David Nordhausen
FounderFounder at Fastgen · Founder at Blair
New York, New York, United States
FoundedBlair · YCFastgen · YC
About
David Nordhausen co-founded Fastgen (W23 batch) and previously founded Blair (S19 batch).
Founder at FastgenYC W23
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Fastgen's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, David can intro founders to Fastgen's investors below.
Fastgen's investors · 4
Co-founders at Fastgen
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Mike MahlkowFounder
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Constantin SchreiberFounder
Founder at BlairYC S19
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, David can intro founders to Blair's investors below.
Blair's investors · 8
BONDSan Francisco · since 2026General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026Rainfall VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksStepstone GroupCharlotte · since 2026Vibe CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019
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Co-founders at Blair
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Mike MahlkowFounder
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Constantin SchreiberFounder
Experience
- Angel InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
- FastgenCo-Founder2023 — 2025
- BlairCo-Founder2019 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- QX-Quarterly CrossingExecutive Assistant to the CEO2018
- NeverGoSoloCo-Founder2015 — 2017Berlin
- GoogleNew Business Sales2016Greater Hamburg Area
- EBSpreneurship ForumGeneral Manager & Chairman2014 — 2015Oestrich-Winkel
- brokenmusicMarketing & Sales2013 — 2015Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Skills & more
Unternehmensstrategie15Teamwork24Projektmanagement12Unternehmensführung12Start-ups21Unternehmertum10Business Development16Marketing8PowerPoint7Entrepreneurship14Microsoft Excel4Geschäftsführung3
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Business StrategyProject ManagementLeadershipStrategySalesHMTLCSSLanguages English · German
- AdWords Certification — Google
From David's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Nordhausen?
- David Nordhausen co-founded Fastgen (W23 batch) and previously founded Blair (S19 batch).
- Where does David Nordhausen work?
- David Nordhausen is Founder of Blair and Founder at Fastgen.
- What companies did David Nordhausen found?
- David Nordhausen founded Blair, Fastgen.
- Where did David Nordhausen go to school?
- David Nordhausen studied at Y Combinator (YC S19); University of Southern California (Business Administration and Management, General); EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), General Management).
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University of Southern California mafia137
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Fastgen mafia4
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