Dave McLean
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Hey Dave — similar PE background, been deep in tech-enabled services origination thinking lately. Would be good to connect.
Hey Dave, see we share a similar PE path, though I was in London doing growth equity not scaling companies and coaching founders like you. most funds at this stage have stacked up a pretty solid toolkit — PitchBook, a CRM like Affinity or DealCloud, maybe Grata, sourcing consultants, the works. but even with all of it, proprietary deal flow often stays thin or inconsistent. the off-market stuff doesn't compound because thesis, network, and intelligence never fully sync into one system — so origination basically resets every cycle instead of building a real edge. wondering if that's still how it plays out at Workhorse? — Russ
Hey Dave, see we share a similar PE path, though I was in London doing growth equity not scaling companies and coaching founders like you. most funds at this stage have stacked up a pretty solid toolkit — PitchBook, a CRM like Affinity or DealCloud, maybe Grata, sourcing consultants, the works. but even with all of it, proprietary deal flow often stays thin or inconsistent. the off-market stuff doesn't compound because thesis, network, and intelligence never fully sync into one system — so origination basically resets every cycle instead of building a real edge. wondering if that's still how it plays out at Workhorse? — Russ
hey Dave — this kept rattling around. when I was doing growth equity we had every subscription going — PitchBook, CRM, enrichment tools, the lot — and I still spent half my time manually pulling origination together across all of it. always wondered if that was just us being disorganised or if it's genuinely universal. did you ever run into that at Workhorse, or was it just us? — Russ
hey Dave — appreciate the connect either way. I'm in and around tech-enabled services origination all day — if you ever want to swap notes on what's working, I'm easy to find. — Russ
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## PROSPECT INFORMATION: Name: Dave McLean Title: Founder and General Partner Fund: Workhorse Capital Background: PROSPECT SUMMARY: Dave McLean CURRENT FOCUS: Dave is currently the CEO of MacroFab (since September 2024), a platform-driven electronics manufacturing marketplace focused on PCBA production and supply chain innovation. He concurrently serves as a General Partner at Workhorse Capital and an Investor/Executive Coach at Traackr. His primary focus is on scaling technology-enabled businesses, situational leadership, and driving operational excellence in manufacturing and SaaS. BACKGROUND: A "7-time CEO" and tech veteran with over 30 years of experience across the business lifecycle. He began his career at IBM, where he was named an executive at age 29 and managed an $800M global manufacturing operation. His career is defined by high-impact turnarounds and M&A outcomes, including leading Cicada to a $66M acquisition in 17 months and navigating Market6 through its sale to Kroger’s 84.51. He has significant experience in venture capital, having served as a General Partner at Sevin Rosen Funds where he sat on 13 boards and managed an investment committee that realized over $900M. His industry expertise is broad, spanning Microelectronics, GovTech, AI-predictive analytics, and Consumer Electronics. KEY SKILLS: Strategic Positioning and Growth, M&A Integration, Turnaround Management, Operational Excellence, Situational Leadership, Manufacturing (High-Tech & Electronics), and Executive Coaching/Mentoring. POSTS: Dave McLean has no recent post data available in this profile. Fund details: - Description: Workhorse Capital is a growth equity firm. We invest exclusively in software and technology-enabled services businesses with recurring revenue business models. We partner with owners and entrepreneurs to grow their already successful software and technology-enabled services businesses. The growth capital we invest acts as a catalyst to help your business accelerate value creation through faster, profitable growth. Like the owner/operators whose businesses we finance, we are operators and entrepreneurs ourselves. We approach our work knowing first-hand the blood, sweat and tears shed by entrepreneurs as they seek to build businesses of enduring value. We know your work has a purpose. Our purpose is to help you accomplish yours. - Website: http://workhorsegrowth.com - Location: - Lead qualification: Research: - Query: =Workhorse Capital Dave McLean recent investments fund thesis - Answer: Workhorse Capital focuses on technology-enabled service providers in internet infrastructure, cloud computing, and digital media. Dave McLean's research often explores financial market anomalies and their impact on stock returns. Workhorse Capital's investment thesis emphasizes growth in technology sectors.