David Gardner

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Fund Manager, Entrepreneur, Writer @ Cofounders Capital
David Gardner's Location
Cary, North Carolina, United States, United States
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About David Gardner

David Gardner is a serial entrepreneur, writer, adviser, and early-stage fund manager with over thirty-five years of experience in creating and building software technology companies. After failing at retirement twice, David became the Triangle's most active angel investor spending his time as a volunteer coach and mentor to startup founders and managing a free accelerator he sponsored with the Town of Cary. To combat the lack of early-stage capital in NC, David created and runs Cofounders Capital, an early stage seed fund, the success of which led to subsequent $31M and $50M funds.As an entrepreneur, David was the founder or co-founder of seven companies including PeopleClick (purchased for $100 million) and Report2Web, which sold for $12M in less than eleven months from its inception. He has demonstrated a record for consistency across multiple industries with six successful exits in a row... and one he refuses to talk about! David served as the Executive VP and Thought Leader for Compuware, a Fortune 1000 Corporation, after it acquired ProviderLink, a healthcare IT venture he founded. As a writer, David is author of a popular book on entrepreneurship called The StartUp Hats. He has published many articles and forward-thinking white papers on technical innovation, entrepreneurship and economic development. He also writes regularly for WRAL Techwire. Among other firsts, David is widely credited with founding the first enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) venture in NC. As a lifelong learner, David is constantly researching new technologies and challenging traditional ways of thinking. In addition to several years of full-time computer science and business-related post graduate studies at NCSU, Mr. Gardner holds degrees in Philosophy and Music with a postgraduate concentration in theology and dead languages.What drives David today is his passion for helping smart, coach-able, first-time entrepreneurs build their businesses, watching them succeed and witnessing their life-changing transformations.

David Gardner's Current Company Details
Cofounders Capital

Cofounders Capital

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Fund Manager, Entrepreneur, Writer
David Gardner Work Experience Details
  • Cofounders Capital
    Founding Partner
    Cofounders Capital Jun 2015 - Present
    Cary, Nc, Us
    Cofounders Lab was a free startup accelerator focused on B2B software ventures in North Carolina which grew into a family of hand-on venture capital funds. To combat the lack of early-stage capital in NC, David created Cofounders Capital, an early stage seed fund, the success of which led to subsequent $31M and $50M funds.
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  • Tedu
    Member Board Of Directors
    Tedu Aug 2024 - Present
    Miami, Florida, Us
    TEDU (pronounced "tee-doo") is a company founded by Nicolo Bates and Dmitry Osetrov in 2018. TEDU's mission is to enable higher education with sophisticated academic support technologies so that no student is left without access to the help they need to perform to their best ability in each class. TEDU is a Cofounders Capital Fund III portfolio company.
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  • Pete Learning
    Member Board Of Directors
    Pete Learning Jul 2024 - Present
    Orlando, Fl, Us
    Pete is an Edtech company with amazing AI technology. Pete is an out-of-the-box training department complete with subject matter experts, graphic designers, technical writers, content editors, and speakers.‍PETE serves as a complete training solution for organizations of all sizes to optimize their training initiatives and maximize their impact, without having to hire additional training resources.
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  • Element451
    Member Board Of Directors
    Element451 Aug 2019 - Present
    Raleigh, North Carolina, Us
    Element451 is an advanced modular CRM platform for higher education. It empowers universities to manage their student recruitment marketing and engagement, admission criteria, wait lists, etc.
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  • Biospatial, Inc.
    Member Board Of Directors
    Biospatial, Inc. Mar 2022 - Present
    Durham, North Carolina, Us
    biospatial combines EMS electronic patient care reports (ePCR) from our growing network of thousands of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers with other electronic healthcare data sources using proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) to support the missions of public sector and commercial healthcare entities.
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  • Automation Intellect
    Member Board Of Directors
    Automation Intellect Jul 2019 - Present
    Charlotte, North Carolina, Us
    Automation Intellect is a cloud based SaaS company that provides a machine performance analytics platform to manufacturing companies. The platform collects and monitors machine data, providing companies with valuable insights that enable improved machine performance. Automation Intellect’s out of the box solution enables immediate ROI for manufacturing companies and provides the quickest time to value in the market.
