Dave Hafford
InvestorSenior Associate at Thomvest Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $25M checks · typically $250K
Experience
- ShardCFOCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Prosperity7 VenturesPrincipal2024 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
- ThomvestInvestor2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Platform Capital ManagementVice President2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Platform Capital ManagementInvestment Associate2016 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- ShadowboxChief Financial Officer2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Stifel Financial Corp.Investment Banking Analyst2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Corporate Finance3Start-up Ventures3Fundraising2Early Stage Ventures
- Series 63 — FINRA
- Series 79 — FINRA
From Dave's professional profile.
Colleagues at Thomvest Ventures
Amrit Dhillon
Principal at Thomvest Ventures
Andrew Pinkerton
Chief Operating Officer at Thomvest Ventures
Bob Boron
Special Advisor at Thomvest Ventures
Brad Brooks
Operating Partner at Thomvest Ventures
Brendan Hogan
Operating Partner at Thomvest Ventures
Camille Erskine
Operations Manager at Thomvest Ventures
Devanshi Dhanuka
Portfolio Finance Associate at Thomvest Ventures
Don Butler
Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures
Network5
Alex Rohrbach
Senior Associate at Thomvest Ventures
Amrit Dhillon
Principal at Thomvest Ventures
Andrew Pinkerton
Chief Operating Officer at Thomvest Ventures
Don Butler
Managing Director at Thomvest Ventures
Eugene Siklos
President at Thomvest Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dave Hafford?
- Senior Associate at Thomvest Ventures
- Where does Dave Hafford work?
- Dave Hafford is Senior Associate at Thomvest Ventures.
- What check size does Dave Hafford write?
- Dave Hafford typically writes checks of $250K – $25M.
- Where did Dave Hafford go to school?
- Dave Hafford studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Master of Accounting); California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo (Bachelor of Business Administration).
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