David Gerster

David Gerster

Investment Partner atFusion FundPalo Alto

David Gerster is an Investment Partner at Fusion Fund, an early-stage venture fund. He previously invested at JLL Spark and held data science roles at BigML, Groupon, and Yahoo.

What David can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ACan lead the round
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Fusion Fund writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Fusion Fund.

Career

  1. Yahoo · led project to collect URL clickstreams
  2. Groupon · built data science team
  3. BigML · Vice President of Data Science
  4. JLL Spark Global Venture Fund · investor
  5. Fusion Fund · Investment Partner
    Now
  6. Yahoo
  7. Groupon

Investments named in public bios

OpenSpaceClouderaAlation

Focus

early-stage ventureproptechdata science

Education

University of California at Berkeley, MBAHarvard University, Bachelor's degree

Also at Fusion Fund

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Questions

Who is David Gerster?

David Gerster is an Investment Partner at Fusion Fund, an early-stage venture fund. He previously invested at JLL Spark and held data science roles at BigML, Groupon, and Yahoo.

How much does David Gerster invest?

David Gerster invests through Fusion Fund, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch David Gerster?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name David in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Fusion Fund backed works better.

What did David Gerster do before Fusion Fund?

led project to collect URL clickstreams at Yahoo; built data science team at Groupon; Vice President of Data Science at BigML; investor at JLL Spark Global Venture Fund; Yahoo; Groupon.

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