# David Heller

> David Heller is a funding round investor at TAHKOM Systems (New York) backing FinTech and Fitness. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TAHKOM Systems](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-inc)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-b-heller/41/72/30
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sixer67
- Website: https://x.com/sixer67

David Heller is a funding round investor at TAHKOM Systems in New York focused on FinTech and Fitness. David B. Heller is the Co-founder and Co-chair of the Raga Investment Committee.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Fitness | 1 | 14% |
| Hardware | 1 | 14% |
| Printing | 1 | 14% |
| Wellness | 1 | 14% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 29% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 14% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sky Harbour | Sky Harbour is an aviation infrastructure development company building the first nationwide network of Home-Basing Solutions (“HBS”) for business aircraft. Sky Harbour develops, leases and manages general aviation hangars. | $37.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 17, 2024 |  |
| Joy | Joy is the creator of the first Smart Photo Album that allows you to curate and share your favorite photos with friends and family. Designed to live on your coffee table and sit comfortably in your lap, the Joy Album makes your most cherished moments instantly viewable in gorgeous layouts, finally modernizing the lost art of creating a physicalphoto album.The Joy team hails from Apple and Sonos and is building a premium all-in-one hardware and software photo solution for families to share memories with loved ones near and far.The company was founded in February 2016 and is backed by top investors including Obvious Ventures, David B. Heller, Maywic and The Chernin Group.Joy is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit http://www.joy.co. | $2.5M | Convertible Note | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| ALOHA | Originally created in 2013 by three long-time Hawaiian business partners and re-formed by its current management team led by Brad Charron in late 2017, ALOHA is an employee-owned and operated company committed to making the healthiest, best-tasting plant-based protein products on the planet. ALOHA’s product portfolio includes protein bars, proteindrinks and protein powders that taste as good as they are for you, proving you don’t have to sacrifice taste for nutrition. USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, Soy-Free, Dairy-Free, Stevia & Sugar Alcohol-Free; all ALOHA products are sustainably sourced and thoughtfully packaged with deep respect for both people and the environment. As of March 2021, Aloha is proud to be a Certified B-Corporation. Aloha products can be found at Kroger, Harris Teeter, Wegmans, Sprouts and many other grocery/natural outlets. As a "digital-first" company, Aloha is widely available online at Amazon, Thrive Market, Vitacost, Walmart.com and through its own D2C site, www.aloha.com |  | Series B | May 01, 2019 |  |
| Joy | Joy is the creator of the first Smart Photo Album that allows you to curate and share your favorite photos with friends and family. Designed to live on your coffee table and sit comfortably in your lap, the Joy Album makes your most cherished moments instantly viewable in gorgeous layouts, finally modernizing the lost art of creating a physicalphoto album.The Joy team hails from Apple and Sonos and is building a premium all-in-one hardware and software photo solution for families to share memories with loved ones near and far.The company was founded in February 2016 and is backed by top investors including Obvious Ventures, David B. Heller, Maywic and The Chernin Group.Joy is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit http://www.joy.co. | $7M |  | Dec 05, 2017 |  |
| ALOHA | Originally created in 2013 by three long-time Hawaiian business partners and re-formed by its current management team led by Brad Charron in late 2017, ALOHA is an employee-owned and operated company committed to making the healthiest, best-tasting plant-based protein products on the planet. ALOHA’s product portfolio includes protein bars, proteindrinks and protein powders that taste as good as they are for you, proving you don’t have to sacrifice taste for nutrition. USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, Soy-Free, Dairy-Free, Stevia & Sugar Alcohol-Free; all ALOHA products are sustainably sourced and thoughtfully packaged with deep respect for both people and the environment. As of March 2021, Aloha is proud to be a Certified B-Corporation. Aloha products can be found at Kroger, Harris Teeter, Wegmans, Sprouts and many other grocery/natural outlets. As a "digital-first" company, Aloha is widely available online at Amazon, Thrive Market, Vitacost, Walmart.com and through its own D2C site, www.aloha.com |  | Series A | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| OTHR | Creating the largest library of branded 3D Printing I.P. for the $320B homewares industry. | $750K | Angel | Dec 01, 2015 |  |
| iSENTIUM | Founded in 2010, iSENTIUM is the market leader in real time sentiment search. iSENTIUM’s patented Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology currently supports over 8,500 U.S. stocks, indices and ETFs. iSENTIUM offers its sentiment data via a diversified product mix. First, the company is offering its proprietary Daily Directional Indicators(DDI) on instruments including stocks and ETFs where sentiment has proven to be a strong leading indicator of price movement. Clients receive daily sentiment indicators on relevant instruments or baskets of instruments at market open and then deploy trading rules and strategies to capture alpha. Second, the company has a native app on the Bloomberg Terminal where traders can visualize real time sentiment data on individual stocks and ETFs. Finally, iSENSE API enables systematic traders to analyze real time and historical raw sentiment data for the US equity universe and create their own signals. | $3.8M |  | Oct 02, 2014 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Angel Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ECP Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emil-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Altai Capital Management L.P.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altai-capital-management-l-p) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boulderado Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boulderado-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BrandProject](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brand-project) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bullish](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullish-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About TAHKOM Systems

VC Fund · New York, United States

NEW INC, the first museum-led incubator, is a shared workspace and professional development program designed to support creative practitioners working in the areas of art, technology, and design. Conceived by the New Museum in 2013 and launched September 2014, the incubator is a not-for-profit platform that furthers the Museum’s ongoingcommitment to new art and new ideas. NEW INC provides a collaborative space for a highly selective, interdisciplinary community of one hundred members to investigate new ideas and develop a sustainable practice.Creatives today are working in unique ways that are cross-disciplinary, collaborative, leveraging technology, and increasingly straddling the line between culture and commerce. Because they are exploring new modes of cultural production, the professional landscape in which they work is still undefined, and few resources and systems exist to support these enterprises, or to address the unique challenges they are encountering. NEW INC offers a lab-like environment and framework for the development of new ideas, practices, and models in the pursuit of innovation.Over the course of twelve months, members have access to full-time and part-time coworking desk space, shared resources, events, and professional development programming, as well as a robust network of mentors and advisors that includes members of the New Museum’s staff and affiliates. NEW INC members also benefit from developing their ideas under the umbrella of the Museum, working in close proximity to Museum artists-in-residence, programs, and affiliates like IDEAS CITY and Rhizome, as well as our anchor tenant, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) Studio-X.

5 contacts available at TAHKOM Systems.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Heller | Trustee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-heller-2 |
| Vincent Ponzo | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vince-ponzo |
| Karen Wong | Cofounder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karen-wong |
| Lisa Phillips | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lisa-phillips-2 |
| Toby Lewis | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toby-lewis-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does David Heller invest in?

David Heller invests primarily in FinTech, Fitness and Hardware startups, most often at Funding Round and Angel stage. Most of the 7 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 Heller last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Heller closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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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