Where does Dave Wright work?

Dave Wright is CEO Partner at Ardent Venture.

Where did Dave Wright go to school?

Dave Wright studied at Stanford University (Computer Science).

Dave Wright

Investor

Boulder, Colorado, United States

About

Dave Wright founded three technology companies: GameSpy Industries (acquired by News Corp via IGN Entertainment in 2005), Jungle Disk (a cloud storage service acquired by Rackspace in 2008), and SolidFire, an all-flash enterprise storage company acquired by NetApp in 2016. His background spans storage, infrastructure, and consumer technology. He mentors for the TechStars program in Boulder and advises early-stage companies, and holds a B.S. from Stanford University.

Invests in

Cloud ComputingConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Experience

Ardent Venture PartnersCEO Partnercurrent2021 — presentBoulder, CO
Palla FinancialBoard Chairmancurrent2023 — present
NetAppVice President of Technology Strategy2017 — 2021Boulder, CO
NetAppVice President and General Manager, SolidFire2016 — 2017Boulder, CO
TechstarsMentor2018 — 2020Boulder, Colorado, United States
SolidFire, Inc.CEO2010 — 2016Boulder, CO
Shotput VenturesPartner2009 — 2010Atlanta, Georgia, United States
RackspacePresident of Jungle Disk2008 — 2009
Jungle DiskCEO2007 — 2008
IGN / GameSpy / Fox Interactive MediaChief Architect1998 — 2007

Skills & more

Strategy2Cloud Computing76Storage55Start-ups69Virtualization39Distributed Systems16Data Center38Software Development20Storage Area Networks5System Architecture22Software Engineering18Architecture12

+12 more

High AvailabilityScalabilityMobile DevicesStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipProfessional ServicesSANProduct ManagementGo-to-market StrategyEnterprise SoftwareMySQLOperating Systems

From Dave's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ardent Venture

Alexis Echano

Investor at Ardent Venture

Alfred Johnson

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Chris Young

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Dan Preiss

Partner at Ardent Venture

Felipe Mejia

Investor / Principal at Ardent Venture

Haroon Mokhtarzada

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Jon Hallett

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Mike Shehan

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dave Wright?: Dave Wright founded three technology companies: GameSpy Industries (acquired by News Corp via IGN Entertainment in 2005), Jungle Disk (a cloud storage service acquired by Rackspace in 2008), and SolidFire, an all-flash enterprise storage company acquired by NetApp in 2016. His background spans storage, infrastructure, and consumer technology. He mentors for the TechStars program in Boulder and advises early-stage companies, and holds a B.S. from Stanford University.
Where does Dave Wright work?: Dave Wright is CEO Partner at Ardent Venture.
What does Dave Wright invest in?: Dave Wright invests in Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software.
Where did Dave Wright go to school?: Dave Wright studied at Stanford University (Computer Science).