David Rodriguez
Partner at Hotel El Ganzo Los Cabos
David Rodriguez
Partner at Hotel El Ganzo Los Cabos
Austin, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
2015 - Current
• Internet technology investment fund focused on pre-seed and seed investments at the intersection of climate and fintech. • IRR as of March 2022 - Fund I: 72.84%, Fund II: 244.30%, Syndicates: 72.75% • 70+ portfolio companies including seven unicorns • Portfolio includes Notion, FabFitFun, Dfinity, Protocol Labs, Cosmos, Side Inc., Zipline, Subspace, Thrive Market, and AspireIQ. • Managed by David Rodriguez & Artia Moghbel - we’re technology startup COOs who have collectively raised $250M in venture financing as entrepreneurs. Our venture careers began a decade ago as venture capitalists at Greycroft Partners. More info: http://draftvc.com
Partner
2019
• David is a Partner and a board advisor of Hotel El Ganzo, a 69 room boutique cultural arts hotel on the coast of Baja Sur California, Mexico with three restaurants and beach club. • David held roles including General Manager and Asset Manager in 2019 as he stewarded the turnaround effort of the hotel, which included prioritizing sustainability, music and the arts, and community. • Hotel El Ganzo became the first B Corp hotel in Mexico due to its value of sustainability and commitment to the local ecosystems and climate. It is dedicated to the cultural arts with a monthly music and artist residency program, a recording studio in the basement. El Ganzo operates a community center that provides educational and community services for local children including arts, language, and permaculture classes. More info: http://elganzo.com
Chief Operating Officer
2017 - 2019
• Side Inc is the leading SaaS platform for residential real estate agents. • David joined Side Inc to help raise its Series A and scaled the company through Series C, overseeing Operations, Finance & Accounting, Brokerage, Customer Support, Legal, HR, and Recruiting with over 50 employees reporting to him. • Side Inc. recently raised over $200M at a $2.5B valuation from Matrix, Coatue Management, Tiger Global Management, ICONIQ Capital, and D1 Capital Partners, and is expected to go public. • More info: http://sideinc.com
Director of Strategy and Business Development
2016 - 2017
• Adobe acquired Livefyre in May 2016 - http://news.adobe.com/press-release/corporate/adobe-announces-agreement-acquire-livefyre • David led the integration of Livefyre and focused on Adobe’s AI and emerging technologies strategy.
Chief Operating Officer
2011 - 2016
• Livefyre is a real-time engagement platform that powers live conversation and social media curation on media and brand websites. • Initially an investor and board observer at Livefyre (via Greycroft Partners) before joining Livefyre full time in March 2012. • David was responsible for Operations, Finance & Accounting, Customer Success, Legal, HR, and Recruiting and ran an organization of over 100 employees. • Livefyre was Acquired by Adobe in May 2016
Investment Professional
2010 - 2012
• Greycroft is an early stage venture capital fund focused that invests in and grows digital media companies • David learned venture capital while investing under the mentorship of Alan Patricof, considered the "godfather of venture capital" having been in the business since the 1960s and founding APAX Partners, a $40B private equity fund. • David's responsibilities included evaluating investment opportunities, sourcing new deals, and working with existing portfolio companies. David was a board advisor for Livefyre Inc, Venmo, Pulse, and several other companies.
Co-Founder
2009 - 2011
• ArtExtend is an online art gallery focused on identifying, promoting, and selling original artwork created by artists in the developing world. ArtExtend’s objectives are twofold - to offer affordable artwork from the developing world to our customers and to provide opportunities for talented artists from the developing world to sell their artwork to first world markets.
Strategy Consultant
2006 - 2010
Senior Associate (January 2009 - September 2010) Associate (May 2007 - January 2009) Analyst (September 2006 - May 2007) • Client engagements across a number of industries, including retail, technology, industrials, aerospace and defense, medical devices, and private equity • Advised clients on a range of issues, including organic and acquisitive growth strategy, portfolio management, and post-merger integration • Appointed peer group leader responsible for managing a $20k annual budget, leading meetings of 10-20 colleagues, and communicating issues to the senior leadership team
Economic Development Consultant
2008 - 2008
• Volunteered at TechnoServe in Maputo, Mozambique during a 4 month sabbatical from Marakon • Developed a sustainable plan to bolster the development of the Mozambican forestry industry through collaboration with key stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, private companies, government officials, and potential investors • Created a business plan and financial model for an early-stage commercial forest plantation • Collaborated with over 10 private companies and entrepreneurs to initiate the creation of a Mozambican forestry industry association
Field Medical Equipment Engineer
2006 - 2006
• Repaired and installed over 30 pieces of medical equipment and trained staff in its use and maintenance at resource-starved hospitals in Managua, Nicaragua
Education
BSE
2002 - 2006