# Duncan Davidson

> Duncan Davidson is a Series A investor at Bullpen Capital backing Software and E-Commerce. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bullpen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bullpen-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/duncandavi
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/duncandavi
- Website: http://about.me/duncandavi
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/duncandavi

Duncan Davidson is a Co-founder and Partner at Bullpen Capital as post-seed venture investing firm. Duncan is a serial entrepreneur who has spent the past six years as a managing director at a major venture fund, VantagePoint Venture Partners.In 1996 he founded Covad Communications, the leading independent DSL provider. On less than $12M ofventure investment, Covad raised over $2B in debt and equity and went public in 1998, reaching a $9B market value.In 1997, he joined InterTrust Technologies as SVP Business Development, and led the IPO in 1999 and the secondary in 2000, reaching over $8B market value at the peak. InterTrust was the inventor of digital rights management and after the IPO was bought by Sony and Philips.In 2001 he formed SkyPilot Networks, which was sold to Trillium in 2009.In 2007 he helped form Xumii, Inc, which provides mobile social network technology to carriers. In 2009, Xumii was bought by Myriad Labs, a European mobile software provider.At VantagePoint, Duncan focused on digital media and telecomm services. His deals include Widevine, the leading provider of digital rights management and adaptive streaming for online video, and Livescribe, the maker of an innovative digital smartpen that has received many awards for innovation.Prior to starting companies, Duncan ran Regis McKenna’s consulting firm, and before that was VP at Gemini Consulting, the management consulting arm of Cap Gemini. His clients included Apple, AMD, ATT, Disney. Intel, Hughes (DirecTV), Motorola, Nokia, and Tandem.He began his career as a lawyer, and in 1983 joined a small venture fund, Cambridge Venture Partners, first as a deal attorney and later as a deal partner. In 1986 he went to Strategic Planning Associates to help with LBO advisory work.He received an Sc.B. in physics/math from Brown University, with Honors, and a J.D. magna cum laude from Michigan Law School, were he was Order of the Coif and a member of the Law Review.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 13% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 13% |
| SMS | 1 | 6% |
| VoIP | 1 | 6% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 31% |
| Seed | 3 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 6% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 38% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grin | GRIN is a marketing software that enables direct-to-consumer brands to collaborate and manage their relationships with influencers. It provides social platforms, e-commerce solutions, and communication tools.The software enables brands with the discovery and outreach to relationship management and campaigns, product seeding, discount codes andaffiliate links, content and rights management, sales tracking, and deep analytics services. It also manages the logistics, record-keeping, analytics, and payment for influencer marketing.The Sacramento, California-based company was established by Brandon Brown, Brian Mechem, and Ryan Brown in 2014. | $16M | Series A | May 12, 2021 |  |
| RippleMatch | RippleMatch is the recruitment automation platform changing how Gen Z finds work. By replacing job boards with matching and automation, RippleMatch eliminates the most time-intensive parts of the recruitment process for both employers and job seekers. Leading employers such as Amazon, eBay, and Teach For America leverage RippleMatch to builddiverse, high-performing teams and Gen Z job seekers across the country trust RippleMatch to launch and grow their careers. | $23.5M |  | Apr 20, 2021 |  |
| RippleMatch | RippleMatch is the recruitment automation platform changing how Gen Z finds work. By replacing job boards with matching and automation, RippleMatch eliminates the most time-intensive parts of the recruitment process for both employers and job seekers. Leading employers such as Amazon, eBay, and Teach For America leverage RippleMatch to builddiverse, high-performing teams and Gen Z job seekers across the country trust RippleMatch to launch and grow their careers. | $23.5M | Series A | Apr 20, 2021 |  |
| Grin | GRIN is a marketing software that enables direct-to-consumer brands to collaborate and manage their relationships with influencers. It provides social platforms, e-commerce solutions, and communication tools.The software enables brands with the discovery and outreach to relationship management and campaigns, product seeding, discount codes andaffiliate links, content and rights management, sales tracking, and deep analytics services. It also manages the logistics, record-keeping, analytics, and payment for influencer marketing.The Sacramento, California-based company was established by Brandon Brown, Brian Mechem, and Ryan Brown in 2014. | $10M | Series A | Dec 14, 2020 |  |
