David E. Weekly
Founder, Network Weather
Helping high-growth startups build and scale successful products
About
David E. Weekly is a serial founder, technologist, and product executive with three decades of experience building and scaling technology companies. He has founded 4 companies (including Ohana acquired by Facebook, PBwiki, Medcorder, and Network Weather), created 3 non-profits, and served in product leadership at Facebook, Google, and Capital One. Having invested in over 130 startups and founded two venture funds (Drone.VC and Mexican.VC), David brings deep expertise in product strategy, company building, and board governance to high-growth technology companies.
Employment History
Network Weather
Founder & CEO • 2024-Present
Building AI-powered solutions for enterprise network monitoring and optimization
Capital One
Vice President, The Lab • 2023-2025
Head of innovation team for Fortune 100 company. Responsible for $10m+ budget and team of 50 engineers, designers, researchers, PMs, and data scientists. Delivered company's first in-house generative AI solution. 4+ patents pending.
Medcorder
Founder & CEO • 2019-2022
Mobile app to help patients understand their doctors. Raised $2.5m led by Future Ventures, 40,000+ users
Group Product Manager • 2014-2019
Ran product for Datacenter Software group of 130+ engineers managing $40bn of compute. Member of PM Hiring Committee. Created Google Crisis Access Response team. Built R&D team that saved Google ~$200m/year by building world's largest utility pole database from StreetView imagery.
Senior Product Manager • 2012-2014
Built & sold Ohana to Facebook. Launched internet.org, built world's first map of the disconnected. Created Facebook Connectivity Labs looking at drones, lasers, and satellites. Growth PM. Ran developer relations for Asia. Lead PM for internal tools team.
Ohana
Co-founder • 2011-2012
Early-stage startup acquired by Facebook
PBwiki (now PBworks)
Founder & CEO • 2003-2011
World's largest private wiki company (4m MAU), still operating 20+ years later
There.com
Software Engineer • 2002-2003
Principal architect and implementer of world's first streaming MP3 music experience in a 3D virtual world. Created cluster management and software distribution tools.
Legato
Research Software Engineer • 2001-2002
Joined core R&D team as architect; added support for EMC FasTrax to NetWorker. Ported product to OS/X singlehandedly, resulting in $10m+ in new contracts. Youngest member on Engineering Council. (Acquired by EMC)
Stanford Graphics Lab
Research Software Engineer • 1997
Assisted in analysis and selection of 3D laser range-finding solution for scanning Michelangelo's David. Made mesh alignment software 10x faster using 1/4 the memory.
MIT Lincoln Labs
Research Software Engineer • 1996
Wrote Java to help evaluate machine learning models to distinguish nuclear tests from mine collapses.
Harvard Physics Labs
Research Software Engineer • 1995
Optimized antimatter recombination simulation in FORTRAN. Created 3D visualizations in x86 ASM.
Venture Funds Founded
Mexican.VC
General Partner • 2010
Highest-performing seed fund in Mexican investment history (>11x returned to LPs)
Drone.VC
Lead Investor • 2012
World's first drone-focused venture fund (200+ LPs)
Neuron.VC
Co-Manager • 2013
Early-stage AI startup fund with 200+ LPs
Non-Profits & Community
SuperHappyDevHouse
2005
Hackathon community bringing together developers for collaborative coding
Inspired global hackathon movement
Hacker Dojo
2009
Community hackerspace in Mountain View
Provided workspace for hundreds of startups and makers
California Community Colocation Project
2002
World's first non-profit providing free colocation services to not-for-profit online communities
Managed over 130 not-for-profit servers
Investment & Advisory
130+
Investments Made
120+
Active Portfolio
3
Funds Founded
Notable Investments
Mast Reforestation
Scaling forest restoration with technology and innovation
Magentiq Eye
AI-powered retinal imaging for early disease detection
Lambda
GPU cloud infrastructure for AI workloads
Tailscale
Zero-config VPN built on WireGuard
MightyFly
Autonomous cargo aircraft for expedited logistics
Flowcopter
Heavy-lift drones with hydraulic propulsion
Conekta
Payment infrastructure for Latin America
Focus Areas
Education & Training
Stanford University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science • 2000
President's Scholar, ACM Programming Competition International Finalist
California School Board Association
Masters in Governance • 2022-2023
60 hours of governance training
Technical Skills
Programming Languages
Board Experience
Redwood City School District
Trustee, Area II • 2022 - Present
One of five elected public officials responsible for oversight of $150m/year budget serving 6,500+ TK-8 students and 900 staff (400 teachers)
Flowcopter
Board Director • 2021 - Present
Scottish heavy-lift drone company using fast-switching hydraulic propulsion
Medcorder
Founder & Board Director • 2019 - 2022
Board chair of health tech startup backed by Future Ventures
PBwiki (PBworks)
Founder & Board Director • 2003 - 2011
Board chair of world's largest private wiki company
Hacker Dojo
Co-founder & Board Director • 2009 - 2025
501c3 non-profit hackerspace, birthplace of Pinterest, Matterport, Pebble Watch, Webflow, Word Lens
Online Policy Group
Board Director / President & Executive Director • 2001 - 2007
Founded California Community Colocation Project, led seminal federal lawsuit OPG v Diebold
Personal Interests
Let's Connect
I'm always interested in connecting with founders, product leaders, and innovators.
Open to advisory and board opportunities.