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David Frankel

Managing Partner at Founder Collective

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Overview

David Frankel is Managing Partner at Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture capital fund [1][2]. Frankel co-founded Founder Collective and has held the position since May 2009 [3]. The fund's portfolio includes Uber and Whoop, and Frankel serves as lead investor for companies including Coupang, Suno, ShieldAI, SeatGeek, and PillPack [2]. Frankel was ranked as the number two seed investor on the 2025 Midas list [2]. Prior to Founder Collective, Frankel co-founded and served as CEO of Internet Solutions, described as the largest ISP in Africa, which was acquired by NTT [2]. Frankel holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2001–2003) and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand (1989–1992) [11][12].

Profile introduction
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David is co-founder and Managing Partner of Founder Collective, a seed-stage VC fund. FC's portfolio includes Uber (NYSE: UBER) and Whoop. Frankel was ranked as the #2 seed investor on the 2025 Midas list. He is the lead investor for Founder Collective in Coupang (NYSE: CPNG), Suno, ShieldAI, Seatgeek & PillPack (acquired by Amazon). 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 worked closely with…

Career history

  1. Managing PartnerMay 2009 to presentFounder Collective
  2. Sole Pre-Seed InvestorOct 2022 to presentSuno
  3. Seed InvestorMay 2016 to presentShield AI
  4. Lead Seed Investor, Board of DirectorsMay 2018 to presentSmalls
  5. Board MemberNov 2020 to presentRegal.io
  6. Seed InvestorDec 2024 to Oct 2025Weavy
  7. Sole Seed Investor, Board Member2005 to Jul 2025OLO Online Ordering
  8. Board Member2007 to Nov 2022Rand Merchant Bank
  9. Seed InvestorShield

Education

  1. Master of Business Administration (MBA)2001 - 2003Harvard Business School
  2. BSc, Electrical Engineering1989 - 1992University of the Witwatersrand

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