L. David Russick is the co-founder and Managing Director of Gopher Angels. See sector focus and contact routes.
L. David Russick is the co-founder and Managing Director of Gopher Angels, an angel investment network he established in 2012 to support early-stage businesses in Minnesota. His investment thesis focuses exclusively on early-stage startups located within the state of Minnesota, prioritizing local entrepreneurship over broader geographic expansion. As an angel investor, Russick typically participates in early funding rounds, though specific check sizes and whether he leads or follows are not publicly documented in available sources. Notable portfolio companies include Bagster, LLC, a nationwide waste services company he co-founded before its acquisition by a Fortune 500 firm, and TUBS, Inc., a family-owned waste and recycling business he founded and currently presides over. While Bagster was recognized by Ad Age as one of the 10 Hottest Brands in the U.S. in 2010, Russick’s direct investment in other named external startups beyond his own ventures is not detailed in current records. Russick holds a patent and has been featured in publications like the Star Tribune and Twin Cities Business, which named him a “2014 People to Know – Finance,” but no distinctive pub
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