Dave Younts (Techstars)

Startup Investor & Advocate | Duke Fuqua MBA | Bronze Star Medal | Founding Partner, Capital Circle Ventures | Founder, Car Space Private Club

📍 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 8 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2026
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Apr 2026
Erebor is a nationally chartered bank built for the next century of American innovation.
early stageBanking
Investor
Apr 2026
Hello! We are the team at Prometheus. Thank you for following us on this journey.
Investor
Jul 2024
Founded by electronic waste refining CEO, production systems engineers, and industry leading metals and mining professionals. Battery Metals, Inc. provides value-added services in directly recovering and refining metals from end-of-life and waste lithium battery materials. Our refined metals are able to be directly utilized in PCAM, CAM, and battery manufacturing.
Seed Investor
Mar 2021
DreamView is an InfiniteWorld Technology Solution. We use 3D CGI Solutions for producing, managing, and distributing infinitely-reusable photoreal & AR media.
Seed Investor
Mar 2021
InfiniteWorld is a leading Web3 and Metaverse infrastructure company that enables brands and creators to create, monetize, and drive consumer engagement and experiences with digital content.
Investor
Apr 2019
Casper Labs delivers applications and services that drive revenue and radical efficiency for companies and governments. We are on a mission to build the essential foundation for an entirely new era of customer value and business success.
Seed Investor
Apr 2019
Casper Labs delivers applications and services that drive revenue and radical efficiency for companies and governments. We are on a mission to build the essential foundation for an entirely new era of customer value and business success.
Seed Investor
Sep 2018
ByteFederal, Inc is a Bitcoin / cryptocurrency ATM vending machine operator. We specialize in operating Bitcoin ATMs, training, support and software development for the Bitcoin ecosystem.
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Sep 2018
ByteFederal, Inc is a Bitcoin / cryptocurrency ATM vending machine operator. We specialize in operating Bitcoin ATMs, training, support and software development for the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Seed Investor
Jun 2018
We are the builders of Algorand, the high performance Layer-1 blockchain. Let us unlock the power of Algorand for you.
Investor
Jun 2018
We are the builders of Algorand, the high performance Layer-1 blockchain. Let us unlock the power of Algorand for you.
Seed Investor
Apr 2018
Founded in 2018, VeVe was created by collectors, for collectors to bring premium licensed NFT digital collectibles to the mass market. With over 10 million NFTs sold, VeVe is the largest mobile-first digital collectibles platform and one of the top grossing Entertainment Apps in the Google Play and Apple stores. In 2024, we expanded and launched VeVe Comics to revolutionize digital comic reading and collecting. With our free reader app (iOS & Android), you can be in the heart of the story with our hand authored panel by panel guided story telling. Buy & discover digital comics, released on the same day as print, on our webstore. Utilizing both blockchain and augmented reality technologies, VeVe offers premium licensed collectibles from leading brands including Disney, Marvel, tokidoki, Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Star Wars, Back to the Future and more. VeVe’s augmented reality photo mode allows collectors to interact with every digital collectible, as well as share their collectibles through VeVe’s in-app social feed, or on external social platforms.
 In March 2021, VeVe committed to 100% carbon neutral NFTs and provided $7+ million in grants to environmental nonprofits to raise money for causes through NFT promotions. In addition, VeVe uses Ethereum’s layer 2 scaling protocol, Immutable X, which provides instant trade confirmation, scalability (over 9,000 trades per second), zero gas fees, and a 99.9% reduction in environmental footprint. The VeVe Digital Collectibles & VeVe Comics reader app is available on both iOS and Android.
Investor
Feb 2018
Luckbox is an award-winning betting company that offers legal, real-money betting, live streams, and statistics on all major esports and sports as well as casino games on desktop and mobile devices. The Company has a Business-to-Consumer (B2C) platform, and by leveraging shared technology, data, and resources, the Company can offer an extensive range of betting options for esports tournaments. The Company’s in-house customized user interface and user experience, built on a technology stack that supports multiple odds and streaming sources, allows the Company to deliver deep esports betting coverage. The Company has been built by a team combining experience in the igaming industry and a passion for esports to offer players a unique, broad, engaging, and legal CS:GO betting, Dota 2 and League of Legends betting experience. The Company serves esports fans in more than 80 territories across the globe. In November 2020, Luckbox was named Rising Star at the EGR Operator Awards. The Company (via the Group) holds a full licence under the Online Gambling Regulation Act (OGRA), issued by the Isle of Man Gaming Supervision Commission. As the Group is fully licensed in the Isle of Man for B2C and B2B esports & sports betting and casino, the Company has access to favourable payment processors. Luckbox is committed to supporting responsible gambling. Luckboxs parent company, Real Luck Group Limited, is listed on the TSXV with stock ticker LUCK.
Seed Investor
Feb 2018
Luckbox is an award-winning betting company that offers legal, real-money betting, live streams, and statistics on all major esports and sports as well as casino games on desktop and mobile devices. The Company has a Business-to-Consumer (B2C) platform, and by leveraging shared technology, data, and resources, the Company can offer an extensive range of betting options for esports tournaments. The Company’s in-house customized user interface and user experience, built on a technology stack that supports multiple odds and streaming sources, allows the Company to deliver deep esports betting coverage. The Company has been built by a team combining experience in the igaming industry and a passion for esports to offer players a unique, broad, engaging, and legal CS:GO betting, Dota 2 and League of Legends betting experience. The Company serves esports fans in more than 80 territories across the globe. In November 2020, Luckbox was named Rising Star at the EGR Operator Awards. The Company (via the Group) holds a full licence under the Online Gambling Regulation Act (OGRA), issued by the Isle of Man Gaming Supervision Commission. As the Group is fully licensed in the Isle of Man for B2C and B2B esports & sports betting and casino, the Company has access to favourable payment processors. Luckbox is committed to supporting responsible gambling. Luckboxs parent company, Real Luck Group Limited, is listed on the TSXV with stock ticker LUCK.
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2026
Investor
Apr 2026
Erebor is a nationally chartered bank built for the next century of American innovation.
early stageBanking
Investor
Apr 2026
Hello! We are the team at Prometheus. Thank you for following us on this journey.
Investor
Jan 2026
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.
2025
Managing Director, Investor Relations
Sep 2025
We bring select cutting edge startups and handpicked investors together to discuss compelling opportunities and build relationships over an unforgettable meal. Our Approach We feature two selected start-ups at each quarterly event, and invite targeted prospective investors based on aligned industry focus, investment stage and size. We also invite strategic vendors that may be of interest to both start-ups and investors. The main event is a two-hour dinner and networking cocktail hour afterwards. We also hold an investor-only lunch on the day of the event to provide a dedicated networking opportunity among investors. Our Value Companies - receive guidance on pitch deck, business model and messaging prior to event; meaningful interaction and opportunity to build relationships with prospective investors and strategic vendors. Post-event, receive a list of additional recommended institutional and private investors in your sector and stage. Investors - meet and really get to know unique early stage companies in your focus area; network with like-minded investors.
early stageEvents Services
2024
Investor
Jul 2024
Founded by electronic waste refining CEO, production systems engineers, and industry leading metals and mining professionals. Battery Metals, Inc. provides value-added services in directly recovering and refining metals from end-of-life and waste lithium battery materials. Our refined metals are able to be directly utilized in PCAM, CAM, and battery manufacturing.
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