Fundraising Fox

Gordon Daugherty

Investor

Investor at Capital Factory

Austin, Texas

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

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.

Experience

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

Education

  1. Baylor UniversityB.S., Computer Science
  2. The Wharton SchoolCommercial Marketing Strategy for Executives
  3. Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologySenior Management Program
  4. PAL~LeadershipExecutive Leadership Development Program

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

From Gordon's professional profile.

Same school

Shared employers

Deals Β· 2

SenseyeBoard seat

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

AuthorsBoard seat

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

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

Colleagues at Capital Factory

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Investors connected to Gordon in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.