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  • Carenexis
    Member Board Of Directors
    Carenexis Aug 2018 - Present
    North Carolina, Us
    CareNexis has developed technology that maps electronic medical record diagnostic codes to post acute healthcare products and services. For example, there are several different kinds of incontinence, each requiring a different type of adult diaper. CareNexis can direct users to specific informative content about their condition and personalized links to the types of products and services that best fit their condition(s). I am very excited about this company and believe that it has the potential to dramatically improve how people get personalized healthcare information today and how they select their healthcare products and services.
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  • Validic
    Adviser/Investor
    Validic Jun 2013 - Present
    Durham, North Carolina, Us
    Validic develops and maintains APIs to mobile healthcare apps and devices providing wellness stakeholders with a single data feed of contextual health and activity information, enabling them to provide superior wellness-coaching and meaningful incentives.Congratulations to the team on our recent round led by Shark Tank star billionaire Mark Cuban.http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2013/11/08/dallas-mavericks-owner-mark-cuban.htmlCongrats again to the guys for an amazingly fast $5M A round raise http://mobihealthnews.com/35763/validic-raises-5m-to-support-growth-clinical-push/http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/03/mark-cuban-backed-validic-of-durhamsnags-more-cash.htmlCongrats again to the team for being named one of Gartner's Cool Companies. http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1885716
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  • Fortnight Brewing
    Investor / Board Member
    Fortnight Brewing Oct 2012 - Oct 2023
    Cary, Nc, Us
    Cary's first and only brew pub! British inspired beer. 25,000sf brewing facility with 2000sf tasting room. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2014/03/q-a-how-to-get-an-investor-to-fund-your-craft.html?page=allhttps://medium.com/@StartUpHats/seven-tips-for-starting-your-craft-brewery-d6d2d4d524bd
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  • Impathiq
    Investor / Board Member
    Impathiq May 2017 - Aug 2023
    Winston Salem, Nc, Us
    ImpathIQ is a health informatics engine that reduces healthcare costs and improves patient outcomes and safety for hospital ERs by providing continuously updated and validated clinical decision support within the electronic health record utilizing plug and play apps and pathways. The company is fully EMR interoperability utilizing HL7 and FHIR standards and provide cloud-based and actionable clinical insights for physicians and hospital administrators.
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  • Myxx Inc.
    Investor / Board Member
    Myxx Inc. Oct 2016 - Aug 2022
    Cary, Us
    Myxx empowers grocery chains to better engage with their consumers via a private labeled recipe app linked to consumables and fresh produce immediately available in their local stores. Consumers simply select their recipes using the powerful free app and know that the shopping list produced can all be purchased conveniently at a single store. Myxx helps retailers strategically influence product selection, capture 100% of the cart spend, increase margins, better manage inventory, drive customer loyalty and facilitate conversations and social media around meal selection and healthy eating.
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  • Waam
    Investor / Adviser
    Waam Apr 2019 - May 2021
    Cary, North Carolina, Us
    A technology and toolbox to help the top influential trainers and athletes monetize their fan base.
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  • Ecobot
    Investor/Adviser
    Ecobot Oct 2018 - Oct 2020
    Asheville, North Carolina, Us
    The "pen and paper-driven" environmental regulatory industry hasn't changed much since its inception in the 1970s. Ecobot digitizes this industry, and the first version of the software provides a swifter way to input wetland delineation data, provides contextual vegetation and soil data lookups, and automatically generates regulatory reports, all while scientists are in the field. Compared to traditional techniques, the Ecobot solution provides environmental services companies massive time savings and produces more accurate reporting. As we digitize this industry, we're building the first historical and predictive database of this environmental data ever assembled. Rich, highly-specific, scientifically crowdsourced data about our natural resources: elements that both impact and are impacted by climate change.
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  • Feedtrail, Inc.
