David Ventzel photo
Investor profile

David Ventzel

Partner, Overkill Ventures

About

David Ventzel co-runs two VC funds simultaneously as General Partner and publishes a concept-heavy blog where he develops original frameworks like "The Startup Adoption Lifecycle" and theories about founders needing an Original Thesis about the world rather than just product ideas. He encourages founders to actively interview their investors and co-hosts "The VC Trenches" podcast, taking a founder-empowering approach that differentiates him from more traditional investor-centric communication styles. David Ventzel co-runs two VC funds simultaneously as General Partner and publishes a concept-heavy blog where he develops original frameworks like "The Startup Adoption Lifecycle" and theories about founders needing an Original Thesis about the world rather than just product ideas. He encourages founders to actively interview their investors and co-hosts "The VC Trenches" podcast, taking a founder-empowering approach that differentiates him from more traditional investor-centric communication styles.

Works at

Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Sectors
SaaS
AI
Enterprise
Health
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$40K - $250K
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
Europe