David Pickerell
Founder of GigSafe
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & CEO
2023 - Current
We help carriers grow by cutting insurance costs 30%-40%, reducing driver onboarding time from weeks to days, and automating back-office tasks like compliance. Focus on what matters—running and growing your business—and let us handle the rest.
Co-founder & CEO
2020
Gig drivers use Para to get all their work pings in one place and unlock new work. Companies use Para to hire the right drivers instantly.
Early Stage Investor
2019
Early-stage investments (Dapper, Superhuman, Hipcamp, Lovevery, OneSignal, Kickstarter...), based in San Francisco. I focus on the gig economy, marketplaces, tooling and infrastructure, operations, and the supply chain.
Business Operations Lead
2017 - 2018
Our vehicle sensors have enabled the largest commercial fleets in the world to avoid more than 70,000 collisions. I built out business ops and helped the CEO raise $159M from Greylock and Softbank.
Nauto is a transportation company that provides an AI-enabled fleet and driver safety tool to help detect and prevent distracted driving.
Raised $173,850,000.00 from Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs.
Lead Operations and Logistics Manager
2015 - 2017
Set up Uber's Las Vegas operation - one of our largest and most profitable cities in the U.S.
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.
Senior Analyst
2013 - 2015
Investor relations, financial analysis, China coverage
Education
Bachelor of Arts - BA
2010 - 2013