David Semel Rose (born June 12, 1957) is an American serial entrepreneur and angel investor. He is Chairman & CEO of the U.S Real Estate Market, a liquidity platform for institutional real estate investments,Thesis Driven - Deep Dive on USREM Managing Partner of Rose Tech Ventures,The Rose Tech Ventures Team (Retrieved October 3, 2011) a venture fund focused on Internet-based business, and Executive Chairman of Gust, which operates a collaboration platform for early stage angel investing.Sarah Perez. AngelSoft Relaunches as Gust.com, Now Connects Startups To Investors TechCrunch. September 13, 2011. ((Retrieved October 3, 2011)Brad Spirrison. "Angel investors brought together" Chicago Sun-Times. September 8, 2008. ((Retrieved October 12, 2011) abc He is the non-executive Chairman of the Board of the artificial intelligence company Thinkable AI and the online travel platform Bookitngo.
Early life and education Rose is the son of Joanna (née Semel) and Daniel Rose.New York Times: 'Gail Ruth Gremse Is Married to David Semel Rose" June 27, 1982 Rose attended New York City public schools and Horace Mann High School. He received his BA in Urban Affairs from Yale University in 1979,Yale Entrepreneurship Advisory Council (Retrieved November 17, 2011) his MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School in 1983Columbia Business School Private Equity Program 2011 – Silicon Alley Panel (Retrieved November 17, 2011) and an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology.David S. Rose and Jeffrey J. Wilcox to address Stevens’ graduates Stevens Institute. April 29, 2010. (Retrieved October 13, 2011)
Career Rose was involved in the early development of the Silicon Alley technology community in New York,Steven Malanga. Silicon Alley 2.0 City Journal. Autumn 2006. paragraph 27 (Retrieved October 13, 2011)Machine of the Year: The Computer Moves In Time magazine. January 3, 1983. paragraph 44 (Retrieved October 13, 2011) including working with pre-Internet era online data services and founding Ex Machina, a computer software company;E-Commerce: Who Owns the Rights? BusinessWeek. July 29, 1996. (Retrieved October 13, 2011) The Computer Classroom, an early personal computer training company; and AirMedia, an early wireless Internet information network.Airmedia Live gives wireless bulletins CNet. June 3, 1996. (Retrieved October 13, 2011)
Rose founded and runs a technology incubator in New York CityBehind The Money, Episode 37: David S. Rose seeks entrepreneurs for incubator The Deal. August 11, 2008. (Retrieved October 13, 2011) and is a founding member of the Space Angels Network, an international investing group.Space Angels Network adds founding members Washington Business Journal. June 18, 2008. (Retrieved October 13, 2011) In 2005, BusinessWeek magazine included an article titled 'The Pitch Coach' about his sessions for entrepreneurs seeking funding from venture capitalists and angel investors.Michael Patterson. The Pitch Coach BusinessWeek. Fall, 2005. (Retrieved October 13, 2011) He is an Associate Founder of Singularity University, the post-graduate program in accelerating technologies,Singularity University Founders (Retrieved April 19, 2013) and founded and chaired its Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics track.Singularity University Lectures: David S. Rose on Entrepreneurship. (Retrieved April 19, 2013)
In 2025, Rose participated in public events with futurist Ray Kurzweil on the implications of AI and the coming technological singularity.
Personal life In 1982, he married Gail Ruth Gremse. They have three children.
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