David Paul
Managing Director at DWP Capital
Carlsbad, California
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2021 - Current
DWP Capital is an early stage growth equity firm that invests in vertical SaaS and tech-enabled services. Our investments are typically Seed to Series A with initial check sizes of $1-$3M. We lead rounds as well as follow on. We invest in vertical SaaS and service companies that solve real problems for businesses. We believe in a capital efficient, niche focus approach which allows the companies we invest in to become market dominant in their respective industries. We do not invest in moonshot, boil the ocean strategies. In our experience this leads to a winner take all approach and we believe that the founders and shareholders should have the ability to run the business profitably, receive liquidity, and not end up with a zero.
DWP Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage software companies.
Board Member
2023
Statera is an application bringing transparency, predictability, and simplicity to clinical compensation models.
Raised $3,250,000.00 from In Revenue Capital, DWP Capital, Golden Section and Walnut Venture Associates.
Board Member
2021
Datum Source is a technology company that offers a manufacturing part sourcing platform where buyer and seller can interact.
Raised $1,000,000.00 from DWP Capital.
Angel Investor
2015
Angel Investor @: Mercato Diagon Sixy AI Keydata Dashboard
Self Employed is a contracting company that provides independent contracting services.
Board Observer
2017 - 2022
Sits on the board of directors as an observer and has raised several million dollars of venture capital through various funding rounds.
Board Member
2021 - 2022
Led the Series A round and sits on the board of directors. Exited the company through a management buyout.
ZombieBox designs and sells noise control systems for outdoor equipment.
Raised $400,000.00 from DWP Capital.
Board Observer
2016 - 2021
Led the Series A round and exited during the Series C.
PetDesk offers CRM software for pet care providers to promote pet health.
Raised $15,625,000.00 from Bray Capital and PeakSpan Capital.
Board Member
2018 - 2020
Led the Series A round then sold to a strategic acquirer within two years.
Partner
2016 - 2019
Canal Partners is a private equity and venture capital investment firm that seeks to invest in B2B software and tech-enabled services companies. This partnership was sun setted in 2020. There are currently two active investments in the portfolio. I sit on the board as an observer for one of them.
Associate
2015 - 2016
Tallwave Capital is an early-stage venture firm focused on making investments in all things digital; from ad tech, ecommerce, and SaaS platforms to digital health and ed tech startups. We believe in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs to commercialize new technologies and build those technologies into industry-leading companies. We’re located in Scottsdale, AZ and we invest in companies across the country.
Tallwave Capital provides funding, business systems, and extensive networks to help solve operational and growth challenges.