# David Merrill

> David Merrill is a startup investor at Lemnos VC (San Francisco). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lemnos VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lemnos-labs)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidjmerrill
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Merrill
- Website: http://about.me/davidmerrill

David Merrill is a startup investor at Lemnos VC in San Francisco. Dave Merrill is the co-founder and CEO of Elroy Air, a company dedicated to expanding the reach of express logistics with advanced vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) cargo aircraft systems. The company's first aircraft - the Chaparral - is designed for fully-automated flight and cargo-handling with lightweight modular containers, and willcarry 250+ lbs of payload with a 300 mi range.Dave is a technology executive and startup founder with a background in computer science and robotic+interactive systems. Alumnus of MIT (Ph.D.) and Stanford Computer Science / Symbolic Systems (BS, MS), TED speaker, and experienced startup-builder. His work and companies have been featured by the Discovery Channel, Popular Science, Wired, TechCrunch, the New York Times, Forbes and Aviation Week.

## About Lemnos VC

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Lemnos VC they focuses on engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and financial capital, turning ideas into successful hardware companies.

5 contacts available at Lemnos VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Helen Boniske | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helen-zelman |
| Marion Sharpe | Operations Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marion-sharpe |
| David Merrill | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-merrill |
| John Cook | Mentor & Coach | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-cook-7b03 |
| John Cook | Mentor & Coach | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-cook-4 |

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