David Godwin
Personal / Professional Site
Hi everyone, this is my (David Godwin's) personal site - human, father, entrepreneur and investor. I will be posting more on my thoughts, press related stuff and you can find a bit more about me here as well. Disclaimer for clarity: All I say here is personal reflection and does not represent the views of the businesses I work at, work with or invest in. Thanks for visiting!!
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"I'd far rather be happy than right any day"
- Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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"If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.”
- George S. Patton
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About
Native Texan, Proud Dad, Chaotic Good Rogue
First and foremost, I'm a human, that is flawed and makes mistakes like everyone else. I have had some great successes and some great failures, both personally and professionally. I am a passionate gamer, Dungeons and Dragons nerd, father, entrepreneur, investor and try to be a good, empathetic and understanding human (see note above about flaws/mistakes being normal).
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I have a hard time not getting excited about every opportunity I hear about and every idea I have.
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Currently:
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I am Co-founder and Chairman of Slingshot Aerospace.
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I am investor in many great startups including startplaying.games, Captain Experiences, Monsarrat Games, Loft Orbital, DeepCast, Living Realms and many others.
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I am a Venture Partner supporting ATX Venture Partners, whose team has backed my last four ventures.
Bio
David Godwin - Bio
David is a technologist and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience productizing enterprise-level solutions. David is currently the Co-founder, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Slingshot Aerospace — the leading company providing satellite tracking, space traffic coordination, and space modeling and simulation solutions to government and commercial customers around the world. Using mission-critical data, insights, and applications powered by the Slingshot Platform, space operators improve spaceflight safety and optimize their orbital operations.
In his role as President and Chairman of the Board, David focuses on advancing Slingshot’s mission to make space safe, sustainable, and secure by creating strategic partnerships, leading fundraising efforts, managing relationships with investors, and overseeing Slingshot marketing and
communications.
A seasoned entrepreneur and startup advisor, David has guided several businesses to product marketability and has had multiple successful exits from venture-backed companies. He is constantly evaluating new innovations and industries to identify where emerging technology can be applied to solve real-world problems, with a specialty in architecting cloud-driven applications, data platforms, and analytics solutions.
He has served in a variety of roles for startups including Chief Executive Office as well as an executive in a technology, product, and analytics capacity for many others. He is a partner at ATX Ventures and acts in an advisory capacity for early and mid-stage startups.
David Godwin is from Texas and has two daughters, Serena and Alexa. Committed to giving back to his home state, he is active in his community and has served on several non-profit boards in Austin, including Heart House Austin and the nationally renowned Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo.
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