David J Rodriguez (🌎,🌳,🌊)
@davidjrodriguez
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Investor/entrepreneur in climate, fintech, web3, and proptech. VC @draftvc. Previously: COO @side_realestate, COO @livefyre, VC @greycroftvc. Lesssgo! 🌎🌳🌊
Austin, TX
Joined February 2009
Excited to share this one. We've been following the drone and DePIN space for a while at @draftvc, and when we met the all star @SpexiNetwork team building a decentralized earth imagery network, we knew we had to get involved. This funding is a big milestone & is so well deserved.
🔥Spexi Series A Fundraise Announcement🔥 . We are so excited to announce our $11.5M Series A fundraise lead by @BlockchangeVC , followed by @MoonshotsCap and @protocollabs. We are transforming the aerial data industry with the largest, fastest-growing fully standardized drone
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RT @draftvc: Huge congrats to the @EnsoFinance team. Enso enables developers to build on and to interact with any protocol on any chain at….
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Congrats to the @function team on the raise and all the progress helping people live healthier longer. Excited that @draftvc is part of this lineup. If you're not a Function member already, sign up here: or DM me for a code to skip the waitlist.
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Great post on my brother @joeljrod's company by the team at @BoweryCapital. If you're a sales leader looking for ways to scale pipeline, check out his company @referin.
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Bowery Capital's new blog series explores the dynamic world of emerging GTM technology, examining the shift in sales roles and buyer preferences that…
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Who's in SF for climate week next week? I'm in town Monday - Fri? Respond here or shoot me a DM if you want to meet up ❤️.
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I wrote my thesis at Duke in 2006 on applying Bayesian statistics to process signals in brain machine interface applications. I was inspired by the challenges I faced building assistive devices for quadriplegics in 2001. Two decades later, it is so incredible to see this!.
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Love seeing the growth of the Spexi network. At scale, it will have very positive implications for the planet -shine the light! "This expansion represents a massive milestone for our company, and also one of the largest coordinated drone imagery capture programs on planet Earth!".
The Spexi Network has big plans for 2024! As we gear up to expand the network with roughly 30,000 Spexigons (over 650,000 acres) opening up for pilots all across British Columbia, Texas, and California. This expansion represents a massive milestone for our company, and also one
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Congrats on the launch!.
CHAR 🖤 the first liquid market for biochar credits, is officially up and running! 🌱🥳. With the biochar credit market predicted to grow sixfold in the coming years, strong infrastructure is essential. By building this foundation now, we ensure sustainable growth tomorrow. 🧵.
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Roll call: who’s coming to SXSW this year? Getting excited to welcome ya’ll to Austin.
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Awesome to see @ToucanProtocol continue to be a leader and innovator in the on chain environmental markets space. Congrats to @raphabenoi and team!.
Coming very soon 👀: The first liquid market for biochar credits. Read more in Quantum Commodity Intelligence's exclusive coverage (link in comments). Big thx to @NeutralExchange for collaborating on pool design & accessibility and to @solidworldhq for executing due diligence 💚
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Great to see the continued progress and innovation from Jia in the RWA space - congrats guys!.
🚀 Exciting news from Jia! 🎉 We've launched a new pool on @Celo powered by @circle's native USDC integration available for investors on @humafinance! . 🌍 This marks a new chapter in our mission to revolutionize financial access worldwide. Thread below 🧵.
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Lesssgo! Congrats to @vanceroush and team!.
We announced our $20M Series B Fundraise that will fuel our next phase of growth and innovation for a category that deserves it -- churches, universities, and nonprofits! The bedrock of community. This is possible because of an INCREDIBLE team and set of supporters that surround.
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RT @goldfinch_fi: Excited to see the live launch of @heron_finance, open for investment and built on top of @goldfinch_fi. US accredited i….
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Awesome to @jake_zeller and @swaaanson continue to innovate in venture capital, backing founders/operators to invest as VCs. They both staked @artia and I in the early days of @draftvc and have been exceptional partners ever since.
1/ I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since we launched Powerset, where top technical founders get capital & coaching for angel investing. Today, we’re introducing the nine founders we selected for Powerset Cohort 1… and are opening applications for Cohort 2!.Read more >>.
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What a great resource for founders - Founder Library gives you access to vetted founder/startup resources. I'm a proud LP in Awesome People Ventures for putting this together and creating value for its founders and the startup community.
1/ Today, I’m excited to relaunch to answer all your startup questions. Ask your question, and Founder Guru, our new AI chatbot, will respond based on 1,000+ vetted resources. Founder Guru always cites its sources so you can click to learn more.
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Exciting to see how portco @ComposerTrade .and other fintech cos are using AI to enable new functionality. Composer enables the creation of complex trading strategies w/o writing code, putting tools that were previously only available to quant funds in the hands of customers.
Supercharge your personal investing ✨Building advanced trading strategies used to take hours on end to code, test, and deploy. That changes with Composer: The AI-powered trading platform that lets you build trading strategies, test on historical data, and invest in a click. No
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Inching closer to mainstream adoption with products like this. Well done @andy_bromberg and the @eco team!.
INTRODUCING BEAM. The first self-custody payments wallet built for the mainstream — no download or signup required. Beam is the easiest way on the planet to send anyone money. Try it out with a single click 👇.
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Proud of brother @joeljrod for his tenacity and for building a great company. All sales leaders should use @ReferInApp. No brainer.
Happy, excited and proud to announce the launch of @referin (! 5 years ago, I set out on a mission: To help sales teams reach customers through trusted relationships. This launch is the culmination of relentless dedication, focus and perseverance: .(1/6).
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