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Dave Harden

Investor

Founder & Managing Partner at OUTPOST VENTURES

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

About

Founder of AFWERX, the U.S. Air Force's innovation arm, and an architect of the modern dual-use funding model. A former Pentagon Tech Director and combat C-17 pilot with 4,000 flight hours, he has helped 220+ companies secure over $480M in contracts and catalyzed over $5B in follow-on capital.

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Experience

  1. Outpost VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2019 — presentAlexandria, VA
  2. ScaleWolfFounder & Partnercurrent2022 — presentVilnius, Lithuania
  3. KULR Technology Group, IncAdvisor2020 — 2023San Diego, California, United States
  4. AFWERXCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officer2015 — 2019Pentagon, Virginia, United States
  5. Melwood Horticultural Training Center, IncChief Operating Officer2012 — 2014Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyExecutive Certificate, Strategy & Innovation2019
  2. University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessSpecialization, Design Thinking & Innovation2017 — 2018
  3. The George Washington UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Organizational Management2000 — 2002
  4. United States Air Force AcademyBachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering1991 — 1995

Skills & more

Strategy9Team Building29Strategic Planning35Management10Leadership27Entrepreneurship5Business Strategy4Business Development9Negotiation5New Business Development6

From Dave's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,295

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

+ 1,289 more

Also attended University of Virginia Darden School of Business110

Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dan LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Rajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersRob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcStephan OppenheimerPrivate Equity Investor at FemHealth Ventures

+ 104 more

Also attended The George Washington University180

RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesDonna HoyleVice President & Controller at RevolutionMathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionMeghan FahyDirector of Marketing at GreycroftMaurice RussoInvestor at Lerer HippeauZach CollinsPartner at Mission Biocapital

+ 174 more

Also attended United States Air Force Academy47

Patrick HenshawManaging Director at Render CapitalLeSean BrownAssociate at Context VenturesCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context VenturesSteve SargeantSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsForrest UnderwoodVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsIan BalserAnalyst at Tech Square Ventures

+ 41 more

Shared employers

Also worked at ScaleWolf1

Rokas TamošiūnasM&A Partner, Europe at OUTPOST VENTURES

Also worked at AFWERX3

Forrest UnderwoodVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsRandy "Laz" GordonAdvisor at OUTPOST VENTURESForrest UnderwoodAIN Venture Partner at ACADEMY INVESTOR

Also worked at Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc1

Telly RenfroeAdvisor at OUTPOST VENTURES

Colleagues at OUTPOST VENTURES

Alex Wagner
Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES
Alexandra Shah
Managing Partner at OUTPOST VENTURES
Angela Donahoo
Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES
Austin DeLorme
Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES
Ben Strub
CFO at OUTPOST VENTURES
Brody Ferris
Operations Technical Lead at OUTPOST VENTURES
Chris Spinelli
Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES
Deedee Yan
Director of Strategic Partnerships at OUTPOST VENTURES

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dave Harden work?
Dave Harden is Founder & Managing Partner at OUTPOST VENTURES.