# Davis Warnock

> Davis Warnock is a seed investor at Mercato Partners backing Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mercato Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercato-partners)
- Location: Lehi, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviswarnock
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/davis_inc205

Davis Warnock is a seed investor at Mercato Partners in Lehi focused on Software and Information Technology. Davis Warnock is the Founder and Managing Director at Prelude. Davis Warnock attended Westminster College.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Computer | 1 | 50% |
| Security | 1 | 50% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Device Authority | Device Authority provides simple, innovative solutions to address the challenges of securing the Internet of Things (IoT). We help our customers simplify the process of establishing a robust, end-to-end security architecture within the IoT and deliver efficiencies at scale through security automation.IoT brings new security challengesintroduced by the scale and pace of adoption, as well as the physical consequences of compromised security. These challenges cannot be effectively addressed by traditional Information Technology (IT) security solutions. The Device Authority IoT security platform is purpose-built to address these challenges through automated device provisioning, credential management, secure updates and policy-driven data encryption.The IoT promises countless efficiencies, increased competitiveness, improved customer service and even brand new market opportunities. However, deploying strong security is hard and always has been. Deploying strong IoT security is even harder. According to Gartner, by 2020, around 25% of all identified security breaches will involve IoT. To address this, Device Authority introduces a new paradigm of IoT Security Automation that accelerates and simplifies the deployment of strong IoT security.Advanced, policy driven security automation is critical for industrial, healthcare, transportation and other large scale security sensitive IoT environments. Our patented dynamic key technology provides the essential device-based trust anchor for IoT devices, enabling policy-driven provisioning, access control and data protection for mission-critical IoT applications and services.The dedicated IoT Security entity was launched in September 2014 when the Cryptosoft technology was spun out with backing from the current investors. In April 2016 Cryptosoft acquired DeviceAuthority Inc, and subsequently the changed its name to Device Authority Ltd, headquartered in the UK and with a technical development center based in Fremont, CA. | $9M | Series A | Feb 07, 2024 | https://www.deviceauthority.com |
| FreightPOP | Multimodal TMS solution includes planning/optimization, execution, track and trace/visibility, & performance management features. Cloud software with connections to ERP, WMS, CRM, & more. Some of our features: -One login connects all your carriers for LTL, FTL, Parcel, Intermodal, Air & Ocean. -Quick & easy set up.Evaluate in minutes. -Centralized Tracking & Alerts. -Customizable reporting for data-driven decisions. | $6M | Seed | Jul 08, 2021 | https://www.freightpop.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aerion Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aerion-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ScOp Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oconnor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ScOp Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scop-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ten Eleven Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ten-eleven-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mercato Partners

VC Fund · Salt Lake City, United States

Mercato Partners is a minority growth investor. It seeks high-growth technology and consumer companies with $7 - $50M in annual revenues. These companies are no longer trying to simply prove if a product can work (venture), but are rather raising capital to accelerate marketing and sales efforts (growth). Mercato traditionally writes $7 - $20Minitial checks into companies with a predictable use of proceeds, an experienced management team, and healthy margins. Mercato focuses its sourcing efforts on Southern California, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Texas, and the Midwest.

5 contacts available at Mercato Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Devon Gethers | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devon-gethers |
| Joe Kaiser | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joe-kaiser |
| Andrew K. Smith | Managing Director of Savory Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-k-smith |
| Greg Warnock | Co-Founder, Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-warnock |
| Jake Hansen | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-hansen-23e4 |

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## FAQ

### What does Davis Warnock invest in?

Davis Warnock invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 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 Davis Warnock last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Davis Warnock closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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