David Rodriguez Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

• Internet technology investment fund focused on pre-seed and seed investments at the intersection of climate and fintech.
• IRR as of March 2022 - Fund I: 72.84%, Fund II: 244.30%, Syndicates: 72.75%
• 70+ portfolio companies including seven unicorns
• Portfolio includes Notion, FabFitFun, Dfinity, Protocol Labs, Cosmos, Side Inc., Zipline, Subspace, Thrive Market, and AspireIQ.
• Managed by David Rodriguez & Artia Moghbel - we’re technology startup COOs who have collectively raised $250M in venture financing as entrepreneurs. Our venture careers began a decade ago as venture capitalists at.

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, MX

• David is a Partner and a board advisor of Hotel El Ganzo, a 69 room boutique cultural arts hotel on the coast of Baja Sur California, Mexico with three restaurants and beach club.
• David held roles including General Manager and Asset Manager in 2019 as he stewarded the turnaround effort of the hotel, which included prioritizing sustainability, music and the arts, and community.
• Hotel El Ganzo became the first B Corp hotel in Mexico due to its value of sustainability and commitment to the local ecosystems and climate. It is dedicated to the cultural arts with a monthly music and artist.

• Side Inc is the leading SaaS platform for residential real estate agents.
• David joined Side Inc to help raise its Series A and scaled the company through Series C, overseeing Operations, Finance & Accounting, Brokerage, Customer Support, Legal, HR, and Recruiting with over 50 employees.
• Side Inc. recently raised over $200M at a $2.5B valuation from Matrix, Coatue Management, Tiger Global Management, ICONIQ Capital, and D1 Capital Partners, and is expected to go public.
• More info: http://sideinc.com

San Jose, CA, US

• Adobe acquired Livefyre in May 2016 - http://news.adobe.com/press-release/corporate/adobe-announces-agreement-acquire-livefyre
• David led the integration of Livefyre and focused on Adobe’s AI and emerging technologies strategy.

San Francisco, CA, US

• Livefyre is a real-time engagement platform that powers live conversation and social media curation on media and brand websites.
• Initially an investor and board observer at Livefyre (via Greycroft Partners) before joining Livefyre full time in March 2012.
• David was responsible for Operations, Finance & Accounting, Customer Success, Legal, HR, and Recruiting and ran an organization of over 100 employees.
• Livefyre was Acquired by Adobe in May 2016

New York, NY, US

• Greycroft is an early stage venture capital fund focused that invests in and grows digital media companies
• David learned venture capital while investing under the mentorship of Alan Patricof, considered the "godfather of venture capital" having been in the business since the 1960s and founding APAX Partners, a $40B private.
• David's responsibilities included evaluating investment opportunities, sourcing new deals, and working with existing portfolio companies. David was a board advisor for Livefyre Inc, Venmo, Pulse, and several other.

• ArtExtend is an online art gallery focused on identifying, promoting, and selling original artwork created by artists in the developing world. ArtExtend’s objectives are twofold - to offer affordable artwork from the.

New York, New York, US

• Senior Associate (January 2009 - September 2010)Associate (May 2007 - January 2009)Analyst (September 2006 - May 2007)
• Client engagements across a number of industries, including retail, technology, industrials, aerospace and defense, medical devices, and private equity
• Advised clients on a range of issues, including organic and acquisitive growth strategy, portfolio management, and post-merger integration
• Appointed peer group leader responsible for managing a $20k annual budget, leading meetings of 10-20 colleagues, and communicating issues to the senior leadership team

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Volunteered at TechnoServe in Maputo, Mozambique during a 4 month sabbatical from Marakon
• Developed a sustainable plan to bolster the development of the Mozambican forestry industry through collaboration with key stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, private companies, government officials, and potential.
• Created a business plan and financial model for an early-stage commercial forest plantation
• Collaborated with over 10 private companies and entrepreneurs to initiate the creation of a Mozambican forestry industry association

• Repaired and installed over 30 pieces of medical equipment and trained staff in its use and maintenance at resource-starved hospitals in Managua, Nicaragua

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Developed and proved the concept of a new hardware design process for pacemakers and implantable defibrillators
• Convinced management of the benefits of the new process and worked with coworkers to implement it

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Designed hardware for Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) used for high speed serial communication
• Developed a novel algorithm that dynamically calibrates and optimizes serial communication between ASICs