David Schonthal
Operating Partner @ 7wire Ventures
Chicago, United States
David Schonthal is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management where he teaches courses in new venture creation and leads the school’s internal startup accelerator – the Zell Scholars program. He also serves as a Business Designer at the global innovation and designconsultancy, IDEO, where he focuses on venture design and corporate entrepreneurship.David is also a co-founder of Fusion Ventures, an investment and advisory firm focused on growing technology startups in the early stages of their development. He was formerly Director of Strategy and Venture Development at Tavistock Life Sciences, a private investment firm located in San Diego, CA., and has held numerous senior management positions at startups in the technology and life sciences sectors. David began his career as a management consultant for Andersen, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers based in both the United States and United Kingdom.David serves as a member of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship council, ChicagoNext and was previously an advisor to the State of Illinois’s Invest Illinois Venture Capital Fund. He currently mentors and advises with several startup accelerators and incubators throughout the United States, including TechStars, CONNECT, San Diego Sports Innovators (SDSI), and Chicago Innovation Mentors.David earned his MBA from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his B.A. in International Relations from Boston University.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries David Schonthal invests in
Stages David Schonthal invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- mHealth 1 (100%)
- Hospital 1 (100%)
- Health Care 1 (100%)
- Mobile Devices 1 (100%)
Investments
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| CirrusMD is a text-first enterprise solution that connects people and doctors with no-barriers access to human experts who can always help. It develops a solution to deliver guidance beyond primary care. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | $20M / Series C / Mar 31, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About 7wire Ventures
7wire ventures focuses on investing in early and growth-stage companies focused on healthcare IT, digital healtcare and mobile health.
7wire Ventures Contacts
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Lee Shapiro
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Robert Garber
Managing Partner
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Alyssa Jaffee
Partner
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David Schonthal
Operating Partner
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Glen Tullman
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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