Q:Facts: - known for: david bohnett foundation geocities baroda ventures - caption: bohnett in 2011 -lrb- photo : mathew imaging -rrb- - birth date: april 2 , 1956 - name: david c. bohnett - occupation: philanthropist technology entrepreneur technology investor - image: david bohnett.jpg - birth place: chicago , illinois - alma mater: university mba -rrb- of southern california ross school of business -lrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david bohnett .
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david c. bohnett -lrb- born april 2 , 1956 -rrb- is an american philanthropist and technology entrepreneur .he is the founder and chairman of the david bohnett foundation , a non-profit , grant-making organization devoted to improving society through social activism .bohnett founded the pioneering social networking site geocities in 1994 ; the highly successful site went public via an ipo in 1998 , and was acquired by yahoo! in 1999 .bohnett invests in technology start-ups via baroda ventures , a los angeles -- based venture capital firm he started in 1998 .