Gravity

Wanted to test whether this profile change would trigger our own tech….

It did.

Chief Executive Officer

“More than 75% of venture capital and early-stage investment decisions will be driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics by 2025” - Gartner

We start today by helping early-stage investors and innovators identify opportunities before they are known to the world.

Founder

Rocket Signals

Rocket Signals is now Gravity. 

We offer a fleet of tech enabled audience monitoring solutions that allows companies to track buying intent signals like fundraising status, job changes, new hires, technology changes, and various other real time data points. Our team has helped sales teams at well-known startups like Sendoso on their path toward $100M+ valuations.

Through education, community, and content, we also are passionate about developing and training the future of tech and B2B sales on the effectiveness of using sales signals to smash sales quotas and fuel gravity defying growth.

Co-Founder

SupportWichita.com & SuppotLocalDallas.com

Built two web-based mobile apps aimed at connecting consumers with local restaurants and small businesses during the shelter-in-place order caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Executed a hyper local launch strategy that grew the user base to over 50,000 in Dallas and Wichita.

Raised money for local charitable organizations and initiatives that aligned with the brand to support service workers during these trying times.

Translation: I hacked together an app powered by thousands of rows of data using no code tools in my parent’s basement. It went viral.

From that point forward, I was addicted to the game.

Deloitte

Played with data for 80-100 hours a week in a cubicle.

Senior Data Modeling Consultant

Data Modeling Consultant

Maize South High School

Turned a bunch of Kansas farm boys into some dawgs. 

Woulda won state if I didn’t have to start my real job at Deloitte.

Varsity Wide Receivers Coach 

Pasadera Capital

Financial Analyst

I'm Drake, the CEO of Gravity. Over 4 years ago we built a platform where 5,000 investors, sales professionals, and founders are using our data insights to gain a competitive advantage.

Gravity is a highly targeted and curated source for new founders and recently funded companies, as well as, founders you need to know! We monitor billions of datapoints on startups, founders, and key talent so you can be the first to discover opportunities before anyone else.

Unlike other data providers, we illuminate key insights around the founders of these companies in a easy-to-use dashboard that helps you uncover their FounderDNA™.

FounderDNA™ helps you answer questions like:

Which founders have had a prior exit?

Who just left a prominent role at a key industry player?

Which founders domain expertise align to what they just launched?

Can gender, age, or geographical location help me identify underrepresented founders who may not be in my network?

And much more!

I talk about data, startups, venture, and early stage investing. Feel free to connect so we can join the journey together on here! 

Drake Dukes

Olivier Kruger

As cfo-as-a-service I help social entrepreneurs to set bold aspirations, raise funds, grow their business and be a force for good. 

Services include:
- Fundraising strategy advise
- Structuring of business model and pitch deck
- Financial forecasting
- Investor communication/reporting
- Matching proposition to investors

"The #2 reason startups fail is running out of cash, don't make it your reason"

cfo-as-a-service for impact

Pro Parents

The social enterprise Pro Parents, co-created the first scientific-based programme to support young parents working in a high performance environment. Bridging career and private life, so you can live Your Life Connected.

Chief Fundraising Officer

The Social Handshake

The Social Handhsake is a fintech startup that makes doing good easy for companies and individuals. Many people and companies want to contribute more to a sustainable and just world. This is an opportunity. Thats why we provide a new secondary benefit: Payroll Giving/ LoonGift in the Netherlands.

Chief Financial Officer

Três Bandeiras

Três Bandeiras is a co-living and co-working Casa on the Portuguese coast, close to Ericeira. We accommodate a community of impact entrepreneurs and invite interested individuals to join us for a month of inspiration, transpiration and even transformation.

Yoni

Yoni, a growing collection of sustainable period products created with the belief that the time has come to open up, share our stories, and care for Vulvas and Vaginas at every stage of life.

VoorDeThuiswerkers

A quiet workplace in a hotel room for home workers during the corona crisis. Relief from pressure on the home situation for homeworkers and occupancy for hotels in difficult times.

SparkOptimus

SparkOptimus was set up in 2010 by a group of former McKinsey consultants to serve the need for improved digital strategies and operations with an approach that is just as pragmatic, agile, and results-oriented as a digital business. Based in the Netherlands, with its 100% focus on digital, SparkOptimus was voted in the top 5 best strategy consultancies among generalists like BCG and Bain in a 2014 Dutch Management Team survey among 650 managers. 

It is the leading digital growth consultancy and the fastest growing management consultancy firm in Europe with a 70% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in revenue over the last 5 years. It delivered more than 100 digital projects in the last 18 months in more than 15 markets, e.g. UK, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, USA, South Africa, and Australia.

Strategy Consultant

Amsterdam Venture Partners

Corporates hire Investment Bankers for fundraising services. We do it for  Startups, and call it Startup Banking.

Startup Banker

Rockstart

Participant in the Launchtrack program together with FRAEMD's founding team

Participant with FRAEMd

Citi

Analyst Corporate and Investment Banking

I empower impact companies to set bold financial aspirations, raise funds, grow their business and be a force for good

taplio

The Battle

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Olivier Kruger

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