    Investor/Adviser : Board Of Directors
    Feedtrail, Inc. Dec 2017 - Oct 2020
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Feedtrail is a customer-centric bridge between companies and customers allowing customers to share directly and privately with you about what matters most to them. With Feedtrail companies can now collect and monitor local customer feedback with individual live alert loops so that your on-duty staff and teams can ensure perfect customer experiences every time.
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  • Fokuslabs
    Investor/Adviser : Board Of Directors
    Fokuslabs May 2016 - Mar 2020
    Wake Forest, Nc, Us
    FokusLabs is dedicated to helping children and adults overcome obstacles faced in the classroom and workplace by fusing psychology with technology to combat attention deficit issues. Their first product, the RE-vibe wristband, is a patent-pending wearable that helps kids and adults perform better through the discipline of focus.
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  • Second Nature
    Adviser/Investor | Board Of Directors
    Second Nature Dec 2013 - Feb 2020
    Raleigh, North Carolina, Us
    Previously FilterEasy, an HVAC filter subscription service that makes getting your air filters for your house or business as easy as opening your front door. Congratulations to Kevin and Thad on raising their first round of funding from RTP Capital.http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2015/01/23/raleigh-air-filter-outfit-scores-1-2m-debt-raise.html http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/23/filtereasy-raises-1-2-million-to-help-you-remember-to-change-your-homes-air-filter/
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  • The Looma Project
    Investor/Adviser : Board Of Directors
    The Looma Project Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
    Durham, North Carolina, Us
    After working with Cole for over a year at our Cary Lab, we are proud to now announce our investment and partnership with his company. Engineered for the grocery space, Looma's network of in-store digital displays is designed to scale the power of storytelling while retaining proximity to the moment of purchase. Initial pilots have produced consistent sales lift in the mid-twenty percent range. Looma is now being deployed across multiple major grocery store chains.
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  • Rewardstock
    Adviser/Investor | Board Of Directors
    Rewardstock Sep 2015 - Sep 2019
    RewardStock is building the world’s smartest rewards planning and optimization tool to help users maximize the value they get from rewards. Simply create a profile of the rewards you have, tell us where you want to go, and we’ll show you how to make it happen for as little cash as possible. Whether you want to fly first-class, travel more often, or take the trip of a lifetime - it’s all possible with rewards, and we can show you how.http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article39308361.html
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  • Easyvote Solutions
    Investor/Adviser : Board Of Directors
    Easyvote Solutions Oct 2018 - Jun 2019
    Woodstock, Ga, Us
    EasyVote Solutions is a leading provider of election management software to election offices across the United States. EasyVote Solutions provides election officials with state-of-the-art software to reduce the time it takes to perform election tasks, improve communication and accuracy between officials, election workers, and voters as well as provide data so election officials can make intelligent, informed decisions.http://www.govtech.com/Elections-Management-Startup-EasyVote-Raises-15M.html
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  • Undercover Colors
    Adviser/Investor
    Undercover Colors Aug 2014 - Jun 2019
    Raleigh, North Carolina, Us
    Undercover Colors is developing an amazing new clear coat nail polish that works as a test for date rape drugs. Unlike other products on the market, a woman can use this product discreetly by simply stirring her drink with her finger. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/08/david-gardner-investor-undercover-colors-nc-state.html?ana=e_du_pap&s=article_du&ed=2014-08-25&u=1oIsFCLMuiDn1kKgrjbboA001f2436&t=1408998871http://www.today.com/tech/college-students-invent-nail-polish-detect-date-rape-drugs-1D80105514Congrats to Undercover Colors for raising an additional $1.2M.http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2015/07/undercover-colors-date-rape-nail-polish-nc-state.html
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  • Archivesocial
    Adviser/Investor | Board Of Directors
    Archivesocial Mar 2013 - Jun 2019
