David Hartford
InvestorSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
Oakland, California, United States
About
David Hartford is an angel investor and advisory board member focused on early-stage, mission-oriented companies. He works with innovative technology firms, tech-enabled service companies, and nonprofits, providing mentoring to entrepreneurs and support in areas including technology-market fit assessment, deal structuring, and strategic problem-solving.
Experience
- Olfactive BiosolutionsInvestor / Advisory Board Membercurrent2024 β presentMountain View, California, United States
- Jaxon AIInvestor / Advisory Board Membercurrent2024 β presentGreater Boston
- CH4GlobalSeed Investorcurrent2020 β present
- British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)BVCA - North America LP Advisory Groupcurrent2020 β present
- xCuresSeed Investor / Advisory Board Membercurrent2019 β presentOakland, California, United States
- Cyber Reliant Corp.Investor / Advisory Board Membercurrent2019 β presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- IronGate Capital AdvisorsSenior Advisory Board / Limited Partnercurrent2019 β presentGreater New York City Area
- UC Berkeley - Haas [Lester Center]; CSU East BayMentor / Lecturer; Adjunct Professorcurrent2001 β presentBerkeley / Hayward / Moscow
- Calibrium AGFounding Partner / Senior Advisor - Private Equity and Venture Capital2006 β 2021ZΓΌrich Area, Switzerland
- Aromyx Corporation [now defunct]Investor / Member of the Board (until 2021)2016 β 2021Mountain View, CA
- Glasswall Solutions LimitedChairman of US Advisory Board2017 β 2019
- DecisionView, Inc.Member - Board of Directors2007 β 2012San Francisco
- Ravenflow, Inc.Member - Board of Directors2002 β 2009Berkeley, CA
- firstVenturyManaging Partner2006 β 2008Heidelberg Area, Germany
- N8 Systems, Inc.President and CEO / Investor2002 β 2005
- Pioneer Investment Poland / Converging Europe PartnersPresident and Chief Investment Officer1994 β 2000
- European Venture Capital AssociationMember, Board of Directors1996 β 2000
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development / World BankProject Manager, Polish Business Advisory Service1991 β 1994London, Warsaw
- Strategic Partners InternationalManaging Director1986 β 1991
- Technology FundingGeneral Partner1983 β 1986Silicon Valley
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolJ.D., Corporate Finance, International1976 β 1979
Skills & more
Venture Capital99Private Equity99Entrepreneurship99Start-ups75Investments36Strategic Partnerships49Management Consulting48Angel Investing49Joint Ventures9Business Strategy48Product Management16Mergers
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Corporate DevelopmentInvestment BankingVenture FinancingSocial MediaCapital MarketsBusiness DevelopmentCloud ComputingMergers & AcquisitionsStrategyManagementLeadershipEnterprise SoftwareFrom David's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School20
Andrew WilsonPartner, Legal at Lux CapitalHoward ShecterExecutive Partner at ClearSkyHayley SteinChief Compliance Officer at Magnetar AI VenturesHoward MergelkampManaging Partner at Mosaik PartnersArif DamjiPartner at Conductive VenturesPhil BronnerCo-founder and Managing Partner at Ardent Venture
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Shared employers
Also worked at xCures5
Also worked at IronGate Capital Advisors15
Tidal McCoyChairman at IronGate Capital AdvisorsRyan MorfinManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJohn HigginbothamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsMario KranjacSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsMark OdermanSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also worked at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison2
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Anthony Cruz
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Brooke Milton Vogel
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
David Kim
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Forrest Underwood
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Glenn Vogel
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Hamlet Yousef
Managing Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Jack Thomas Tomarchio
Senior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
Jeff Babione
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