# DAVID MENDEZ

> DAVID MENDEZ is a pre-seed investor at The Harbor Accelerator backing Software and SaaS. See 34 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Harbor Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-harbor-accelerator)
- Location: Charleston, United States
- Total investments: 34
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 74%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcdavidmendez/

DAVID MENDEZ is a pre-seed investor at The Harbor Accelerator in Charleston focused on Software and SaaS. David Mendez is General Partner at Capital A Partners, a VC fund he founded and formed in 2013. Capital A Partners is the first venture capital fund formed in SC in over 10 years. The fund also has offices in New York City and Stockholm, Sweden.David Mendez operated DPM Resources since 2003, an advisory and investment firm focused on corporatedevelopment, business growth, including human and financial capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 21% |
| SaaS | 4 | 12% |
| Real Estate | 4 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 12% |
| Communities | 3 | 9% |

59 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 16 | 47% |
| Seed | 4 | 12% |
| Series A | 3 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 32% |
| The Netherlands | 3 | 9% |
| Canada | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ateios | Ateios is enabling a new generation of thin and flexible electronics with our ultra-thin, conformable, and customizable batteries. The company's current focus is zinc-oxide batteries, that achieve 2-5x higher energy density compared to coin cells. Ateios’ novel manufacturing process allows customizable batteries that can be shaped around theneeds of the product.The company was founded in 2018. | $7.3M | Series A | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Boston Materials | Boston Materials manufactures Z-axis Carbon Fiber products that can revolutionize the $130B+ lightweight materials market and unlock significant GHG emissions reductions across industries. Boston Materials products add new conductivity, stiffness, and durability benefits to existing composite materials, like carbon fiber, and sheet metals. Thecompany's products are made using 100 percent reclaimed carbon fiber enabling up to 80 percent GHG emissions savings compared to standard composite materials and metals. | $12M | Series A | Nov 03, 2022 |  |
| NALA Membranes | NALA provides uniquely chlorine stable reverse osmosis membranes that improve efficiency and reduce waste and energy in today’s advanced water treatment operations. NALA’s unique and patented materials result in durable membranes that foul and fail less, even in the most challenging industrial wastewater applications. By reducing operating cost andgreenhouse gas emissions, NALA Membranes are good for business and the environment. | $700K | Seed | Mar 28, 2022 |  |
| Ateios | Ateios is enabling a new generation of thin and flexible electronics with our ultra-thin, conformable, and customizable batteries. The company's current focus is zinc-oxide batteries, that achieve 2-5x higher energy density compared to coin cells. Ateios’ novel manufacturing process allows customizable batteries that can be shaped around theneeds of the product.The company was founded in 2018. | $1.3M | Seed | Oct 15, 2020 |  |
| Niricson | Niricson develops an AI-based predictive analytics SaaS platform for infrastructure asset management. Its AUTOSPEX platform and DRONIC provide asset managers and civil engineers critical insights and multi-defect layer visualization for the current condition of their assets. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2020 |  |
| Niricson | Niricson develops an AI-based predictive analytics SaaS platform for infrastructure asset management. Its AUTOSPEX platform and DRONIC provide asset managers and civil engineers critical insights and multi-defect layer visualization for the current condition of their assets. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2020 |  |
| Cobalt Water Global | Cobalt Water Global is a total water consultancy. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2020 |  |
| Cobalt Water Global | Cobalt Water Global is a total water consultancy. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2020 |  |
| AgiliCity | AgiliCity is a parametric urban design software that helps users to design with confidence. The company's product, Modelur, is an easy-to-use parametric urban design software tool helping users to create conceptual urban massing.Modelur calculates key urban control parameters on the fly, delivering important information while design is stillevolving. This way it fosters well-informed decision making during the earliest stages, when design decisions have the highest impact. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2020 |  |
| AgiliCity | AgiliCity is a parametric urban design software that helps users to design with confidence. The company's product, Modelur, is an easy-to-use parametric urban design software tool helping users to create conceptual urban massing.Modelur calculates key urban control parameters on the fly, delivering important information while design is stillevolving. This way it fosters well-informed decision making during the earliest stages, when design decisions have the highest impact. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Mar 02, 2020 |  |

10 of 34 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcadis-city-of-2030-accelerator-powered-by-techstars) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Elevate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevate-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Keshif Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keshif-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Upstate Carolina Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upstate-carolina-angel-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [VisionTech Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/visiontech-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About The Harbor Accelerator

VC Fund · Mount Pleasant, United States

The Harbor Accelerator has one goal: to create collisions throughout the entrepreneur community. They believe by connecting the thinkers, the doers, and the visionaries, we will support the economic vitality of the region.

3 contacts available at The Harbor Accelerator.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DAVID MENDEZ | Advisory Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mendez |
| DAVID MENDEZ | Advisory Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mendez-2 |
| Patrick Bryant | Founder & Lead Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-bryant |

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## FAQ

### What does DAVID MENDEZ invest in?

DAVID MENDEZ invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Real Estate startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 34 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 MENDEZ last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for DAVID MENDEZ closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 34 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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