    Archive Social automates the archiving of social media for government entities enabling them to fully comply with all Freedom of Information Act inquiries.Congratulations to Anil and the team for their recent selection into Code For America.Congrats again to the team for being selected one of Gartner's Cool Companies. http://archivesocial.com/blog/archivesocial-cool-vendor-in-government-by-gartnerCongrats to the team on their very strategic $1M raise! http://exitevent.com/archivesocial-raises-1m-from-strategic-california-govtech-investor-14718.asp
  • Parkmycloud
    Investor/Adviser : Board Of Directors
    Parkmycloud Sep 2016 - May 2019
    Sterling, Virginia, Us
    ParkMyCloud is a cost-effective, lightweight SaaS application that reduces Amazon Web Services (AWS) virtual server EC2 costs by 20% or more, in just 15 minutes. ParkMyCloud enables AWS customers to schedule automatic on/off times (also known as “parking”) for their idle cloud computing services, so they pay only for the AWS resources they’re actually using
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  • Rhea Hospitality
    Adviser/Investor : Board Of Directors
    Rhea Hospitality Nov 2015 - May 2019
    Mount Charleston, Nevada, Us
    Rhea is a growing chain of historic boutique luxury inns in North Carolina. With a passion for historic preservation and adaptive reuse whenever possible, Rhea is on a mission to rejuvenate landmark properties in urban downtown settings to create truly unique travel and event experiences. Little things don't just mean a lot...they mean everything when you are at a Rhea property. The company currently has three properties, The Mayton Inn in Cary, NC, The Kings Daughters in Durham, NC, and the Mount Charleston Resort in Las Vegas.
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  • Employus
    Adviser/Investor | Board Of Directors
    Employus Aug 2015 - Feb 2019
    Cary, North Carolina, Us
    EmployUs is the Uber of the staffing industry, and is empowering employers to lessen their dependence on staffing agencies by offering referral bonuses to anyone who connects them to a great hire. Anyone can make thousands of dollars just by referring a friend for a great new job.
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  • Tilt
    Adviser/Investor
    Tilt Nov 2012 - Oct 2018
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Tilt 365 is a unique 360 feedback automation tool based on character traits rather than traditional competencies. It's a proven way to make leaders and teams more creative and effective.
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  • Savii, Inc
    Investor/Adviser : Board Of Directors
    Savii, Inc Apr 2016 - Aug 2018
    Savii Care simplifies the business of private duty home care with web and position-aware mobile applications that enables customers to focus less on paperwork on more on delivering quality care. From referrals to billing and payroll, Savii Care streamlines workflow and back office management for this fast growing industry.
  • Canopy (Www.Trycanopy.Com)
    Adviser/Investor | Board Of Directors
    Canopy (Www.Trycanopy.Com) Sep 2014 - Jul 2018
    Canopy (formerly Pack Purchase) provides a single portal for managing all of your home services such as landscaping, pest control, and power washing. You no longer need to vet multiple service providers, negotiate price, etc. because with Pack Purchase you get instant pricing, scheduling, and volume discounts all at your fingertips from one company you know and trust. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2014/09/stealthy-startup-pack-purchase-raises-cash-pivots.html?page=allCongrats to Pack Purchase on raising a further $1M.http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article30695061.html
  • Testive, Inc
    Adviser/Investor
    Testive, Inc Dec 2014 - May 2018
    Boston, Massachusetts, Us
    Testive is a powerful new B2C concept in SAT and ACT college entrance exam preparation. Testive provides a unique blend of software and just-in-time online human coaching. Based on learning best practices developed at MIT and programmatic algorithms Testive is the proven fastest and most effective way to add literally hundreds of points to those critically-important entry exams.
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  • Proctorfree
    Adviser/Investor
    Proctorfree Jul 2013 - May 2017
    Davidson, North Carolina, Us
    ProctorFree.com is the first technology to enable fully-automated online test proctoring for higher ed and certification authorities.
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  • Giammona Collective
    Adviser/Investor
    Giammona Collective Mar 2014 - Nov 2015
    Giammona Collective is a technology-enabled fashion technology. Giamonna is the sole supplier of laser-printed denim apparel due to an innovative approach involving a combined hardware, software, and chemical solution. Giammona was successfully acquired by DEBS Corporation in 2016.
