I am actively investing in early stage web/software companies through my $5M fund which I originally announced in May of 2009 . My style is to be an engaged investor which means that I like to have a good up-to-date sense of what’s going on within each company so that I can try to be helpful in any way possible. I occasionally accept invitations for board seats for companies in which I am an investor and in which I have direct relevant experience. You can see the companies that I have already invested in below. Please feel free to email me your executive summary or a few short paragraphs about your startup. I can usually get back to you very quickly.
Active InvestmentsADStruc – Outdoor advertising marketplace. And lots of micro-scale investments via TechStars. | Acquired InvestmentsBrightkite (Limbo) – Mobile social networking. |
Here’s my CrunchBase profile.
When I read Brad Feld’s latest post “Random Acts of Kindness – Marathon Fundraising“, it made me think that If I had to create a fake tag cloud of words that have to do with Brad, the word “random” would be in it, as would the word “kindness.” You see, I met Brad on one [...]
I get asked to make many introductions. I’ve noticed a trend lately, which is that more and more of them go something like this: Hey David, can you introduce me to investors that you think might be interested in my company? To me, this is the lazyweb version of asking for introductions, and it has [...]
I’m an investor in a company called GiveForward which helps raise money for loved ones, for medical needs. This company has so much “heart” that it’s hard to describe. You feel it in the founders every day, and in the stories that come in from their customers. I am incredibly proud of them for what [...]
