David Rodriguez

About

David is an entrepreneur, artist, and investor whose work explores the intersections of technology, culture, and impact. His sculptural practice integrates embedded electronics, kinetics, and illumination—an outgrowth of his background as an electrical engineer—transforming material into experiences that confront humanity’s existential challenges while summoning hope rather than fear. Over the past decade, David has built a home for creative souls at Hotel El Ganzo. Through an Artist-in-Residence program, hundreds of international artists to produce immersive works across the property, David has inspired a new vision for how hospitality, creativity, and leisure can coalesce. Hotel El Ganzo was the first hotel in Latin America to become a B Corp, a distinction awarded to business that meet the highest standards of environmental and social impact. David is a Managing Partner at Draft Ventures, an investment fund focused on early stage companies in climate and fintech. Draft Ventures writes $200K-$500K checks into pre-seed and seed stage companies. We made over 75 investments to date including seven unicorns - Notion, FabFitFun, Side Inc, Protocol Labs, Thrive Market, Dfinity, and Cos

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