David Rodriguez
Managing Partner at Draft Ventures Llc
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K – $500K checks · typically $300K
About
David Rodriguez is a founder, artist, and investor whose work spans creative and technological domains. He is founder and managing director of Applied Culture Lab and managing partner at Draft Ventures, an early-stage investment fund focused on climate and fintech companies that has completed over 75 investments including Notion, Protocol Labs, and Cosmos. Rodriguez previously served as COO at Side Inc. and Livefyre, led integration efforts following Livefyre's acquisition by Adobe, and worked as an engineer at Medtronic and IBM; he holds a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering from Duke University.
Experience
- Applied Culture LabFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2025 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- David J Rodriguez StudioCreatorcurrent2016 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Draft VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Hotel El Ganzo Los CabosPartnercurrent2019 — presentLos Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- SideChief Operating Officer2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- AdobeDirector of Strategy and Business Development2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- LivefyreChief Operating Officer2012 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Greycroft PartnersInvestment Professional2010 — 2012
- ArtExtendCo-Founder2009 — 2011
- Marakon AssociatesStrategy Consultant2006 — 2010
- TechnoServeEconomic Development Consultant2008
- Engineering World HealthField Medical Equipment Engineer2006
- MedtronicEngineer, Cardiac Rhythm Management Core Product Development2005
- IBMCo-Op Pre-Professional Engineer, High Speed Serdes Logic Development2004
Education
- Duke UniversityBSE, Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering2002 — 2006
Skills & more
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Business PlanningCorporate DevelopmentBusiness OperationsFundraisingFinanceContract NegotiationMergers & AcquisitionsStrategyManagementSaaSStrategic PlanningEnterprise SoftwareFrom David's professional profile.
