Primary Job Title Non-Executive Partner Primary Organization 
Eden Ventures
Gender Male
With over 40 years’ experience as a developer, manager, entrepreneur and director of software businesses, David is co-founder of Eden Ventures.
In 1979 he established the successful software house IPL, remaining company Chairman until 1994. Since the mid 1990s, David has been a seasoned investor, non-executive director and chairman in early
stage software companies. He co-founded Cramer Systems (sold to Amdocs in 2006 for $425 million), and Smartgroups (sold to Freeserve in 2000 for $95 million), amongst others.
He was Pro-Chancellor at the University of Bath from 1996 to 2003 and helped launch several companies, including AIM-listed Ingenta and drug delivery company Vectura. He is currently Chairman of the Sulis Seedcorn Fund, which provides support for the early stage commercialisation of research generated by the Universities of Bath, Bristol and Southampton.
