Gordon Daugherty
Co-founder and chairman of Capital Factory, the Austin, TX venture firm/accelerator; computer scientist, angel investor with 600+ investments, and author of the bestselling "Startup Success: Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture" (2019).
Gordon Daugherty is co-founder and chairman of Capital Factory, the Austin, TX venture firm and accelerator founded by Joshua Baer (who died June 17, 2026). Earlier he spent a decade at IBM and Compaq, then about eight years in videoconferencing, including four as president of VCON Videoconferencing, growing it from $5M to $36M in revenue with a Euronext listing, and was a senior executive at NetQoS, which grew past $55M in revenue before its $200M acquisition by CA Technologies. Through Capital Factory and angel investing he has made 600+ investments and helped raise more than $350M in venture capital. He authored Startup Success: Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture (2019) and has trained 5,000+ founders through his Founders Academy program.
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- Role
- Co-Founder & Chairman
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- Prior experience
- IBM; Compaq; VCON Videoconferencing; NetQoS; MediaMind; Shockwave Innovations
- Website
- gordon.daugherty.name/
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- Who is Gordon Daugherty?
- Gordon Daugherty is co-founder and chairman of Capital Factory, the Austin, TX venture firm and accelerator founded by Joshua Baer (who died June 17, 2026). Earlier he spent a decade at IBM and Compaq, then about eight years in videoconferencing, including four as president of VCON Videoconferencing, growing it from $5M to $36M in revenue with a Euronext listing, and was a senior executive at NetQoS, which grew past $55M in revenue before its $200M acquisition by CA Technologies. Through Capital Factory and angel investing he has made 600+ investments and helped raise more than $350M in venture capital. He authored Startup Success: Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture (2019) and has trained 5,000+ founders through his Founders Academy program.
- What is Gordon Daugherty's role?
- Gordon Daugherty is Co-Founder & Chairman, based in Austin, TX.
- Where did Gordon Daugherty work before?
- Gordon Daugherty's prior roles include IBM; Compaq; VCON Videoconferencing; NetQoS; MediaMind; Shockwave Innovations.
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Gordon Daugherty is an American computer scientist, business advisor, high-tech executive and author who co-founded Capital Factory, a co-working space and tech accelerator in Austin, Texas
Wikipedia: Gordon DaughertyReported2026-08-11 - 2
Gordon Daugherty is co-founder and chairman of Capital Factory; he holds a computer science degree from Baylor University, spent his first decade at IBM and Compaq, was president of VCON Videoconferencing (grown from 5 million to 36 million dollars in revenue with a Euronext listing), was a senior executive at NetQoS (grown past 55 million dollars in revenue before a 200 million dollar acquisition by CA Technologies), and was a founding advisor to MediaMind (65 million dollars revenue, 2010 NASDAQ IPO)
Shockwave Innovations: About Gordon Daugherty - Startup Accelerator & AdvisorReported2026-08-11 - 3
Gordon Daugherty authored the bestselling book Startup Success: Funding the Early Stages of Your Venture (2019) and has made more than 500-600 investments as a venture fund manager and angel investor
LinkedIn: Gordon Daugherty - Best-selling author, seasoned business executiveReported2026-08-11 - 4
Capital Factory was founded 2009 by Joshua Baer, Founder & CEO
Capital Factory: AboutVerified2026-08-09