North Lawn Ventures Partners

Dave Noles | Bruce Yamamoto

Dave has a strong background in sales and finance with over 10 years of experience working with new ventures and high-growth companies. At North Lawn Ventures, Dave has focused on financial and business development, including financial modeling and major contract and fund-raising negotiations. Dave worked at Petstore.com as a business development director and provided strategy consulting to e-commerce and technology start-ups. Dave has also worked as a consultant for Deloitte Consulting and in sales and marketing for DeltaThree.com, a global internet telephony service provider. Dave also has used his engineering background to develop and commercialize a solid-state thermoelectric heating and cooling device for seating applications. As an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, he was a key member of the National Champion U of M Solar Car Team, which designed, built, and raced a full-sized solar powered race car to a 1st place finish in the US and a 3rd place finish in the world. Dave holds four US patents, seven Japanese patents, and is an avid runner, biker, and rock climber. Dave has a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA.