# David Britts > David Britts is a Series A investor at Gramercy Venture Advisors, Inc. backing Mobile and Finance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Gramercy Venture Advisors, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gramercy-venture-advisors-inc) - Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Feb 2009 - Lead investor: 33% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-britts/3b/1b7/220 David Britts is a Series A investor at Gramercy Venture Advisors, Inc. in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Mobile and Finance. David has extensive experience advising, building and investing in leading communications, digital media and technology companies, an increasing number of whom have significant operations and emerging markets such as China and Latin America. David is a Managing Partner of the firm and served as a General Partner of its predecessor, ComVentures.David is also a Managing Director at Gramercy, a leading emerging markets investment firm, where he is Co-Head of Latin America Private Equity. Before joining ComVentures, he worked at JPMorgan Partners, where he was a General Partner and the global head of the firm's communications, semiconductors and storage technology investment group. Before that, David was a member of the founding team of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (DMG) Technology Group, which later became Credit Suisse First Boston. There, he established the global communications equipment practice, advising and investing in numerous high growth companies. Earlier in his career David worked in the Investment Banking group for Lehman Brothers in San Francisco.David holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a founding board member of the Silicon Valley Telecom Council and formerly was on the Infotech Advisory Board, a leading venture capital firm and a strategic partner of the firm in China. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Mobile | 1 | 33% | | Finance | 1 | 33% | | Software | 1 | 33% | | Wireless | 1 | 33% | | Ad Network | 1 | 33% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 2 | 67% | | Series C | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Exalt Communications | Exalt Communications provides wireless backhaul systems and interconnect solutions. Its solutions include microwave radio systems designed to solve the bottlenecks within the last mile, middle mile, and first mile sections of the network. The company serves service providers, mobile carriers, municipal Wi-Fi mesh networks, and emerging carriers andwireless ISPs, as well as education, healthcare, enterprise, government, public safety and emergency response, and industrial sectors. Exalt Communications was founded in 2004 and is based in Campbell, California | $15M | Series C | Feb 17, 2009 | | | FatTail | FatTail's founders come from the financial industry where they honed their expertise building financial models and services that reduce operational risk and optimize performance. When they took at look at the online advertising industry, they realized that a book of advertising assets is very similar to a book of financial assets, and thatmany of the methods pioneered in the financial industry would benefit online publishers and advertisers.FatTail makes it easy for online publishers to price, plan and sell premium guaranteed inventory. With FatTail's sales optimization software, publishers can maximize revenue and save time and resources by automating proposal building, inventory and availability forecasting, and other sales processes. FatTail helps publishers process more transactions faster, get from quote to cash more quickly, and dramatically reduce their reliance on ad networks.Founded in 2001, the company's AdBook sales and ad operations optimization software for digital advertising is used by more than 500 of the world’s leading websites. PageGage, the company's new online ad sales optimization software helps online publishers increase ad revenues by selling more inventory direct and relying less on ad networks. The company's Ad Operation Services are designed to provide complete ad traffic services on an à la carte or end-to-end basis to both smaller publishers that want to launch their own direct sales programs and large media conglomerates looking to cut operations costs.FatTail built its reputation on providing extremely flexible products, exceptionally responsive support and creating innovative solutions that solve customers' most compelling business challenges.FatTail investors include Velocity Interactive Group, Ted Meisel and others. | $3.5M | Series A | Oct 15, 2008 | | | Lutris Technologies | Lutris Technologies, an Open Source enterprise software and services company, that is:- The Proud Sponsor of Enhydra.org: Lutris is the sponsor of Open Source Enhydra (www.enhydra.org).- Committed to Open Source: Lutris is committed to making Open Source software the first choice for markets where software reliability is critical, includingenterprise e-business applications.- Setting the Standard for Software Development: In partnership with Open Source developers, Lutris wants to help set the standard by which all software will one day be judged.- Providing the Leading Open Source Java™/XML Application Server: Enhydra is an application server for building Web and wireless applications for clients ranging from dot com companies and startups to Fortune 500 organizations.- Providers of World Class Lutris Enhydra Support: We provide world-class support programs and services for Lutris Enhydra.- A Premier Provider of Lutris Enhydra Training: Our expert trainers offer a variety of comprehensive courses designed to help participants quickly learn how to develop Lutris Enhydra applications.- Delivering Expert Professional Services: We provide professional services to customers ranging from Internet startups to fortune 500 organizations. Lutris Professional Services ensures that your objectives are met on time and on budget. | $10M | Series A | Dec 14, 1999 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [InterWest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/interwest-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Trinity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trinity-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Gramercy Venture Advisors, Inc. VC Fund 1 contacts available at Gramercy Venture Advisors, Inc.. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | David Britts | MD & Co - Head, Latin America Private Equity | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-britts | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does David Britts invest in? David Britts invests primarily in Mobile, Finance and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did David Britts last invest? The most recent investment recorded for David Britts closed in Feb 2009. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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