David Gardner
InvestorFounding Partner at Cofounders Capital · General Partner at Balnord Sp. z o.o. · Board director at Left Main REI · Board director at Element451 · Board director at Looma Project, Inc.
Cary, North Carolina, United States
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About
David Gardner is the Founding Partner of Cofounders Capital, an early-stage seed fund he created to address a shortage of early-stage capital in North Carolina, which was followed by three additional funds. He has founded or co-founded seven companies, including PeopleClick, acquired for $100 million, and Report2Web, sold for $12 million, and served as Executive Vice President at Compuware after it acquired his healthcare IT company, ProviderLink. He is the author of The StartUp Hats, writes for WRAL Techwire, and holds degrees in philosophy and music along with postgraduate studies at NC State University.
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Board director at Left Main REI
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Board director at Element451
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Board director at Looma Project, Inc.
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Experience
- Cofounders CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2015 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
- TitlBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Left Main REIMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
- TEDUMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- PETE LearningMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentOrlando, Florida, United States
- ValidicAdviser/Investorcurrent2013 — presentDurham, NC
- CareNexisMember Board of Directors2018 — 2025Cary, NC
- Automation IntellectMember Board of Directors2019 — 2025Charlotte, North Carolina Area
- biospatial, Inc.Member Board of Directors2022 — 2024Durham, NC
- Element451Member Board of Directors2019 — 2024Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Fortnight BrewingInvestor / Board Member2012 — 2023Cary, NC
- IMPATHIQInvestor / Board Member2017 — 2023Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area
- Myxx Inc.Investor / Board Member2016 — 2022Cary, NC
- WAAMInvestor / Adviser2019 — 2021Cary, NC
- EcobotInvestor/Adviser2018 — 2020Asheville, North Carolina Area
- Feedtrail, Inc.Investor/Adviser : Board of Directors2017 — 2020Cary, NC
- FokusLabsInvestor/Adviser : Board of Directors2016 — 2020Wakeforest, NC
- Second NatureAdviser/Investor | Board of Directors2013 — 2020Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- The Looma ProjectInvestor/Adviser : Board of Directors2018 — 2020Cary, NC
- RewardStockAdviser/Investor | Board of Directors2015 — 2019Cary, NC
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Marketing StrategyCRMHealthcareMMOMarketingMergers & AcquisitionsProduct ManagementMobile ApplicationsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)E-commerceMobile DevicesExecutive ManagementFrom David's professional profile.
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FeedtrailBoard seat
via Cofounders Capital · filed May 2019 · $1M raise
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- Who is David Gardner?
- David Gardner is the Founding Partner of Cofounders Capital, an early-stage seed fund he created to address a shortage of early-stage capital in North Carolina, which was followed by three additional funds. He has founded or co-founded seven companies, including PeopleClick, acquired for $100 million, and Report2Web, sold for $12 million, and served as Executive Vice President at Compuware after it acquired his healthcare IT company, ProviderLink. He is the author of The StartUp Hats, writes for WRAL Techwire, and holds degrees in philosophy and music along with postgraduate studies at NC State University.
- Where does David Gardner work?
- David Gardner is Founding Partner at Cofounders Capital and Board director at Left Main REI and Board director at Element451 and Board director at Looma Project, Inc..
- What boards does David Gardner sit on?
- David Gardner holds tracked board seats at Feedtrail.
- Where did David Gardner go to school?
- David Gardner studied at North Carolina State University (Studies in, Masters of Information Science); Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (Masters in Divinity with languages); Bluefield University (Bachelor's degree, Philosophy).
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