David Frankel

Business adviser, Connector, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Finance professional, Investor, Jewish, Parent, Philanthropist, Potential employer, Social entrepreneur, Technologist, World traveler

David is co-founder and Managing Partner of Founder Collective, a seed-stage VC fund. FC's portfolio includes Uber (NYSE: UBER) and TheTradeDesk (NYSE: TTD). Frankel was ranked as the #2 seed investor on the 2024 Midas list. He is the lead investor for Founder Collective in Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), Seatgeek, PillPack (acquired by Amazon), Suno & ShieldAI. Previously, David was co-founder and CEO of Internet Solutions (IS), the largest ISP in Africa, ultimately acquired by NTT. Before Founder Collective, David provided the first capital for numerous companies including Olo (NYSE: OLO) where David continues to work closely with the company’s founder, Noah Glass. David is the co-founder of NextUp - a youth employment accelerator in South Africa (https://nextup.org.za/about-us/). In 2000, he was voted the South African Technology Achiever of the Century. The World Economic Forum later selected him for the Global Leader of Tomorrow (GLT) program. David holds an honors degree in Electrical Engineering (Wits) and, post selection for the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Program, earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard.

Youth education/acceleration in South Africa, Israel, Entrepreneurship & AI platforms for eg voice and music, Quantified-self / Health 3.0

ai music, ai voice agents, art, consumer healthcare, entrepreneurship, israel, landscaping, live events, quick service restaurants, teen unemployment, trial conversion, venture capital

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