# David Mann

> David Mann is a seed investor at Dundee Venture Capital (Chicago) backing Software and B2B. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dundee Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dundee-venture-capital)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2020
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mann-0616887/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/demann23

David Mann is a seed investor at Dundee Venture Capital in Chicago focused on Software and B2B. David E. Mann brings over 15 years of varied investment, operations and legal experience to his role as Lakewest Venture Partners Principal. A former corporate attorney, his investment and operational experience includes day-to-day company operations and strategic planning efforts for a parking services management company, operationsmanagement at an apparel manufacturing company and establishment and continuing oversight of ongoing venture capital, alternative investment and private equity investment strategies. Mann and Lakewest Venture Partner Jonathan McCulloch seek out new venture investments, meet with an extensive network of start-up entrepreneurs and other participants in the start-up and venture capital space, and perform the due diligence for each Lakewest Venture Partners investment. Mann graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1997 with an AB degree in Government, and went on to earn his JD degree from the Northwestern University School of Law in 2002.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |
| eSports | 1 | 25% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mission Control | Mission Control is a mobile app where gamers can join recreational eSports leagues, similar to their local adult softball league or college intramurals but for video games. Gamers can choose to join a league of just friends or decide to compete in a league hosted by a local organization. Mission Control manages the league schedule, validatesscores, and determines the champion while also serving as a forum for league members and friends.Organizations, whether a community group, college, LAN Center, or something else, can use Mission Control to gather a following, host leagues of various game titles, and manage their eSports’ operations.Mission Control is a platform for recreational esports, a place where gamers can play in video game leagues for friends. | $1.8M | Seed | Jul 21, 2020 |  |
| The Minte | The Minte offers hotel-style housekeeping services. It uses a building-centric model for staffing housekeepers. The Minte's services can be booked via app or by pressing a dash-like button out the door. It began operation in 2017, with its headquarters in Chicago in Illinois. | $2.3M | Seed | Feb 01, 2018 |  |
| NexLP | NexLP, LLC provides a predictive intelligence software solution that turns electronic data into patterns and stories. The company offers NexLP Story Engine, an application that transforms data into profiles about the people, places, and events. It also provides predictive coding/computer assisted review of audit and attestation report, andproject management; search strategy consultation; and Relativity consultation and customization services. The company is based in Chicago, Illinois. | $3M | Series A | Oct 23, 2017 |  |
| Fooji | Fooji is an experiential technology company that uses on-demand delivery services to power experiential marketing campaigns that acquire and engage fans for big brands.By bringing together social and chat networks with on-demand delivery services, Fooji allows big brands to start a fan interaction online and finish it offline with an instantphysical delivery. This results in a meaningful interaction with the fan and great earned and organic media for the brand.The Fooji Fan Experience Platform is used by some of the world's most beloved brands: ABC, Adidas, Amazon Studios, Budweiser, Disney, FOX, GSK, Paramount Pictures, Patron, Pepsi, Sony Pictures, Toyota, Turner Broadcasting, Verizon, and Warner Bros.Fooji was founded by Gregg Morton & Erik Zamudio and has 3 global offices: Lexington, KY (HQ), Los Angeles, CA, and Lisbon, Portugal. | $800K | Seed | Jun 28, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [M25](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/M25-VC) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cultivation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cultivation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Method Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kdwc-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MATH Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/math-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dundee Venture Capital

VC Fund · Omaha, United States

Dundee Venture Capital invests $250,000-$1M in high-growth, early-stage technology companies. DVC invests across industries in founding teams they believe in. Most of DVC's investments are in e-commerce, B2B SaaS, or consumer networks.Dundee VC formally began in 2010. The root of the idea started much earlier when Mark Hasebroock, DundeeVC’s founding, and managing partner, was raising money for his two e-commerce companies, giftcertificates.com and Hayneedle.com, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, respectively.

5 contacts available at Dundee Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrea Sandel | Business Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrea-sandel |
| Beth Engel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beth-engel |
| Catherine Williams | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-williams-820f |
| David Mann | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mann-2 |
| Greg Beaufait | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-beaufait-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does David Mann invest in?

David Mann invests primarily in Software, B2B and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Mann last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Mann closed in Jul 2020. Shizune tracks 4 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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