Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
  • Primary Job Title Founder and Managing Director
  • Primary Organization 
    Meritage Funds
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

David Solomon has 14 years of operating and entrepreneurial experience, and 13 years of public accounting experience.

He is a Founder and Managing Director of Meritage and currently serves on the Board of Meritage portfolio companies EdgeConnex, Digital Fortress, IP Commerce, and PeakColo. Formerly, he was the Executive Chairman of NuVox.

He

joined NuVox as CEO concurrent with Meritage’s investment in November 1999 and grew the company from annual revenue of less than $200,000 to more than $530 million. Windstream Corporation acquired NuVox in November 2009 in a transaction that valued the Company at approximately $643 million.

Prior to NuVox, Mr. Solomon served as CFO at Brooks Fiber Properties immediately following the company’s formation in 1993, until its sale to WorldCom in 1998 for $3.4 billion.

From 1981 to 1993, Mr. Solomon was in public accounting with KPMG.

Number of Investments 2
David Solomon has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Angel Round - Tiger Pistol on May 17, 2012, when Tiger Pistol raised
$1M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 17, 2012
Tiger Pistol
Angel Round - Tiger Pistol
$1M
Mar 4, 2008
Dragonfly
Angel Round - Dragonfly
$3M
Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jun 30, 2012
EdgeConneX
Meritage Funds
Series B - EdgeConneX
$7.5M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 3
David Solomon is the Founder and Managing Director at Meritage Funds. Additionally, David Solomon has had 3 past jobs including Partner at KPMG.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
KPMG
Partner19811993
KPMG
Public Accounting
NuVox
Executive Chairman
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
David Solomon holds 3 board and advisor roles including Board Member at Uniti Fiber, Boards of Directors at Digital Fortress, and Boards of Directors at EdgeConneX.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
NuVox
Chairman