  • Magnus Health
    Adviser/Investor
    Magnus Health Jan 2011 - Sep 2015
    Raleigh, Nc, Us
    Magnus automates the collection of medical record data for educational institutions during the student enrollment process and enables basic EMR functionality. Congratulations to Chaz and the team in closing a $5M B round of financing with Morehead Capital.
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  • Venuegen
    Founder And Ceo
    Venuegen Jan 2009 - Aug 2012
    VenueGen was the first fully-immersive 3D online meeting platform for business collaboration and learning. It was used by Fortune 1000 clients, universities, and K12 virtual schools. Comprised of over 2.5M lines of code, VenueGen significantly improved learning outcomes, student retention, user satisfaction, and remote team productivity over all other online modalities. VenueGen raised nearly $5M in seed capital and was selected as one of Gartner's Top Five Most Promising Startups.
  • Icarus Studios
    Evp
    Icarus Studios Mar 2007 - Dec 2007
    I was involved with all aspects of this 3D MMO platform provider and game development studio. I manged platform technology sales, project sales, marketing, partnerships, and business development negotiating virtual world, PC, and mobile game projects with clients such as MTV and NBC.
  • Compuware
    Vice President
    Compuware 2005 - Jan 2007
    Detroit, Mi, Us
    Held position of healthcare thought leader after Compuware purchased Gardner's company, ProviderLink, in a $12M all-cash acquisition. Charged with development of healthcare strategies and special initiatives. Reported to the CEO.http://www2.covisint.com/web/guest/healthcare/providerlink
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  • Providerlink
    Founder Ceo
    Providerlink Jan 2002 - Mar 2006
    Us
    First comprehensive and practical healthcare patient information exchange. ProviderLink credentialed providers and managed requests for information and responses regardless of specific data format. In less than two years, this network expanded to and was used by every NC hospital and payer, including Medicaid and over two thousand NC providers. Newt Gingrich said that ProviderLink demonstrated the first practical model for a national healthcare information exchange.
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  • Db Basics, Inc.
    Partner/President
    Db Basics, Inc. 1998 - 2000
    Corporate and Information Technology Training Company. Developer and publisher of IT curriculum and online training modules. Offices in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro. Held rights to NC territory for all certified Oracle training. Acquired by New Horizons.
  • Peoplefluent
    Founder
    Peoplefluent Mar 1997 - Jun 1999
    Waltham, Ma, Us
    PeopleClick, renamed PeopleFluent after it was acquired for $100M in an all-cash transaction was originally a project that Gardner spun out of OnSphere. He designed and built the original product, sold GSK - the first customer - hired the founding team, and raised the initial $400K seed round. PeopleClick was one of, if not the first, SaaS based enterprise offerings. It literally started the applicant tracking space, job boards, and many other types of business that are now common.
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  • Onsphere
    Co-Founder
    Onsphere 1994 - Jan 1999
    OnSphere was a Custom Software development services company. Grew from five employees to nearly 200. Successfully delivered hundreds of enterprise software applications for Fortune 1000 customers. Developed first Online Banking application for BB&T, Part 11 Compliant Pharma applications for GSK, Admissions system for Duke University, CRM system for Memorex and GE, etc. Gardner led sales and marketing.
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  • Report2Web
    Co-Founder
    Report2Web 1996 - 1997
    First enterprise report distribution portal. Acquired for $12M by Redwood Technologies less than one year after the technology was developed via a $400K seed round investment.
  • One Step Computer Systems
    Founder And Ceo
    One Step Computer Systems Jan 1987 - Aug 1992
    Gardner started OSC from his home while attending college. He assembled computers, installed networks and developed software providing comprehensive small business automation. After leaving NCSU, Gardner worked full time at OSC. The company had $6M in sales and ~20 employees when Gardner sold it.

David Gardner Education Details

  • North Carolina State University
    North Carolina State University
    Masters Of Information Science
  • Bluefield University
    Bluefield University
    Philosophy
  • Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    Masters In Divinity With Languages

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David Gardner attended North Carolina State University, Bluefield University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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