Summary
Dave Sifry is a seasoned software entrepreneur and executive who has built and led multiple companies from inception to scale, spanning consumer internet, enterprise software, and security. As founder and CEO of Warmstart.ai, and earlier as founder/CEO of Technorati and Linuxcare and CTO at Sputnik, he has a track record of turning bold product visions into shipped, revenue-generating platforms. He has held senior leadership roles at Lyft, Reddit, and Interana, where he combined engineering rigor with user-centered design to drive growth and reliability, and most recently led the Anti-Defamation League's Center for Technology and Society to advance safer online spaces. An active investor and advisor to early-stage ventures, he also advises and mentors startups while continuing to explore new opportunities at the intersection of AI-assisted product experiences and responsible tech. Based in San Francisco, he holds a BS in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins and was twice named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for his work shaping the digital landscape.
16 years of coding experience