Investor profile
Dave Kirkpatrick
Accelerator, Syndicate / Angel group, Venture capital & Adjunct Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School Private Equity Program, Managing Director at SJF Ventures
Dave Kirkpatrick is a Managing Director at SJF Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies.
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Affiliated funds' portfolios
Adjunct Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School Private Equity Program, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- Travefy
- Pelican
- Ingk Labs
- Visitorg
- Preo
- AskNeo
Managing Director at SJF Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies
- Origin
- Lōvu Health
- Zero Homes
- Tradeverifyd
- Nuclearn
- Authorium
- Azra AI
- Respondology
- ShipMonk
- Iron Sheepdog
- Take Command Health
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer, and focus areas Analytics, Clean Energy, Cloud Infrastructure and Design. Startups operating in these areas may find Dave Kirkpatrick relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at SJF Ventures cluster around Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Dave Kirkpatrick is worth approaching.
Colleagues
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Rob Hayes
Member, Board of Overseers
New York, United States
Halle Tecco
Adjunct Associate Professor
London, United Kingdom
Peter Kazanjy
Guest Lecturer
San Francisco, United States
Jeremy G. Philips
Adjunct Professor
United States
William O'Farrell
Adjunct Professor
New York, United States
Aamir A. Rehman
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
New York, United States
Stephanie Palmeri
Board Member, Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund
San Francisco, United States
Daniel Geballe
Managing Director
San Francisco, United States
Shinya Shimada
Investor
New York, United States
Hilary Gosher
Adjunct Professor
New York, United States
Dave Lerner
Adjunct Professor: Entrepreneurship
New York, United States
Chirag Chotalia
Adjunct Professor
San Francisco, United States
Sanja Partalo
Adjunct Professor
United States
Angela L.
Professor of Practice (VC, Strategy, Leadership)
New York, United States
Timmy Wahba
Managing Director - Columbia Angels
New York, United States
David Griest
Managing Director
Seattle, United States
Murray Low
Investor
Stamford, United States
Cody Nystrom
Managing Director
Richmond, United States
Liz Leahy
Lang Center Entrepreneurship & VC Practitioner
New York, United States
Chi Achebe
Co-founder, Columbia Lions of Africa Alumni Network
New York City, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Dave Kirkpatrick?
Dave Kirkpatrick is an accelerator partner and syndicate member based in Durham, North Carolina, United States, listed as Managing Director at SJF Ventures. The known portfolio of that firm counts 11 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Dave Kirkpatrick personally.
What does Dave Kirkpatrick invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer; listed focus areas include Analytics, Clean Energy, Cloud Infrastructure and Design. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Dave Kirkpatrick invest at?
SJF Ventures appears in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Dave Kirkpatrick is listed there as Managing Director. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Dave Kirkpatrick listed at?
Dave Kirkpatrick is listed as Managing Director at SJF Ventures. 41 other people in the database share a firm with Dave Kirkpatrick.
How do I contact Dave Kirkpatrick?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Dave Kirkpatrick. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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