# David Wanek

> David Wanek is a debt financing investor at Los Alamos National Laboratory backing Legal and Music. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Los Alamos National Laboratory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/los-alamos-national-laboratory)
- Location: Portola Valley, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wanek-9b820/

David Wanek is a debt financing investor at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Portola Valley focused on Legal and Music. David joined WTI in 2000. Prior to that he held marketing, business development, and legal positions with VeriSign, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati, and Los Alamos National Laboratories. David holds a BS from the University of Kansas, an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico and a JD from Santa ClaraUniversity. He is a member of the California State Bar.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 100% |
| Music | 1 | 100% |
| Accounting | 1 | 100% |
| Publishing | 1 | 100% |
| Transaction Processing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RightsFlow | RightsFlow is a leading technology-enabled provider of mechanical licensing and royalty accounting, reporting, and payment services for online music companies, record companies, distributors, artists, and songwriters. The RightsFlow technology powers rapid song identification and provides an unprecedented level of transparency for both licenseesand licensors. RightsFlow specializes in obtaining bulk physical, DPD, and ringtone licenses including streaming, tethered, and limited download rights. Our proprietary licensing technology and 30+ million song database allow us to license content, render accounting, and pay royalties on behalf of clients quickly and accurately, ensuring that rights-holders are paid for the use of their work. RightsFlow was acquired by Google in 2011 and is now part of the team at YouTube helping to simplify music licensing, content identification, accounting and payments for songwriters and publishers worldwide. | $1M | Debt Financing | Aug 21, 2009 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Los Alamos National Laboratory

VC Fund · Los Alamos, United States

Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and the Washington Division of URS for the Department ofEnergy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.

5 contacts available at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Delaney | R&D Engineer, Detonation Science and Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-delaney |
| Alex Macdonell | R&D Engineer 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-macdonell |
| Brian Crone | Technical Staff Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-crone |
| David Wanek | Senior Hispanic Marketing & Business Development Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-wanek |
| Hassan Hijazi | Scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hassan-hijazi |

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## FAQ

### What does David Wanek invest in?

David Wanek invests primarily in Legal, Music and Accounting startups, most often at Debt Financing 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.

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