David Carlson Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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48
- Portfolio
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10
- Exits
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37

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
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Denver, CO
- United States
David Carlson Investments (48)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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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 |
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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
David Carlson Co-Investors (10)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Crawley Ventures | 1 |
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Galvanize |
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Katherine Beardsley |
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Nick Wyman |
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Sope Creek |
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David Carlson FAQs
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Who is David Carlson?
David Carlson is an angel Investor who has made 48 investments.
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What kind of investor is David Carlson?
David Carlson is an angel investor.
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What does David Carlson do?
As an angel investor, David Carlson invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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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.
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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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