David S. Kidder
David S. Kidder is co-founder and CEO of Clickable, a Web service that brings simplicity to online advertising. Prior to Clickable, Kidder co-founded SmartRay Network, a mobile advertising delivery pioneer acquired by LifeMinders. Previously, David helped lead corporate development at THINK New Ideas, a publicly traded e-business and interactive advertising firm. Prior to THINK, Kidder founded Net-X, a Web authoring and Internet advertising services company, acquired by Target Vision. Kidder is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, and received ID Magazines International Design Award and Ernst and Youngs Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2008. David is also an angel investor through his fund Alt Option Return with investments including: Art.sy, TapAd, MileWise, PayOff, HowAboutWe, BoostCTR, Clothia, DailyFeats, Content.ly, Spontaneous.ly, and Founders Fund III. He is a founding member of the The Acumen Fund One Percent Fund, and serves on the National Board of the Smithsonian. He also is the creator and two-time New York Times bestselling co-author of the book series, The Intellectual Devotional, published by Rodale. He is currently authoring The Startup Playbook, published by Chronicle Books in April 2012. He lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife Johanna Zeilstra, co-founder of GiveBack.org, and three sons Jack, Stephen and Lucas.
Milestones
Investments
| Company |
Date |
Round |
Size |
Participants |
| Payoff.com | 1/12 | Angel | $4.1M | 9 |
| Tapad | 3/11 | Angel | $1.8M | 25 |
Videos
Sources
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Payoff.com Raises $2M, ‘Gamifies’ Personal Finance Management (techcrunch.com)
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Tapad Announces Investors in First Real-time Advertising Platform for Smart Devices (adexchanger.com)
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