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Investor profile

David Dorsey

Partner, 11.2 Capital

About

David Dorsey is a former DARPA principal investigator at Lockheed Martin who now invests in deep tech startups at 11.2 Capital, bringing hands-on engineering experience in AI/ML, quantum technologies, and RF spectrum applications to help founders with technical and commercialization challenges. As a Philadelphia-based partner at a Bay Area firm who previously invested in university spinouts at Osage University Partners, he focuses on early-stage rounds around $2M and serves on innovation boards to bridge academic research and real-world applications. David Dorsey is a former DARPA principal investigator at Lockheed Martin who now invests in deep tech startups at 11.2 Capital, bringing hands-on engineering experience in AI/ML, quantum technologies, and RF spectrum applications to help founders with technical and commercialization challenges. As a Philadelphia-based partner at a Bay Area firm who previously invested in university spinouts at Osage University Partners, he focuses on early-stage rounds around $2M and serves on innovation boards to bridge academic research and real-world applications.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
AI
Health
Cybersecurity
Robotics
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $3M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA