# David Strasser

> David Strasser is a Series A investor at SWaN & Legend Venture Partners backing Local and Flowers. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SWaN & Legend Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swan-legend-venture-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-strasser-95488a/
- Website: https://x.com/Davidstrasser10

David Strasser is a Series A investor at SWaN & Legend Venture Partners in New York focused on Local and Flowers. David Strasser is based out of New York Board Member of José Andrés Group. David previously worked at Cava as a Board Member. David Strasser attended the Fuqua School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Local | 1 | 17% |
| Flowers | 1 | 17% |
| Gift Card | 1 | 17% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 17% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 17% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Series F | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $5M | Series C | Jan 04, 2024 |  |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $20M | Series C | May 05, 2021 |  |
| Cava Group | Cava Group is a Mediterranean culinary brand that offers chef-crafted dips and spreads.It operates a restaurant chain aimed at offering the flavors of Mediterranean cooking. The company's restaurants provide modern, authentic, and vibrant Mediterranean food through their fast-casual restaurants and digital platform that enables customers toexperience and order Mediterranean food through both physical and digital environments.The company was founded in 2006 and based in Washington, District of Columbia. | $190M | Series F | Apr 27, 2021 |  |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $12M | Series B | Aug 15, 2019 |  |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $6M | Series A | Jun 27, 2017 |  |
| UrbanStems | UrbanStems is an online gifting company that provides on-demand flower delivery services. It offers fresh flowers and seasonal stems for various occasions; floral arrangements for businesses. The company's service offers hand-crafted bouquets that are delivered within minutes to desired locations, offers fresh, seasonal bouquets withthoughtful touches like a personalized note from the sender and specific care instructions depending on the gift, enabling people to take flower subscription delivery and have a perfect gifting experience at a reasonable price that includes free shipping and delivery.UrbanStems was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. | $6.8M | Series A | Apr 26, 2016 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Haas Portman](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haas-portman) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Middleland Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/middleland-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [NextGen Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextgenvp) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DFE Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dfe-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Invus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invus) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Motley Fool Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motley-fool-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About SWaN & Legend Venture Partners

VC Fund · Leesburg, United States

SWaN & Legend Venture Partners is a consumer-focused venture capital firm that invests in customer service-based companies.

5 contacts available at SWaN & Legend Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Pollock | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-pollock |
| Anthony Nader | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-nader |
| David Strasser | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-strasser |
| Fred Schaufeld | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-schaufeld |
| Mark Mason | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-mason-5 |

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## FAQ

### What does David Strasser invest in?

David Strasser invests primarily in Local, Flowers and Gift Card startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 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 Strasser last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Strasser closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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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