# David Trotter

> David Trotter is a seed investor at Winnebago Seed Fund backing Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Winnebago Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/winnebago-seed-fund)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

David Trotter is a seed investor at Winnebago Seed Fund focused on Software and Apps. The Winnebago Seed Fund is managed by David Trotter, Managing Director of the Fund’s General Partner, Winnebago Capital Partners. Trotter is a Northeast Wisconsin native and Fox Valley resident. Trotter holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from Marquette University’s Applied Investment Management Program, as well as the Chartered FinancialAnalyst® and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst® designations. He most recently spent several years as a portfolio manager in Neenah, WI, managing over $350 million dollars in client assets. Trotter worked closely with local business leaders to develop criteria for a fund focusing on Fox Valley entrepreneurs and startup companies. The result is the Winnebago Seed Fund.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| Social Media | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AirDeck | Easily create shareable presentations and documents with narrated voice or video. | $3.4M | Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| Socialeads | Socialeads is a platform that analyzes social media content for context, life events, and personality dimensions. It combines social science, data science, and advanced technologies to see and know the clients' personal and professional networks and deliver actionable insights right to their phone. Socialeads uses AI chatbots andnotification systems that provide instant access to actionable data from social networks. | $1.8M | Series A | Nov 23, 2020 |  |
| AirDeck | Easily create shareable presentations and documents with narrated voice or video. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Jun 12, 2020 |  |
| Socialeads | Socialeads is a platform that analyzes social media content for context, life events, and personality dimensions. It combines social science, data science, and advanced technologies to see and know the clients' personal and professional networks and deliver actionable insights right to their phone. Socialeads uses AI chatbots andnotification systems that provide instant access to actionable data from social networks. | $825K | Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cream City Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cream-city-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Northwestern Mutual](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northwestern-mutual-life) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rock River Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rock-river-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightstar-wisconsin-found) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cameron Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cameron-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cultivation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cultivation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Winnebago Seed Fund

VC Fund · Neenah, United States

The Winnebago Seed Fund is a newly-formed venture capital fund based in Neenah, Wisconsin with a focus on seed investments in startup companies primarily in the Fox Valley and secondarily through the state of Wisconsin. The Fund’s primary purpose is to generate investor return by partnering with talented entrepreneurs to rapidly grow theirbusinesses.

2 contacts available at Winnebago Seed Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Trotter | Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-trotter |
| Rustin Keller | Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rustin-keller-78d0 |

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## FAQ

### What does David Trotter invest in?

David Trotter invests primarily in Software, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did David Trotter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Trotter closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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