David Shearer
Venture Partner
David brings 30 years of marketing experience across agency, startup and big tech. He is currently Director of Brand Marketing for Google Cloud and will help the team look at new investment opportunities in Europe as well as support existing portfolio companies with marketing strategy.

What’s been the steepest learning curve on your career journey so far?

Moving from a senior executive position at well established marketing agencies into a relatively early stage tech startup when ‘cloud’ was first becoming a thing. Big to small, army of people to a handful, big budget to what budget, top of funnel to full funnel, your parent’s brands to cloud tech… all at once.

Which Europe or global tech trend are you most excited about at the moment and why?

The combination of cloud computing and AI. They’re already reimagining life as we know it and we’re less than 5mins into the movie. The possibilities of where the story can go are mind blowing. Very exciting!

If you could give a piece of advice to your 20 year old self, what would it be?

Don’t waste time fretting about titles and promotions. Focus on the people, your relationships, and delivering true value. The rest will take care of itself.

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