David Bladow
FounderFounder at BloomThat
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedBloomThat · YC
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514 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Noubar AfeyanunlockedDavid: together at Harvard Business School (2019)
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×2David: together at University of San Diego
×2David: together at University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business
Founder at BloomThatYC S13
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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BloomThat's investors · 8
First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checksForerunner VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksFundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksRainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksRothenberg VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013
Co-founders at BloomThat
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Matthew SchwabFounder/President
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Chad PowellFounder/Product + Technology
Experience
- Retell AISpecial Projectscurrent2026 — present
- Path 19Founder and Principalcurrent2025 — present
- Bladow Colorado PropertiesGeneral Partner | Presidentcurrent2009 — present
- Ancient RitualCo-Founder, CEO2019 — 2025San Francisco, Ca
- Harvard Business SchoolGuest Lecturer2019
- BloomThat (Acquired by FTD Companies)Co-Founder, CEO2013 — 2018San Francisco, Ca
- Bladow PropertiesManager | VP Real Estate2007 — 2012
Skills & more
Strategic Planning18Management4Leadership3Marketing Strategy21Real Estate12Social Media21Contract Negotiation11Start-ups28Entrepreneurship6Business Planning6Budgets7Business Development2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Bladow?
- Founder at BloomThat
- Where does David Bladow work?
- David Bladow is Founder of BloomThat.
- What companies did David Bladow found?
- David Bladow founded BloomThat.
- Where did David Bladow go to school?
- David Bladow studied at Y Combinator (BloomThat, YC S13); University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business (Business Administration, Marketing and Entrepreneurship); University of San Diego.
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University of San Diego mafia26
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University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business mafia17
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Retell AI mafia2
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Shared employers
Also worked at Retell AI6
Also worked at Ancient Ritual1
Also worked at Harvard Business School327
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