David J. Phillips
FounderFounder/CEO at Fondo
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $10K
FoundedFondo · YC
David J Phillips @davj
Had to ask @try_folk https://t.co/2nnbKoZOXg https://t.co/1aY2HBTYZT
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 17 · ⇄ 2
David J Phillips @davj
Getting the .com is the ultimate lock in Guess how much we spent on https://t.co/ikr8K0I2CE https://t.co/obklxCD9o0 https://t.co/N6rcmMa3sq
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 19 · ⇄ 1
David J Phillips @davj
Airbnb launched 3 times (at least) before it started to take off. Now, they're an $84 billion company. Lesson: you should launch 6 times to create an $168 billion company. https://t.co/ozQycE36ZV
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 25
Founder/CEO at FondoYC W18
Intro paths
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Fondo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, David can intro founders to Fondo's investors below.
Fondo's investors · 3
Network7
Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.