Dave McClure (@davemcclure) — Twitter Score 245 out of 1000

Dave McClure is a venture capitalist and angel investor who co-founded 500 Startups, the accelerator and VC firm that rebranded as 500 Global in 2021. Dave McClure's Twitter Score is 245 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,601 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.

Dave McClure co-founded 500 Startups, which describes itself as a VC firm with $2.3 billion in AUM investing in globally ambitious founders building fast-growing technology companies. Per Axios, McClure resigned in 2017 as general partner of all funds and entities managed by 500 Startups after several women accused him of inappropriate behavior; those allegations were reported as accusations and were not adjudicated findings. Dave McClure also founded Practical Venture Capital, and Axios reported in 2020 that he was raising $10 million for an SPV through that vehicle to buy out certain limited partners in 500 Startups Fund I.

Dave McClure previously worked at PayPal as director of marketing, formerly invested at Founders Fund, and previously served as acting investment director at fbFund. Dave McClure's account has published 102,996 posts and has attracted 327,012 followers as of August 2026. Dave McClure has been mentioned by 886 accounts a total of 5,351 times.

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The accounts that follow Dave McClure include 1,311 founders, 405 angel investors, 144 influencers and 209 VCs, among them Balaji, Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen, Nikita Bier, Kyle Samani and Anthony Pompliano.