Dave Fontenot is a general partner at Backend Capital and leads HF0. He has led investments in companies including Ramp, Fabric, and Pave.
What Dave can write
HF0 writes $500K to $1M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: HF0.Career
- Backend Capital · general partner
- HF0 · GP & CEONow
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Who is Dave Fontenot?
Dave Fontenot is a general partner at Backend Capital and leads HF0. He has led investments in companies including Ramp, Fabric, and Pave.
How much does Dave Fontenot invest?
Dave Fontenot invests through HF0, which writes checks of $500K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Dave Fontenot?
A warm intro from a founder HF0 backed works best.
What did Dave Fontenot do before HF0?
general partner at Backend Capital.
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