# Dave Fontenot, Founder at HF0

> Dave Fontenot, Founder at HF0. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-fontenot (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Dave Fontenot

Founder at [HF0 Fund VI-A](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hf0-fund-vi-a)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 5 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 2 +3 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 5 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At HF0 Fund VI-A
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**HF0 Fund VI-A** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hf0-fund-vi-a)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[HF0 Fund VI-A](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hf0-fund-vi-a)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2026
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[HF0](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hf0)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[HF0 Fund V-A](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hf0-fund-v-a)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[HF0](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hf0)** Manager of the general partner of the Issuer on 2 filings · since 2023
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Backend Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/backend-capital)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2021

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 20 Jun 2025 · 3h 44m Cluely Raises $15M from a16z, $45M Modern Hacienda in the Wild | Steven Sinofsky, Anupam Singh, Miles Moen, Alexander Sen, Bryan Kim, Roy Lee, Dave Fontenot With [Anupam Singh](https://millionrounds.com/person/anupam-singh)[Bryan Kim](https://millionrounds.com/person/bryan-kim)[Dave Fontenot](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-fontenot)[Steven Sinofsky](https://millionrounds.com/person/steven-sinofsky) Their book [One Strategy](https://millionrounds.com/person/steven-sinofsky#books) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) About this episode (07:13) - $45M Modern Hacienda in the Wild (18:11) - Timeline (33:42) - Intern Tests Cluely Live (01:22:29) - Steven Sinofsky, a former Microsoft executive, led the development of Windows 7 and 8 before joining Andreessen Horowitz as a board partner. In the conversation, he reflects on his… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 19 Mar 2024 · 1h 5m Dave Fontenot - The Monastery of Code - [Invest Like the Best, EP.365] With [Dave Fontenot](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-fontenot) Mentions [Positive Sum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/positive-sum) About this episode My guest today is Dave Fontenot, founder of HF0. Born out of Dave’s experiences in monasteries across the world, HF0 is a twelve-week residency for repeat founders to supercharge their next venture. For 12 weeks, 10 teams of engineers relocate to HF0’s house in San Francisco. During the residency,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Dave Fontenot in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) · 9 Nov 2025 · 7 min E238: Acting Fast and Slow Mentions [Dave Fontenot](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-fontenot) About this episode Why are we wired to chase quick wins instead of lasting breakthroughs, and how can investors reprogram that bias? In this third solo episode, David Weisburd unpacks the neuroscience of decision-making and how understanding dopamine can dramatically change the way you operate as an investor, founder,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) · 5 Nov 2025 · 46 min E236: How the Top 0.1% Founders Build AI Companies Mentions [Dave Fontenot](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-fontenot) About this episode Can founders 10x their progress in 12 weeks? In this episode, I speak with Dave Fontenot, Founder of HF0, a groundbreaking startup residency that’s redefining how AI companies are built. HF0’s model, part hacker house, part monastic focus, is based on the idea that startups grow fastest when founders… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 4 Sept 2025 · 1h 21m How To Generate Alpha in Venture Capital | Albert Azout, Level Ventures With [Albert Azout](https://millionrounds.com/person/albert-azout) Mentions [Amanda Robson](https://millionrounds.com/person/amanda-robson)[Dave Fontenot](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-fontenot)[Jake Kupperman](https://millionrounds.com/person/jake-kupperman)[Nathan Benaich](https://millionrounds.com/person/nathan-benaich) About this episode Albert Azout is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Level Ventures, combining first-principles thinking with state-of-the-art data science to back and build top seed-stage firms and their breakout companies. Venture investing is hard, and this conversation covers all their research unpacking… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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