David Carlson Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 48

  • Portfolio
  • 10

  • Exits
  • 37

Exits

David Carlson General Information

Description

Mr. David Carlson is the Founder and serves as Managing Director at eonCapital. Mr. Carlson founded eonMedia. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer at Shopventory. He established eonBusiness in 1997 to meet the needs of start-ups and early development stage companies for building internet based businesses. He has founded five businesses with three successful exits to date while supporting dozens of other companies. While eonBusiness started as primarily a web development services organization, it transitioned to an incubator and then subsequently a boutique venture capital firm investing in software as a service (SaaS) and mobile opportunities, named eonCapital. He is actively involved as an Advisor to numerous eonCapital portfolio companies. He serves on the board of directors of mobileStorm and eonCapital. HE also serves as a Mentor to the TechStars mentorship driven seed stage investment program. In 2001 he founded and incubated GO TOAST and subsequently started eonMedia in 2002. Both companies were acquired in 2003 by aQuantive which was acquired by Microsoft in 2007. Other personal startups include eonBusiness, AllAboardToys.com (acquired in 2008) and HomePoint. Prior to founding eonBusiness and eonCapital, he was a senior executive at EchoStar (DISH Network) for 12 years, where he was an integral part of the launch of the DISH Network and the initiation of EchoStar's global business expansion. His EchoStar career included a six-year stint in The Netherlands as Managing Director of European, African and Middle Eastern Operations. He earned a B.A. in Communications with a minor in Business Administration at Bethany College and a Masters Degree in International Business Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is also an Angel Investor.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Denver, CO
  • United States

David Carlson Investments (48)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Brandzooka 01-Jan-2021 Later Stage VC Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
CometChat 19-Aug-2020 Communication Software Generating Revenue
MadKudu 06-Jan-2020 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Cheddar Up 21-Dec-2018 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Parkifi 24-Feb-2016 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
mPulse. 04-Aug-2015 Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Generating Revenue
MobileStorm 01-Mar-2015 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Shareable Social 19-Dec-2014 Media and Information Services (B2B) Out of Business
Testlio 28-Nov-2014 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Galvanize 21-Nov-2014 Early Stage VC Educational Software Generating Revenue

David Carlson Exits (37)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
FullContact 01-Jan-2024 Merger/Acquisition
Shareable Social 01-Feb-2023
ExpenseBot 30-Jan-2023
MobileStorm 01-Jan-2023
mPulse. 17-Dec-2021
Remitly 23-Sep-2021
Vanilla. 04-May-2021
GoSpotCheck 14-Dec-2020
Galvanize 27-Jan-2020 Merger/Acquisition
CrowdTwist 08-Nov-2019 Merger/Acquisition

David Carlson Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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David Carlson Co-Investors (10)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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David Carlson FAQs

  • Who is David Carlson?

    David Carlson is an angel Investor who has made 48 investments.

  • What kind of investor is David Carlson?

    David Carlson is an angel investor.

  • What does David Carlson do?

    As an angel investor, David Carlson invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has David Carlson invested in?

    David Carlson has made numerous investments in companies like Brandzooka, CometChat, and MadKudu within the Media and Information Services (B2B), Communication Software, and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has David Carlson invested in recently?

    David Carlson's latest investment was on 01-Jan-2021 in Brandzooka, a company within the Media and Information Services (B2B) industry.

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