David Hunt

Active Investor

Mentor at Creative Destruction Lab

Naples, Florida

David Hunt, Mentor at Creative Destruction Lab is an active investor based in Naples, Florida. This profile covers what David Hunt backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. David Hunt serves as Chairman at Applikate. He also serves as an Operating Advisor at Blue Heron Capital. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer at Landon IP. He also served as Board Member at VIDA. He leads the business functions of Applikate and chairs the Board of Directors. He is also the CEO and majority shareholder at Ensemble IP. Previously, he owned and led Landon IP, a large professional patent search and analytics company with operating offices in the United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, India, and China. He is an early-stage investor in several medical device and AI-focused companies and led the Seed Series round for Applikate Technologies. He is a graduate of the College of William & Mary (B.A., '87, M.B.A, '93) and the Harvard Business Analytics Program ('19) and is bilingual in English and Japanese.

Investor type: AngelVCPEAcceleratorIncubatorVenture Debt
Stages: Early Stage VenturePre SeedSeedLate Stage Venture
Invests in: Artificial IntelligenceFintechHealthcare & BiotechDigital Health & HealthTechBiotech & PharmaSaaS & EnterpriseCrypto & Web3Consumer & Retail
Location: Naples, Florida
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 11

Notable investments

Credo FoodsSafeGraphVIZI HealthcareAutoscaleVerb (Educational Software)Capella SpaceNeumentumApplikateZenBusinessApplikate Technologies IncFanPrint

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What does David Hunt invest in?

David Hunt invests in Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Healthcare & Biotech and Digital Health & HealthTech, typically at Early Stage Venture, Pre Seed, Seed and Late Stage Venture. Match your sector and stage, then reach out with a personalized pitch.