David Houghton
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Joined January 2025
About
London, England, United Kingdom
Co-founder @ Common Ventures | Principal @ Antler
Principal at Antler | Founder at Social Mobility Ventures At Social Mobility Ventures, we are building the community for state-school founders and immigrants in UK tech.
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IGInes Guillaumesaid they've seen
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make especially thoughtful investment decisions in the venture capital world.Jun 8, 2026
CBCharles Barlowsaid
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has made a real positive impact through pre-seed investments in consumer or lifestyle mobile startups.May 20, 2026
MDMohamed Dawodsaid that if they were raising a round in the UK,
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would be at the top of their list of VCs to pitch.Mar 11, 2026
DGDhruv Ghulatisaid
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is one of the most thoughtful early-stage angel investors in climate tech they've worked with.Jan 6, 2026
DSDavid Spindlersaid
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is among the most respected early-stage angel investors they've seen in climate tech.Oct 22, 2025
DGDhruv Ghulatisaid that if they were launching a new early stage startup,
DHDavid Houghton
would be someone they'd be excited to have invest.Sep 8, 2025
GBGhali Bennani Laafiretsaid they would trust
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to be a valuable partner for a pre-seed or seed-stage company they're involved with.Aug 21, 2025
DSDavid Spindlersaid
DHDavid Houghton
has shown strong judgment in building out an early startup team, especially when making first key hires.Aug 8, 2025
DMDarren Murphysaid that if a friend was raising a pre-seed or seed round,
DHDavid Houghton
would be among the first investors they'd think to introduce them to.Jul 31, 2025
DMDarren Murphysaid they would recommend
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as a go-to angel or VC for founders building in deep tech at the earliest stages.Jul 24, 2025
VZVitaly Zakalskiysaid they've seen
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make especially smart investments in early-stage deep tech startups in the past year or two.Jul 20, 2025