| Barn2Door | Barn2Door provides a vertical SaaS solution that allows farmers to manage direct local sales. The company offers an all-in-one business solution enabling farmers to sell their products directly online and in-person. | $6M | Series A | Aug 26, 2020 |  |
| SkyWatch | SkyWatch provides a digital infrastructure for the distribution of Earth observation data and derived intelligence. It provides developers with the tools they need to cost-effectively add Earth observation data into their applications and workflows. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 03, 2020 |  |
| Grin | GRIN is a marketing software that enables direct-to-consumer brands to collaborate and manage their relationships with influencers. It provides social platforms, e-commerce solutions, and communication tools.The software enables brands with the discovery and outreach to relationship management and campaigns, product seeding, discount codes andaffiliate links, content and rights management, sales tracking, and deep analytics services. It also manages the logistics, record-keeping, analytics, and payment for influencer marketing.The Sacramento, California-based company was established by Brandon Brown, Brian Mechem, and Ryan Brown in 2014. |  | Seed | Oct 09, 2019 |  |
| Grin | GRIN is a marketing software that enables direct-to-consumer brands to collaborate and manage their relationships with influencers. It provides social platforms, e-commerce solutions, and communication tools.The software enables brands with the discovery and outreach to relationship management and campaigns, product seeding, discount codes andaffiliate links, content and rights management, sales tracking, and deep analytics services. It also manages the logistics, record-keeping, analytics, and payment for influencer marketing.The Sacramento, California-based company was established by Brandon Brown, Brian Mechem, and Ryan Brown in 2014. | $6M | Series A | Oct 09, 2019 |  |
| RippleMatch | RippleMatch is the recruitment automation platform changing how Gen Z finds work. By replacing job boards with matching and automation, RippleMatch eliminates the most time-intensive parts of the recruitment process for both employers and job seekers. Leading employers such as Amazon, eBay, and Teach For America leverage RippleMatch to builddiverse, high-performing teams and Gen Z job seekers across the country trust RippleMatch to launch and grow their careers. |  |  | Sep 05, 2019 |  |
| RippleMatch | RippleMatch is the recruitment automation platform changing how Gen Z finds work. By replacing job boards with matching and automation, RippleMatch eliminates the most time-intensive parts of the recruitment process for both employers and job seekers. Leading employers such as Amazon, eBay, and Teach For America leverage RippleMatch to builddiverse, high-performing teams and Gen Z job seekers across the country trust RippleMatch to launch and grow their careers. | $6M | Series A | Sep 05, 2019 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accomplice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accomplice-atlas-venture) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [AlleyCorp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alleycorp) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Eudemian Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eudemian-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [G20 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g20-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Work-Bench](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/work-bench) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [LAUNCH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-co) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Bullpen Capital

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Bullpen is a venture capital fund that invests in post-seed capital into early-stage companies.Bullpen Capital launched 10 years ago, the goal was to back overlooked entrepreneurs left behind by the latest Silicon Valley fads. The firm's portfolio spans all categories from fantasy sports to data center equipment to restaurant SaaS.Bullpenwas founded in 2010 by Paul Martino and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

5 contacts available at Bullpen Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Trader | Operating Partner & Head of Platform | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-trader |
| Anna Zakharchenko | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-zakharchenko |
| Ann Lai | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ann-lai-af3e |
| Bert Navarrete | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bert-navarrete |
| Duncan Davidson | Co-founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duncan-davidson |

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## FAQ

### What does Duncan Davidson invest in?

Duncan Davidson invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Enterprise Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 16 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 Duncan Davidson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Duncan Davidson closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 16 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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