Dave Fontenot
InvestorGP & CEO at HF0 · General Partner at Backend Capital
San Francisco, California, United States
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Evan Stites-ClaytonunlockedDave: together at HF0 Residency (2023–2026)
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About
Dave Fontenot lived in monasteries, co-created MHacks and evangelized hackathons, and runs a 12-week SF live-in residency handling logistics for repeat founders while selecting those with fire in their eyes.
Experience
- HF0 ResidencyFoundercurrent2023 — present
- Backend CapitalGeneral Partner2019 — 2022
- MonasteryMindfulness Journey2016 — 2018
- HackMatchFounder2014 — 2016
- MHacksFounder2013University of Michigan
Skills & more
C++32JavaScript22Matlab8Objective-C6Leadership28Public Speaking29Hackathons20Start-ups73Entrepreneurship96Social Media39Mobile Applications34Programming19
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Data AnalysisTechnical RecruitingRecruitingStartupsEducationFundraisingManagementCommunity EngineeringSocial EngineeringEarly-stage StartupsLanguages Mandarin · Spanish
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Colleagues at HF0
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Aneel RanadiveScout
Managing Partner at Soma Capital
Evan ChengScout
Investor at Mysten Labs
Furqan RydhanScout
Entrepreneur + Investor + Technologist
Hubert ThieblotScout
General Partner at Founders
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Fontenot?
- Dave Fontenot lived in monasteries, co-created MHacks and evangelized hackathons, and runs a 12-week SF live-in residency handling logistics for repeat founders while selecting those with fire in their eyes.
- Where does Dave Fontenot work?
- Dave Fontenot is GP & CEO at HF0.
- What companies has Dave Fontenot invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Kontigo.
- Where did Dave Fontenot go to school?
- Dave Fontenot studied at University of Michigan (Dropout, Computer Science).
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