# Dave Shepherd

> Dave Shepherd is a seed investor in Carmel backing Recruiting and Communities. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Carmel, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-shepherd-54799351/

Dave Shepherd is a seed investor in Carmel focused on Recruiting and Communities. Dave Shepherd founded Shepherd Insurance in 1977 to provide personal insurance and top-notch service to friends and neighbors. Almost four decades later, his agency has grown to include employee benefits and financial products.Dave still oversees company operations, but gives credit for the agency’s continued success to the amazing team that hasbeen built at Shepherd. Because of them, the company was recognized in 2013-2015 as Top 100 U.S. Agency by Insurance Journal, 2014 Agency of the Year by IIAI (Big "I"), 2014-2015 Top 5000 Fastest Growing Companies by Inc. Magazine, and 2014 Top Ten Independent Agencies in Indiana by Indianapolis Business Journal.Dave is a native Hoosier and a proud Carmel High School alumni. He graduated as an Academic All-American basketball player from the University of Mississippi. Together with his wife, Sally, he lives in Carmel. When they are not working or playing golf at Crooked Stick, they enjoy hanging out with their seven kids and ten grandkids.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recruiting | 1 | 100% |
| Communities | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Earlywork | Early work involves building APAC's first tech sales bootcamp. They offer talent-hiring services intended to provide career resources in tech, startups, and the social impact industry. They provide industry-backed tech sales techniques from experts at Salesforce, Safety Culture, Uber, and more, along with an intimate cohort of ambitious peers. | $981.4K | Seed | Nov 22, 2023 | https://earlywork.co |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Archangel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archangel-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jelix Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jelix-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [No Brand](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/no-brand) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ultraviolet Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ultraviolet-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dave Shepherd invest in?

Dave Shepherd invests primarily in Recruiting and Communities startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Dave Shepherd last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dave Shepherd closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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