David Frankel invests at the seed stage with Founder Collective, where he has led investments in Coupang, SeatGeek, PillPack, Suno and Shield AI. He previously co-founded and led Internet Solutions in South Africa and co-founded the youth employment accelerator NextUp.
David Frankel invests at the seed stage with Founder Collective, where he has led investments in Coupang, SeatGeek, PillPack, Suno and Shield AI. He previously co-founded and led Internet Solutions in South Africa and co-founded the youth employment accelerator NextUp.
Career
David Frankel holds an MBA with distinction (2003) from Harvard Business School and a BSc (Honors), Electrical Engineering from University of the Witwatersrand.
General Partner at Founder Collective until PresentNCo-founder at NextUp until PresentCo-founded the South African initiative supporting young people in the transition from school to training and work.
OBoard Member at Olo from 2005-08 to 2025-09
RMAlternate Non-executive Director at Rand Merchant Investment Holdings from 2018-03 to 2022-11
RHAlternate Non-executive Director at RMB Holdings from 2018-03 to 2020-07
DDNon-executive Director at Dimension Data from 2000-06 to 2004-11
