David Mandel Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 3

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

David Mandel General Information

Biography

Mr. David Mandel serves as the Managing Partner at Emerging Ventures. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman at Platinum Group of Companies. He was the Founder and served as the Chief Executive Officer at Top Finance Company. He serves as a Board Observer at EventHub. He serves as Vice Chairman at Pasadena Angels. He is an Angel Investor. Previously he served as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer at Alliance United Insurance. Prior to his current career in venture capital, he built, operated, and exited 4 different successful businesses in the Insurance and Finance industries over a 28-year period. Much of the success of these businesses is attributed to his logical systems thinking, aided by his technical training and advanced Mathematics and Computer Science education, which he used to create and evolve unique perspectives, and models for underwriting, pricing, risk selection, etc., while always taking a fresh outsider's approach to each venture. While he has been a lifelong investor, starting in 2014 he took a strong interest in the technology start-up ecosystem and is now applying his thinking to this endeavor. He is a very active angel investor. To date, he has invested in over 500 early-stage technology start-ups. He is an active member of several prominent angel groups, a frequent judge and panelist at start-up pitch events, and is considered a thought leader.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Emerging Ventures
Education
California State University, Northridge, MS (Master of Science)
California State University, Northridge, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
dm
Phone
+1 (818)
Address
  • 23679 Calabasas Road
  • Suite 533
  • Calabasas, CA 91302
  • United States
+1 (818)

David Mandel Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Emerging Ventures Investor Managing Partner Calabasas, CA Venture Capital
Platinum Group of Companies Investor Chief Executive Officer & Chairman Northridge, CA Acquirer

David Mandel Board Seats (3)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
EventHub (Business/Productivity Software) Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Seattle, WA
Pasadena Angels Pasadena, CA
Platinum Group of Companies Northridge, CA

David Mandel Lead Partner on Deals (11)

David Mandel has been the lead partner on 11 deals. Their latest deal was with Qase, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 26-Jun-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Qase 26-Jun-2024 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software Vancouver, Canada
Modelwise 17-Apr-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software Munich, Germany
Zenus 10-Oct-2022 Completed Business/Productivity Software Austin, TX
Acquicent 04-May-2022 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Walnut, CA
Soar (Education and Training Services) 01-Jun-2021 Completed Education and Training Services (B2B) Pleasant Grove, UT
EventHub (Business/Productivity Software) 06-May-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software Seattle, WA
Lofty 01-Jul-2020 Completed Financial Software Miami, FL
FishBit 28-Sep-2015 Completed Electronic Equipment and Instruments Chicago, IL
ChatLingual 30-Aug-2015 Early Stage VC (Series AA) Completed Business/Productivity Software Denver, CO
Sonoma Market 01-Feb-2015 Early Stage VC Completed Specialty Retail Sao Paulo, Brazil

David Mandel Network (75)

Board Members (18)

Name Company Representing Location From
Michael Bleau EventHub (Business/Productivity Software) EventHub (Business/Productivity Software) Seattle, WA
Michael Lohnert Pasadena Angels Self Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Angels Self Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Angels Self Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Angels Pasadena Angels Pasadena, CA

Portfolio Executives (56)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Dan Zollmann Qase Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 26-Jun-2024 Vancouver, Canada
Florian Grigoleit Modelwise Co-Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 17-Apr-2023 Munich, Germany
Modelwise Co-Founder, CSO, Co-Chief Executive Officer, CRO & Board Member 17-Apr-2023 Munich, Germany
Modelwise Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer 17-Apr-2023 Munich, Germany
Zenus Chief Sales Officer 10-Oct-2022 Austin, TX

Fund Team Members (1)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Emerging Ventures Calabasas, CA

David Mandel Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Emerging Ventures Fund II Emerging Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2021
Emerging Ventures Fund I Emerging Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2019

David Mandel FAQs

  • Who is David Mandel?

    Mr. David Mandel serves as the Managing Partner at Emerging Ventures.

  • How much does David Mandel typically invest?

    David Mandel's median deal size is .

  • What is David Mandel’s main position?

    David Mandel’s primary position is Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for David Mandel?

    David Mandel’s email address is dm and his phone number is +1 (818) .

  • How many active board seats does David Mandel hold?

    David Mandel holds 3 board seats including EventHub (Business/Productivity Software), Pasadena Angels, and Platinum Group of Companies.

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