Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Early Stage Venture

Dave Anderson is an investor specializing in operations technology software companies.

Dr. Anderson is General Managing Partner of Supply Chain Ventures, LLC, a venture capital fund specializing in software investing, a member of the Boston Golden Seeds Forum and is a retired managing partner of supply chain consulting at Accenture, a leading

global technology consulting company.

He currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Descartes Systems Group, Waterloo, Ontario, Steelwedge Software in Pleasanton, CA, Aiko Biotechnology, Portland, Maine, and Chairman of Control Group, a New York City-based technology consulting and outsourcing company

At Accenture, he was instrumental in building the company’s $2 billion supply chain management practice in North America, Asia and Europe. Over the past thirty years, he has helped numerous global corporations transform their supply chains into world-class organizations.

Before joining Accenture, he was vice president in charge of logistics consulting at Temple, Barker & Sloane, Inc. (now part of Oliver Wyman, a global consulting company in Marsh), a founder of Operations Technology, Inc. (now part of Supply Chain Consulting) and a vice president of Data Resources, Inc. (now part of IHS/Global Insights, Inc), where he founded the Firm’s transportation and logistics consulting practice.

Dr. Anderson is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the United Kingdom and a Member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals in the United States.

Dr. Anderson has previously been on the Board of Advisors of Logispring Management Company s.a.r.l., Geneva Switzerland, a $200 million European venture fund specializing in supply chain investments and TrueDemand Software, Inc, a company using real time data to enhance supply chain management and AvenueRight in Fargo, North Dakota.

Dr. Anderson received his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Econometrics and Finance from Boston College and his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Connecticut.

Specialties: venture capital investing in seed stage marketing and supply chain software startups

Number of Investments 1
David Anderson invested in Placester on Apr 29, 2013. This investment - Seed Round - Placester - was valued at
$2.5M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Apr 29, 2013
Placester
No
Seed Round - Placester
$2.5M
Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Oct 20, 2021
Finboot
Supply Chain Ventures
Yes
Venture Round - Finboot
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 1
David Anderson has 3 current jobs including Managing Director at Golden Seeds, General Managing Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, and Board of Directors at NextShift Robotics. Additionally, David Anderson has had 1 past job as the Managing Partner at Accenture.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Accenture
Managing PartnerMay 1, 1990Jul 1, 2001
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 4
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 2
David Anderson holds 4 board and advisor roles including Board Member at NBD Nanotechnologies, Board Member & Investor at Descartes Systems Group, and Board Member & Investor at Steelwedge Software.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Kincrew
AdvisorMay 1, 2015
Placester
Board MemberSep 1, 2015
David Anderson studied at University of Connecticut and Boston College.