Gordon Daugherty / Capital Factory — Chairman & Co

**Gordon Daugherty** is the **Co-Founder & Chairman of Capital Factory** — Josh Baer's longest-tenured co-founder (12+ years) and the person who manages the financial architecture of every CF fund. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Baylor University, 500+ investments as a venture fund manager and angel investor, and raised $150M+ in growth/venture capital across his career. Prior career includes IBM, Compaq, VCON Videoconferencing, and **NetQoS** (SVP; grew to $55M revenue, acquired by CA Technologies for $200M). He authored the bestselling book *Startup Success: Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture* (2019) and runs the advisory practice **Shockwave Innovations**.