Fundraising Fox
🦊/People
Sign in

David Kerr

Investor

Managing Director at Allos Ventures · Board director at Traction Ag

Indianapolis, Indiana

Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $1.6M

Kauffman Fellow · Class 24

Find your path to David

323 people in our graph share verified history with David — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Roi Bar-KatunlockedDavid: together at Kauffman Fellows (2022)
×7David: together at Kauffman Fellows
×2David: together at Encamp
David: together at Octiv

About

David Kerr is a Managing Director at Allos Ventures, joining founders Don Aquilano and John McIlwraith. He was previously CEO of Octiv, an Indianapolis-based Allos portfolio company acquired by Conga in 2018, and earlier held senior executive roles at Groupon, Angie's List, and GHX. His work centers on early-stage Midwest technology companies, particularly in SaaS.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

SaaS

Board director at Traction Ag

Intro paths

→

In turn, David can intro founders to Traction Ag's investors below.

Traction Ag's investors · 5

Allos VenturesCincinnati · $1M – $6M checks · since 2026Cerity Partners VenturesBoston · since 2026Elevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checks · since 2026RACNew York · since 2026Riverside Acceleration CapitalNew York · $1M – $40M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Traction Ag

DSDustin Sapp
Dustin SappExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
BSBrian Stark
Brian StarkExecutive Officer

Experience

  1. Allos VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2018 — presentIndianapolis
  2. Straylight CapitalPartnercurrent2025 — present
  3. GifthealthBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentColumbus, Ohio, United States
  4. Your Money LineBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. 120WaterAuditBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  6. Traction AgBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  7. Quiver QuantitativeBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentMadison, Wisconsin, United States
  8. Carbide (formerly Securicy)Board Membercurrent2021 — presentNova Scotia, Canada
  9. EncampBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
  10. Empower DeliveryBoard Chair2022 — 2025Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
  11. enosixExecutive Chairman2019 — 2022Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
  12. SharpenCEO, Board2019 — 2022Indianapolis
  13. DocketBoard Member2020 — 2022
  14. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellow - Class 242019 — 2022Greater Indianapolis
  15. OctivCEO2017 — 2018
  16. Octiv (formerly TinderBox)COO2014 — 2016Greater Indianapolis
  17. GrouponVP/GM2013 — 2014Chicago, IL
  18. Jada Beauty (now Loxa Beauty)Chairman of the Board2012 — 2013Carmel, Indiana
  19. Angie's ListGM, eCommerce2011 — 2012Greater Indianapolis
  20. GHXPresident, GHX Europe2006 — 2011

Skills & more

Strategic Partnerships10Business Development12E-commerce6Start-ups6Leadership6SaaS3Strategy3Management8Strategic Planning7Sales5

From David's professional profile.

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Allos Ventures

Don Aquilano
Managing Director at Allos Ventures
John C. McIllwraith
General Partner at Allos Ventures
John McIlwraith
Managing Director at Allos Ventures
Julie Whitehead
Operating Partner and CFO at Allos Ventures
Lisa Coca
Partner, Climate Fund at Asymmetric Capital Partners
Victoria Bills
Principal at Allos Ventures

Network5

Don Aquilano
Managing Director at Allos Ventures
Eric Tobias
Investor at High Alpha
John McIlwraith
Managing Director at Allos Ventures
Landon Young
Vice President at Elevate Ventures
Victoria Bills
Principal at Allos Ventures

Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is David Kerr?
David Kerr is a Managing Director at Allos Ventures, joining founders Don Aquilano and John McIlwraith. He was previously CEO of Octiv, an Indianapolis-based Allos portfolio company acquired by Conga in 2018, and earlier held senior executive roles at Groupon, Angie's List, and GHX. His work centers on early-stage Midwest technology companies, particularly in SaaS.
Where does David Kerr work?
David Kerr is Managing Director at Allos Ventures and Board director at Traction Ag.
What does David Kerr invest in?
David Kerr invests in SaaS.
What check size does David Kerr write?
David Kerr typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
What companies has David Kerr invested in?
Investments tracked here include 120Water, Carbide, Cloverpop, Encamp, Laxis, Quiverquant, SharpenCX, Your Money Line.
Where did David Kerr go to school?
David Kerr studied at Princeton University (Bachelor’s Degree).

Same school

Shared employers

Also worked at Carbide (formerly Securicy)1

Eric SchnadigPresident at Datanomix