# David Forsberg

> David Forsberg is a seed investor at Ascent Energy Ventures (Denver) backing Apps and Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ascent Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascent-energy-ventures)
- Location: Denver, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-forsberg-cfa-7a70631

David Forsberg is a seed investor at Ascent Energy Ventures in Denver focused on Apps and Energy. David Forsberg is the managing partner at Ascent Energy Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 50% |
| Transportation | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Galatea Technologies | Galatea Technologies creates a sophisticated platform to aggregate, analyze, and optimize a multitude of constantly changing logistics-focused, capacity-centric decision-making processes in a world full of use cases. Its first application, Waste Coordinator, is a SaaS product tailored to the oilfield waste vertical. Its automation technologyoptimizes oilfield transportation workflows digitally, allowing users to easily maximize operational, financial, and environmental performance. | $2M | Seed | Apr 30, 2024 |  |
| BidOut | BidOut is a procurement platform in the energy industry that streamlines the procurement process and connects service providers directly to buyers. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 12, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Leazar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leazar-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Natural Gas Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natural-gas-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Staircase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/staircase-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ascent Energy Ventures

VC Fund · Denver, United States

Ascent invests in AI, software, and digital hardware leading to a more digital energy sector. The energy sector includes: power generation, grid tech, energy transition, oil & gas, energy-climate, and mining tech.

1 contacts available at Ascent Energy Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Forsberg | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-forsberg-49fd |

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## FAQ

### What does David Forsberg invest in?

David Forsberg invests primarily in Apps, Energy and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Forsberg last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Forsberg closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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