David Frankel is a seed-stage venture capitalist who co-founded Founder Collective, a firm he founded and where he serves as General Partner. David Frankel's Twitter Score is 123 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026, ranking #5,204 (top 5%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
David Frankel co-founded Internet Solutions, which grew into Africa's largest ISP before being acquired by Dimension Data, which was itself later acquired by NTT. Prior to focusing on venture capital, he also co-founded NextUp, a youth employment accelerator. At Founder Collective, he has led seed investments in companies including Coupang, SeatGeek, PillPack (later acquired by Amazon), Suno, Shield AI, and Olo, where he has served as a board director.
David Frankel posts 10,435 times and has built a following of 36,697 on the platform. He has been mentioned by 117 accounts, with 985 total mentions.
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