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TechCrunch, “Arc expands into electric commercial and defense boats with $50M raise,” March 19, 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/arc-expands-into-electric-commercial-and-defense-boats-with-50m-raise/↩
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World of DaaS podcast episode notes, “Dave Morin, Offline Ventures,” accessed August 2026. https://www.worldofdaas.com/p/offlineventures-dave-morin↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