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David S. Kidder

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Hi! I love to help leaders and organizations install powerful growth mindsets and systems that ignite new growth. Most recently, I founded B...

Investor Profile

David S. Kidder has backed more than 8 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 3 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Angel, Convertible Note rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Internet, Human Resources, Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Stage Focus

  • Seed (25%)
  • Angel (25%)
  • Convertible Note (13%)
  • Series A (13%)
  • Series Unknown (13%)
  • Pre Seed (13%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Internet
  • Human Resources
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Generative Ai
  • Art
  • Content Discovery
  • E-commerce
  • Marketplace
  • Search Engine
  • Tourism
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does David S. Kidder frequently co-invest with?

FullCircle
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Third Kind Venture Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Founder Collective
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 2
Thrive Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
FirstMark
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
BoxGroup
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Alt Option Return
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Amplifyher Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Breyer Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does David S. Kidder often collaborate with?

GJ
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
IC
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
David Tisch
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 3
ES
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Shared Deals: 1
AO
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
KR
North America, Florida, United States, Miami
Shared Deals: 2
KS
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
Dasha Zhukova
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
CC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Dave Morin
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by David S. Kidder?

Tough Day

New York, New York, United States

Tuffy is a confidential, on-demand AI that helps employees solve workplace challenges, and ease the load on managers and HR.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIHuman ResourcesVirtual Workforce
Pre SeedJun 1, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,360,000
Tough Day

New York, New York, United States

Tough Day is an AI platform helping employees navigate tricky situations at work successfully.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIHuman Resources
AngelMar 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $250,000
ExecThread

New York, New York, United States

Curated marketplace of crowdsourced career opportunities which are contributed by 800k+ of the world’s best execs

Career PlanningCommunitiesEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesInternetRecruitingStaffing Agency
Series UnknownSep 14, 2017
Amount Raised: $6,500,000
KidPass

New York, New York, United States

KidPass is the new way for parents to discover and book amazing kids activities.

ChildrenEducationInternetSubscription Service
SeedSep 28, 2016
Amount Raised: $800,000
Tapad

New York, New York, United States

Tapad is a global marketing technology company connecting brands to consumers across devices.

AdvertisingContentMarketingSoftware
AngelMar 3, 2011
Amount Raised: $1,800,000
MileWise

New York, New York, United States

Milewise is a travel planning company that provides a search engine service for frequent travelers.

Search EngineTourismTravel
SeedJan 14, 2011
Amount Raised: $1,500,000
Artsy

New York, New York, United States

Artsy is the largest online art marketplace with more than 1 million artworks by over 100,000 artists.

ArtContent DiscoveryE-CommerceInternetMarketplace
Convertible NoteNov 24, 2010
Amount Raised: $1,250,000
YouAre.TV

New York, New York, United States

Simple live streaming plus video call-in

Digital EntertainmentTVVideo
Series AAug 25, 2010
Amount Raised: $1,150,000