David Bohnett
InvestorFounder at Baroda Ventures · Co-Chief Investment Officer, Fortress Legal Assets Funds at Fortress Investment Group
Los Angeles, California
Writes $1M – $5M checks · typically $3M
About
David Bohnett, GeoCities co-founder behind a multibillion-dollar exit, applies founder-operator experience through an exit-funded family-office/VC, integrating his foundation and supporting tech teams pursuing positive societal impact and historically-informed community perspective.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerCrypto & Web3E-commerceMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Experience
- Fortress Investment GroupCo-Chief Investment Officer, Fortress Legal Assets Fundscurrent2025 — present
- Fortress Investment GroupManaging Directorcurrent2020 — present
- Fortress Investment GroupDirector2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Fortress Investment GroupVice President2016 — 2019
- Dontzin Nagy & Fleissig LLPAssociate2016New York City
- Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLPAssociate2012 — 2016New York City
Colleagues at Baroda Ventures
Bill Bohnett
Strategic Advisor at Baroda Ventures
Charles Spetka
Head of Middle East at Fortress Investment Group
Christian Olson
Strategic Advisor at Baroda Ventures
Lee Lopez-Jones
Senior Accountant at Baroda Ventures
Liz Atherton
Director of Finance at Baroda Ventures
Paul Moore
Director of Special Projects at Baroda Ventures
Peter Lee
Managing Partner at Baroda Ventures
Network7
Eddie LouScout
Venture Partner at Mercury Fund
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Howard MorganScout
Early-internet and database researcher; founding Renaissance president; Idealab investor; First Round co-founder; B Capital chair
Hany Nada
Co-Founder and Partner at ACME Capital
Howard Lindzon
Founder, Managing Partner at Social Leverage
Patrick Matthews
Founder and CEO at Active Capital
Paul Moore
Director of Special Projects at Baroda Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Bohnett?
- David Bohnett, GeoCities co-founder behind a multibillion-dollar exit, applies founder-operator experience through an exit-funded family-office/VC, integrating his foundation and supporting tech teams pursuing positive societal impact and historically-informed community perspective.
- Where does David Bohnett work?
- David Bohnett is Founder at Baroda Ventures.
- What does David Bohnett invest in?
- David Bohnett invests in Consumer, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- What check size does David Bohnett write?
- David Bohnett typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- Where did David Bohnett go to school?
- David Bohnett studied at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (Doctor of Law (J.D.)); Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics).
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School43
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Shared employers
Also worked at Fortress Investment Group77
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