People · Operator
Named in public records as an officer, director or promoter · active 2010–2024 · Retailing, Other, Other Technology, Other Energy, Software / Tech, Restaurants
| Company | Role | Sector | Stage | Raised · real | Value · est | Tied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Holdings, Inc. | — | Retailing | Series D+ | $406.6M | $1.2B | 2019 |
| Guitar Center, Inc. | — | Retailing | Series D+ | $361.6M | $1.9B | 2020 |
| FDO Holdings, Inc. | — | Retailing | Series D+ | $317.3M | $1.9B | 2010 |
| SF CC Holdings, Inc. | — | Retailing | Series D+ | $310.1M | $1.8B | 2012 |
| Berkeley Research Group LLC | — | Other | Series B | $65.9M | $45.3M | 2015 |
| Berkeley Research Group Holdings, LLC | — | Other | Series B | $62.6M | $323.0M | 2020 |
| Brandcast, Inc. | — | Other Technology | Series B | $39.5M | $548.2M | 2012 |
| Skyline Innovations, Inc. | — | Other Energy | Series A | $16.2M | $123.0M | 2012 |
| Trellis Software, Inc. | — | Software / Tech | Seed | $2.7M | $31.5M | 2022 |
| Gin & Luck Inc. | — | Restaurants | Seed | $2.6M | $505K | 2018 |
| 1Energy Systems, Inc. | — | Other Technology | Seed | $1.4M | $49.4M | 2013 |
| Patent Research Foundation, Inc. | — | Other Technology | Seed | $1.2M | $40.9M | 2018 |
| Apollo Program II, Inc. | — | Other | Pre-Seed | $600K | $6.9M | 2019 |
| Coronet Metals Inc. | — | Other | Pre-Seed | $392K | $9.1M | 2012 |
| 151 Proprietors LLC | — | Restaurants | Pre-Seed | $175K | $765K | 2014 |
David Kaplan at the center, the companies they're named on, and every other operator named alongside them — an interlock map of shared founding teams, boards and funds. Name-matched, so treat as a research lead.
People named alongside David Kaplan on the same companies — an interlock signal (shared founding team, board, or fund). Name-matched, so verify before acting.
| Operator | Shared | Their companies |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Axelrod | 3 | 4 |
| Dennis Gies | 2 | 4 |
| John A MacDonald | 2 | 3 |
| David A Evans | 2 | 2 |
| Kimberly A Starr | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin A. O'Brien | 2 | 2 |
| THOMAS MELLING | 2 | 2 |
| Brian A Webber | 2 | 2 |
| David A. Kaplan | 2 | 2 |
| Alexander Day | 2 | 2 |
| Marvin A. Tenenbaum | 2 | 2 |
| David J. Teece | 2 | 2 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 35 |
| David Steinberg | 1 | 14 |
| Ravi Mohan | 1 | 14 |
| Eric Miller | 1 | 7 |
| David Ross | 1 | 5 |
| Richard Moore | 1 | 5 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 1 | 5 |
| Josh Green | 1 | 4 |
People are matched by normalized name across records; a common name may merge distinct individuals. Treat as a research lead, the same way modeled valuations are directional, not quoted.