# David Gearhart

> David Gearhart is a venture - series unknown investor at First Analysis backing Fashion. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [First Analysis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-analysis)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-gearhart-cfa-6b183222

David Gearhart is a venture - series unknown investor at First Analysis focused on Fashion and E-Commerce. David Gearhart - Senior Vice President @ First Analysis

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Industrial Automation | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CoolR Group | CoolR is an in-store inventory management solution for brands and retailers. CoolR enables CPGs and retailers to manage demand and make sure the appropriate products are available at the right time and location.They keep an eye on shelves that are refrigerated, frozen, and ambient while gathering information on out-of-stock possibilities, productperformance, and execution audits. Then, they incorporate decision-making using visual AI into routine business operations.For their partners' cost-cutting and sales-uplift campaigns, they specialize in remote, unbiased monitoring, providing high-performance results.​ | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 13, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Moneta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moneta-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Remarkable Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/remarkable-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About First Analysis

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

First Analysis is a leading venture capital investor. They have one of the longest records (30 years) in venture capital, having invested more than $750 million across multiple highly diversified funds. First Analysis invests mainly in the United States with a focus on our sectors of expertise: technology/software, healthcare, services, andclean-tech/chemicals. They help established companies become profitable leaders in large markets, funding growth plans and working closely with management in areas including strategy, recruitment, sales and marketing, and corporate development. Their flexible approach targets investing $3-10 million as lead investor or as a syndicate partner who brings valuable perspective to the table.

5 contacts available at First Analysis.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Walsh | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-walsh-2 |
| Craig Nankervis | Senior Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-nankervis |
| David Gearhart | Investment Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-gearhart |
| Howard Smith | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mustafa-mubashir-rizvi |
| Matthew Nicklin | Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-nicklin |

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## FAQ

### What does David Gearhart invest in?

David Gearhart invests primarily in Fashion, E-Commerce and Industrial Automation startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 1 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 Gearhart last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Gearhart closed in Oct 2022. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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