David is Managing Partner at Celtic House, and overseas the firm’s finance, legal and investor relations functions. Since joining Celtic House in 2000, David has raised over $500 million from institutional, family office, and high net worth investors and led operations for four venture capital funds and multiple special purpose investment vehicles. David has negotiated and closed venture capital investments in over 50 technology companies and represented Celtic House on over 30 M&A and IPO transactions.    

David has led investments in and served on the board of over a dozen technology companies, including CanvasPop (acquired by Circle Graphics in 2021), Nuvyyo (acquired by E.W. Scripps in 2022) and Coherent Path (acquired by Movable Ink in 2022). David’s current investments include Fantuan, GrubMarket, Raven Connected, Shopperplus, Snappy, UniOne Foods and UniUni.  

Prior to joining Celtic House, David spent five years as a corporate and intellectual property lawyer at Gowling WLG, an international law firm. David received a B.A. from Queen’s University, a J.D. from the University of Western Ontario, and is called to the bar in Ontario.

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  MANAGING PARTNER in Celtic House venture partners

  20+ years of investing, over $650 million invested, 75+ tech startups, 30 IPOs & M&As