David Bates
Managing Partner @ Tamarisc Ventures
Boston, United States
David Bates is a managing partner at Tamarisc, where he invests in early stage technology companies that improve real estate and the built environment. Representative investments include Bevi, Getaway, Omni, and Serraview. He is also a partner at TMC Group, a private holding company with real estate and financial investments in the U.S. and Asia.David has transacted more than three dozen venture deals putting more than $70M to work in high-growth technology companies. Prior to Tamarisc, David was a Principal at Morningside Ventures, beginning in the biotech sector and eventually transitioning over to manage Morningside's cleantech portfolio. While at Morningside, David was asked to join F-wave, a building technology company and Morningside portfolio company, as its Chief Strategy Officer during its move to North America and during its acquisition of Fuji Solar in Japan. Prior to joining Morningside, David worked in biotech research, holding appointments at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. David is a co-founder of three active companies, and a co-inventor of five technology patents. He holds a PhD in Chemical & Materials Engineering from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and an MS and BS in Applied Biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 56%
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Industries David Bates invests in
Stages David Bates invests in
Countries David Bates invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (31%)
- Rental 2 (13%)
- Analytics 2 (13%)
- Hospitality 2 (13%)
- Real Estate 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (31%)
- Series A 5 (31%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (19%)
- Series B 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 10 (63%)
- Australia 1 (6%)
Investments
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| Breezeway is a mobile solution for intelligent property care and maintenance. Combining robust property profiles with straightforward task management, Breezeway enables managers and owners to improve the quality and efficiency of their operations and enjoy seamless rental turnovers. Its clients leverage Breezeway's integrated platform toconduct inspections, monitor property cleaning and readiness, and coordinate tasks with internal staff or remote service partners. | $8M / Series A / Aug 04, 2020 | ||
| Bevi aims to eliminate waste from the production, shipping, and disposing of bottled beverages. We envision a future where a smarter platform (powered by the municipal water supply) transforms how beverages are delivered. It is an ambitious goal, but we are on it! | $16.5M / Series B / Jul 13, 2017 | ||
| Lighthouse is a workforce management platform that provides complete visibility of your team, mobile forms and workflows, and powerful reports that improve service delivery and reduce costs. | $1.3M / Seed / Jan 16, 2017 | ||
| Breezeway is a mobile solution for intelligent property care and maintenance. Combining robust property profiles with straightforward task management, Breezeway enables managers and owners to improve the quality and efficiency of their operations and enjoy seamless rental turnovers. Its clients leverage Breezeway's integrated platform toconduct inspections, monitor property cleaning and readiness, and coordinate tasks with internal staff or remote service partners. | $1M / Seed / Dec 15, 2016 | ||
| Embedded sensors analyze data from concrete as it is curing to report the strength of the concrete in real time. Using known methods from ASTM and their library of concrete mixes, all you need is their sensor and a smartphone.With real-time feedback about the curing status of concrete, you will know: - Concrete cured under acceptableconditions - Concrete is not too cold - Concrete is not too hot - When to take the forms down - When to move on with work | $1.7M / Seed / Jul 28, 2016 | ||
| Ecologic Brands is a provider of sustainable packaging specializing in the paper bottle and paper-based packaging solutions. we design and manufacture paper bottles made from recycled materials. The patented eco.bottle consists of an outer shell, made from recycled cardboard and newspaper, and an inner liner, made from PCR plastic that is also a70% material reduction vs. rigid plastic bottles. Post use, the outer shell is recyclable and/or compostable, and the inner liner is recyclable.Consumer packaged brands that have converted to the eco.bottle® have seen consistent sales lift and accelerated distribution. Join the packaging revolution with ecologic brands! | Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 15, 2015 | ||
| Bevi aims to eliminate waste from the production, shipping, and disposing of bottled beverages. We envision a future where a smarter platform (powered by the municipal water supply) transforms how beverages are delivered. It is an ambitious goal, but we are on it! | $6.5M / Series A / Dec 03, 2015 | ||
| Essess is a SaaS-based solutions provider which collects and analyzes building energy efficiency performance information on all individual buildings across large geographies, synthesizes the analysis into easy to understand metrics and scores, and automatically generates simple, “plain English” reports. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 15, 2015 | ||
| Ecovent provides an application that enables its users to control room temperature remotely. Most homes have only one thermostat, so they operate as a house with only one light switch. Everything is either all on or off. That leaves some rooms boiling hot while others are freezing cold. It also leads to heating and cooling empty rooms. It’suncomfortable, and it’s inefficient.Ecovent fixes that for the over 200 million Americans with forced-air heating and cooling systems. They’ve built a system of wireless vents and sensors which enables homeowners to Get room-by-room temperature control, save energy by automatically directing airflow to the rooms that need it most, choose custom temperature levels for different floors, rooms, or times of day, control home heating and cooling anywhere from a mobile phone, tablet or web app and install the whole system hours without special tools or invasive construction.Ecovent was founded in 2013 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. | $6.9M / Series A / Jul 01, 2015 | ||
| Getaway is a wellness hospitality company that offers cabin rentals in natural landscapes.The company's experiences are more than the beautiful tiny house nestled in the woods—it’s about disconnecting and living in the present moment. It’s about learning to live without your cell phone (pack it away in our phone lockboxes) and rediscoveringthe art of a good conversation. It’s about tuning out the endless noise of society today and listening to the great outdoors. Getaway's mission is to offer an experience worth coming straight back to: deep and simple enough to help you find yourself, revel in nature, and rekindle the connections most important to you. We’ll provide the basics; the rest is up to you.Outposts are located within about a two-hour drive of major metro cities—far enough to disconnect but close enough for a spontaneous escape. Getaway currently operates three outposts outside New York, Boston and Washington, DC. | $250K / Seed / May 27, 2015 | ||
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About Tamarisc Ventures
Tamarisc is an early stage venture capital firm. We invest in real estate technology companies that improve how we live, work, and travel within the built environment.
Tamarisc Ventures Contacts
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Philip Bates
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David Bates
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David Bates invests primarily in Software, Rental and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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