David Gardner is the founder and a general partner of Cofounders Capital, an early-stage seed fund in Raleigh. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
David Gardner is the founder and a general partner of Cofounders Capital, an early-stage seed fund in Raleigh, North Carolina, created to address the lack of early-stage capital in the state after he founded or co-founded seven companies, including PeopleClick, which was purchased for $100 million. His investment thesis focuses on early-stage seed investments, with 90% of Cofounders Capital’s portfolio consisting of North Carolina-based companies. The fund typically invests up to $500,000 per business, having initially raised $12 million in 2015 to back 18 businesses. Notable portfolio companies include FilterEasy and Archive Social, which Gardner supported as an angel investor before transitioning to venture capital. Gardner is also the author of *The StartUp Hats*, a book on entrepreneurship, and publicly emphasizes that pitch decks must tell a logical story starting with a clear mission statement rather than focusing on product features. He holds a master’s in divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a master’s in information science from NC State University.
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