# David Pickerell

> David Pickerell is a pre-seed investor at GigSafe (San Francisco) backing Internet and Shipping. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GigSafe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gigsafe)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpickerell/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/david_pickerell
- Website: http://yes.vc/team
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pickerell

David Pickerell is a pre-seed investor at GigSafe in San Francisco focused on Internet and Shipping. David Pickerell is based out of San Francisco, California, and is the Founder and CEO of GigSafe. David previously worked at NAUTO as a Business Operations Lead. David Pickerell attended Harvard University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Shipping | 1 | 100% |
| Logistics | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sway | Returnmates is a provider of shipping services that allows returning an online purchase without leaving home. The online returns process has been left out to dry. Returnmates’ mission is to fully digitize online returns; therefore, making the process as seamless as the purchase. With just a few clicks, Returnmates cuts out the most stressful partof online returns — having to leave your home. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 08, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Graph Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/graph-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pitbull Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitbull-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About GigSafe

VC Fund



1 contacts available at GigSafe.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Pickerell | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-pickerell |

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## FAQ

### What does David Pickerell invest in?

David Pickerell invests primarily in Internet, Shipping and Logistics startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Pickerell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Pickerell closed in Feb 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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