David Colton
FounderFounder at AlgoUniversity · Former Associate at Casa Verde Capital · Former VC Finance Co-op at General Catalyst
Los Angeles, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedAlgoUniversity · YC
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About
Associate who started at Casa Verde in 2018. Previously worked with the General Catalyst finance team, and studied Finance & Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University.
Founder at AlgoUniversityYC S21
Intro paths
David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran AlgoUniversity's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, David can intro founders to AlgoUniversity's investors below.
AlgoUniversity's investors · 2
Co-founders at AlgoUniversity

Founder at AlgoUniversityYC S21
Intro paths
David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran AlgoUniversity's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, David can intro founders to AlgoUniversity's investors below.
AlgoUniversity's investors · 2
Co-founders at AlgoUniversity

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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Colton?
- Associate who started at Casa Verde in 2018. Previously worked with the General Catalyst finance team, and studied Finance & Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University.
- Where does David Colton work?
- David Colton is Founder of AlgoUniversity.
- What check size does David Colton write?
- David Colton typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did David Colton found?
- David Colton founded AlgoUniversity.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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University of Southern California mafia458
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Copenhagen Business School mafia136
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General Catalyst mafia41
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International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) mafia29
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