David Teten

David Teten is a Partner with Orange Collective, the AI-native Y Combinator alumni fund backed by 150+ Y Combinator alumni. Orange Collective exclusively invests in YC founders building in AI infra and applied AI. Orange Collective’s initial fund (vintage 2023-24) has a 1.9x MOIC. David is the cofounder of Investors for a Better America, a nonpartisan group strengthening America’s capitalist democracy and Action Tank, which uses AI to empower PACs, K-12 schools, and other nonprofits to unlock the full potential of their supporters. David was formerly a Partner with Coolwater Capital, a seeder of emerging VC funds; Managing Partner with HOF Capital (now $10b AUM); Partner with ff Venture Capital (now $300m AUM); and Founder of HBS Alumni Angels of NY. David has previously advised such institutional investors as Activate Venture Partners, Birch Hill Equity Partners, Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Icahn Enterprises, LLR Partners, Real Ventures, Right Side Capital, Tiferes.vc, Transform Investment Group, and Orascom TMT Investments (Sawiris family office).