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Dave Wright

Investor

CEO Partner at Ardent Venture

Boulder, Colorado, United States

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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

Colleagues 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.

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