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Gordon Daugherty

InvestorFounder

Investor at Capital Factory · Board director at Senseye · Board director at Team Topia

Austin, Texas

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedCapital Factory

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

Roger KrakoffunlockedGordon: together at IBM Corporation (1987–1990)
×2Gordon: together at IBM Corporation
Gordon: together at Houston Exponential
×6Gordon: together at Capital Factory

About

Co-founder and chairman of Capital Factory who serves on Apptronik's board and acts as an active advisor and key access point for the firm.

Board director at Senseye

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Senseye's investors · 6

Capital FactoryAustin · since 2025IQ CapitalLondon · $1M – $40M checksMMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checksMomenta VenturesLucerneSony Ventures CorporationTokyoWavemaker PartnersSingapore · $880K – $20M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Senseye

DZDavid Zakariaie
David ZakariaieExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Team Topia

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Team Topia's investors · 1

WefunderSan Francisco · since 2019

Co-founders at Team Topia

MH
Mason HaleExecutive Officer, Director

Co-Founder & Chairman at Capital Factory

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Capital Factory's investors · 1

Frontera Technology VenturesTexas

Co-founders at Capital Factory

JBJoshua Baer
Joshua BaerFounder
BCBryan Chambers
Bryan ChambersCo-Founder & President

Experience

  1. Capital FactoryCo-Founder & Chairmancurrent2012 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
  2. Shockwave InnovationsFoundercurrent2000 — present
  3. ApptronikBoard Directorcurrent2020 — present
  4. Senseye, Inc.Board Directorcurrent2021 — present
  5. Elevate Robotics IncBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
  6. Team TopiaBoard Director (2025 exit)current2012 — present
  7. Texas CEO MagazineSenior Contributor - "Startup Success" Column2019 — 2024
  8. Houston ExponentialGoverning Board2020 — 2022
  9. ResilientGridBoard Director2019 — 2022
  10. SoftMatchManaging Director2016 — 2020
  11. RiskpulseBoard Director (2019 exit)2014 — 2019
  12. Chiron HealthBoard Director (2018 exit)2015 — 2019
  13. Nuve,IncPresident & COO2014 — 2015
  14. CA TechnologiesSr. VP, Marketing Strategy2009 — 2014
  15. NimsoftCOO & Chief Marketing Officer2010 — 2012
  16. NetQoS (acquired by CA Technologies)Sr. VP of Corporate Development & Strategy2007 — 2009
  17. Britestream Networks (acquired by nCipher, Ltd)Chief Marketing Officer2005 — 2006
  18. VCON (acquired by Emblaze)President & Chief Marketing Officer2001 — 2005
  19. VCON (acquired by Emblaze)Sr. VP of Sales & Marketing1997 — 2001
  20. VTEL CorporationSr. Director of Marketing1996 — 1997
  21. Compaq Computer CorporationProduct Marketing Manager1995 — 1996
  22. IBM CorporationSales and Sales Management1987 — 1995

Skills & more

Start-ups96SaaS73Strategy66Cloud Computing51Enterprise Software42Product Marketing28Management31Business Strategy26Strategic Partnerships25Leadership25Product Management22Executive Management22
+12 moreStrategic PlanningMarketing StrategyNew Business DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyMarketingMergers & AcquisitionsSalesBusiness AlliancesSocial MediaEntrepreneurshipLead Generation

Languages Spanish

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Deals · 2

SenseyeBoard seat

via Capital Factory · filed Oct 2025 · $25M raise

AuthorsBoard seat

via Capital Factory · filed Sep 2022 · $5.6M raise

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Apptronik

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Capital Factory

Andrew Busey
General Partner at Capital Factory
Anil Shetty
Life Science Committee Chair at Houston Angel Network
Bryan Chambers
Co-Founder & President at Capital Factory
Clarence Gordon Daugherty
General Partner at Capital Factory
Craig Cummings
Co-Founder and General Partner at Moonshots Capital
Eric Bear
Partner at Capital Factory
Jamie Serio
Vice President, Ventures at Capital Factory
Jeff Cardenas
CEO, Co-founder at Capital Factory

Network1

Eric Bear
Partner at Capital Factory

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gordon Daugherty?
Co-founder and chairman of Capital Factory who serves on Apptronik's board and acts as an active advisor and key access point for the firm.
Where does Gordon Daugherty work?
Gordon Daugherty is Co-Founder & Chairman of Capital Factory and Investor at Capital Factory and Board director at Senseye and Board director at Team Topia.
What check size does Gordon Daugherty write?
Gordon Daugherty typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Gordon Daugherty found?
Gordon Daugherty founded Capital Factory.
What boards does Gordon Daugherty sit on?
Gordon Daugherty holds tracked board seats at Authors, Senseye.
What companies has Gordon Daugherty invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apptronik.
Where did Gordon Daugherty go to school?
Gordon Daugherty studied at Baylor University (B.S., Computer Science); The Wharton School (Commercial Marketing Strategy for Executives); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Senior Management Program).

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