# David Gould

> David Gould is a Series A investor at Matcha (Nashville) backing SaaS and Analytics. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Matcha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchacontent)
- Location: Nashville, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-gould-a7a5919
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/davegouldtop
- Website: http://www.techoperators.com

David Gould is a Series A investor at Matcha in Nashville focused on SaaS and Analytics. Dave Gould is a Director at Matcha and a Partner at TechOperators. Dave holds a bachelor’s in economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Emory University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 5 | 36% |
| Analytics | 4 | 29% |
| Big Data | 3 | 21% |
| Software | 3 | 21% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 14% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 21% |
| Series B | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 2 | 14% |
| Seed | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trajektory | Trajektory is a data insights and valuation technology with advanced demographics and proprietary valuation methodology. It provides stress-free data management that visualizes, assesses, and values the partnership data in real time. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $8M |  | May 22, 2026 |  |
| SafeGuard Privacy | SafeGuard Privacy develops a bundled solution to revolutionize corporate privacy compliance management errors. Founded in 2018 by technology and privacy experts, SafeGuard Privacy offers the first platform for comprehensive privacy compliance management and collaboration. A key feature of the platform is its comprehensive and independentassessments that evaluate a company’s privacy programs and guide them on their path to compliance. Its workflow management and governance tools, including policy wizards, training, secure document storage, real-time reporting, and true auditing features, empower businesses with everything they need to mitigate risk and demonstrate compliance—all while saving time and money. In addition, The Vendor Compliance Hub simplifies the industry's RFI process, making it easy for vendors to demonstrate privacy compliance to their partners and mitigate third-party liability. For more information, visit www.safeguardprivacy.com. | $3.6M | Seed | Jul 31, 2024 |  |
| Springbot | Springbot enables small to medium-size retailers to take full advantage of even the most complex marketing data. They do it by delivering marketing automation and analytics in one dynamic platform, eliminating the need for separate tools and making the overwhelming task of running and tracking multi-channel marketing campaigns ridiculously simple.Then Springbot provides advanced eCommerce marketing technology for small to medium-size retailers. They make the overwhelming task of running and tracking multi-channel marketing campaigns ridiculously simple, from e-mail and social marketing to online ads, Amazon Marketplace, and more. The key is Springbot’s integration with Big Commerce, Magento and Shopify to deliver the power of data management, marketing automation, and analytics. They take that information and make data-driven marketing recommendations specifically tailored to the needs of the client.It was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $15M | Series C | Oct 16, 2018 |  |
| Matcha | Matcha’s mission is to give every brand the power of storytelling. We believe in stories, and we believe that when storytelling is both artful and scientific, businesses deliver more meaningful customer experiences and achieve sustainable growth. | $6.5M | Series A | Apr 03, 2018 |  |
| Orderly by Siftit Inc. | Siftit was founded by a group of executives from Radiant Systems with a passion for the restaurant industry. With over 60 years of combined industry experience both selling to restaurants and owning restaurants, we set out to use our technology background to improve the manual, time consuming and error prone process of the independent restaurantsupply chain. Siftit was created to simply connect restaurants and suppliers to build mutually profitable | $2M | Series A | Dec 19, 2016 |  |
| Springbot | Springbot enables small to medium-size retailers to take full advantage of even the most complex marketing data. They do it by delivering marketing automation and analytics in one dynamic platform, eliminating the need for separate tools and making the overwhelming task of running and tracking multi-channel marketing campaigns ridiculously simple.Then Springbot provides advanced eCommerce marketing technology for small to medium-size retailers. They make the overwhelming task of running and tracking multi-channel marketing campaigns ridiculously simple, from e-mail and social marketing to online ads, Amazon Marketplace, and more. The key is Springbot’s integration with Big Commerce, Magento and Shopify to deliver the power of data management, marketing automation, and analytics. They take that information and make data-driven marketing recommendations specifically tailored to the needs of the client.It was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $10M | Series B | Dec 15, 2016 |  |
| Springbot | Springbot enables small to medium-size retailers to take full advantage of even the most complex marketing data. They do it by delivering marketing automation and analytics in one dynamic platform, eliminating the need for separate tools and making the overwhelming task of running and tracking multi-channel marketing campaigns ridiculously simple.Then Springbot provides advanced eCommerce marketing technology for small to medium-size retailers. They make the overwhelming task of running and tracking multi-channel marketing campaigns ridiculously simple, from e-mail and social marketing to online ads, Amazon Marketplace, and more. The key is Springbot’s integration with Big Commerce, Magento and Shopify to deliver the power of data management, marketing automation, and analytics. They take that information and make data-driven marketing recommendations specifically tailored to the needs of the client.It was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $6M | Series A | Jun 05, 2015 |  |
| Springbot | Springbot enables small to medium-size retailers to take full advantage of even the most complex marketing data. They do it by delivering marketing automation and analytics in one dynamic platform, eliminating the need for separate tools and making the overwhelming task of running and tracking multi-channel marketing campaigns ridiculously simple.Then Springbot provides advanced eCommerce marketing technology for small to medium-size retailers. They make the overwhelming task of running and tracking multi-channel marketing campaigns ridiculously simple, from e-mail and social marketing to online ads, Amazon Marketplace, and more. The key is Springbot’s integration with Big Commerce, Magento and Shopify to deliver the power of data management, marketing automation, and analytics. They take that information and make data-driven marketing recommendations specifically tailored to the needs of the client.It was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $4M | Series A | Jul 24, 2013 |  |
| Interactive Advisory Software | Interactive Advisory Software provides the leading wealth management software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for financial advisors and wealth managers. IAS’s Solution 360° is the only unified solution to combine portfolio management, financial planning, customer relationship management, rebalancing, client access portals, and back office serviceall in a single web-based platform. IAS eliminates integration challenges, enabling financial advisors to streamline their practice, enhance client relationships, and attract new clients. | $5M | Series B | Jun 30, 2011 |  |
| HireIQ Solutions | HireIQ revolutionizes talent acquisition for front-line customer service positions such as those in contact centers, retail stores, branch banking, quick-service restaurants, and hospitality by automating the early-stage screening process, automatically assessing for critical communication skills, and using outcomes-based data to facilitatecontinuous performance validation. HireIQ’s solutions enable companies to improve their hiring decisions, reduce time-to-fill, reduce recruiting costs, and increase talent performance and retention through its on-line virtual interviewing software, novel predictive analytics solutions, and structured feedback between recruiting and its stakeholders. HireIQ is a privately held company based in Atlanta, Georgia. | $1.3M | Series A | Mar 25, 2011 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TTV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ttv-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Alerion Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alerion-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Forté Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forte-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Harbert Growth Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harbert-growth-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TechSquare Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techsquare-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atlanta Technology Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atlanta-technology-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Matcha

VC Fund · Atlanta, United States

Matcha’s mission is to give every brand the power of storytelling. We believe in stories, and we believe that when storytelling is both artful and scientific, businesses deliver more meaningful customer experiences and achieve sustainable growth.

3 contacts available at Matcha.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Gould | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-gould |
| Fynn Glover | Founder/CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fynn-glover |
| Jasdeep Garcha | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jasdeep-garhca |

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## FAQ

### What does David Gould invest in?

David Gould invests primarily in SaaS, Analytics and Big Data startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 14 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 Gould last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Gould closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 14 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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