David Tisch

David Tisch (born 1981) is an American businessman and angel investor based in New York City. He is managing partner of BoxGroup, a seed-stage capital firm, and a co-founder of TechStars New York City.

He is the grandson of American businessman Laurence Tisch, co-owner of Loews Corporation. His great-uncle, Preston Robert Tisch purchased the New York Giants, now co-owned by Steve Tisch, who produced the films Forrest Gump and Risky Business.

Education and early career Tisch was born and raised outside of New York in Westchester County, the son of Bonnie J. Tisch and Daniel R. Tisch.

Tisch graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.A degree in American history in 2003. He received a Juris Doctor degree from New York University in 2006.

Career Tisch began his career heading up interactive strategies at Knowledge Generation Bureau.

In 2007, Tisch founded BoxGroup, a technology investment firm that has invested in 250 companies including Vine, Warby Parker, Handy, and GroupMe.

Tisch co-founded the Techstars New York City program, a startup accelerator program, and became managing director in 2010. Under his direction, companies in the program raised more than $100 million in follow-on capital. Tisch left TechStars in 2012.

In August 2014, Tisch co-founded Spring, a mobile marketplace allowing consumers to shop directly from brands. Investors include BoxGroup, Google Ventures, and Yuri Milner. Apple listed Spring as one of the best apps for 2014.

Tisch was named head of Cornell Tech's Startup Studio program in December 2014. Startup Studio is an experiential learning graduate program that teams students from different disciplines to develop an idea into a product.

Personal life In 2012, he married Zara Terez Zimmerman.