David Wieland
Lauren co-founded multiple firms, including Oxford Intelligence Partners and Sumo Capital, and invests in early-stage fintech and B2B software. He holds degrees from Notre Dame and Northwestern's Kellogg School.
What David can write
Motivate Venture Capital writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- Victory Networks · founding partner
- RIVS · Director
- InnFlux
- PowerSurge Webhosting
- iEstates2006
- IrishAngels · Chairman2012-2019
- RIVS
- Motivate · Founder & Managing PartnerNow
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Who is David Wieland?
Lauren co-founded multiple firms, including Oxford Intelligence Partners and Sumo Capital, and invests in early-stage fintech and B2B software. He holds degrees from Notre Dame and Northwestern's Kellogg School.
How much does David Wieland invest?
David Wieland invests through Motivate Venture Capital, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch David Wieland?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name David in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Motivate Venture Capital backed works better.
What did David Wieland do before Motivate Venture Capital?
founding partner at Victory Networks; Director at RIVS; InnFlux; PowerSurge Webhosting; iEstates; Chairman at IrishAngels; RIVS.
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