# David Stark

> David Stark is a seed investor at Ground Up Ventures (New York) backing Software and Logistics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ground Up Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ground-up-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-stark/38/b19/36b
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/starkupnation?lang=en
- Website: https://x.com/starkupnation?lang=en
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.stark.399

David Stark is a seed investor at Ground Up Ventures in New York focused on Software and Logistics. David is a Co-Founder & General Partner of Ground Up Ventures, a seed stage venture capital fund with offices in Jerusalem and New York. Prior to founding Ground Up, David was a founding team member and General Partner at OurCrowd, one of the largest online venture capital firms in the world. David began his career as an investment analyst atBlackstone. He graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School with a B.S. in Economics and was a Jospeh Wharton Scholar.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Logistics | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |
| Recruiting | 1 | 33% |
| Online Portals | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Draftboard | Draftboard is an online platform for companies to post their new-hire referral bonuses publicly. | $4.1M | Seed | Apr 15, 2024 |  |
| PrettyDamnQuick | PrettyDamnQuick turns eCommerce into a predictable profit engine by segmenting customers and conducting A/B testing to unlock each customer’s optimal checkout experience. PDQ’s Delivery Workspace then ensures every order arrives on time at the lowest available shipping rate. The platform powers over 25 million checkouts each month for 250+fast-growing brands like UnderOutfit, Levain Bakery, Jones Road Beauty, Jeni’s, Tushy, EasyPlant, and many more. | $6M | Seed | Aug 23, 2021 |  |
| ShapeShift Gaming | ShapeShift Gaming is composed of passionate gamers. we know firsthand how incomeplete the vieweing experince is. our highest priorty is to be composed of the same team dna & have the same mission - providing all gamers with the best viewing experince possible. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 27, 2019 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANIMO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founder Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-collective) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fusion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fusion-la) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Konvoy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/konvoy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [North First Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-first-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Slingshot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slingshot-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ground Up Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Ground Up Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups in the United States and Israel.

2 contacts available at Ground Up Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Stark | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-stark-3 |
| Cory Moelis | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cory-moelis-ca71 |

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## FAQ

### What does David Stark invest in?

David Stark invests primarily in Software, Logistics and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Stark last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Stark closed in Apr 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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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