Helping Founders Build, Scale, and Exit. Smarter.
West Mountain Ventures partners with early and growth-stage companies to unlock clarity, accelerate revenue, expand into retail, form strategic partnerships, raise capital, and prepare for high-value exits — all through a founder-first, AI-native approach.
About West Mountain Ventures
West Mountain Ventures helps founders build, scale, and exit — with clarity, speed, and capital efficiency.Founded by Dave Chen, a serial entrepreneur with three exits and over 30 years of experience, WMV brings a founder-first, AI-native lens to venture creation and growth.Dave has led startups from inception to exit, built strategic partnerships with Fortune 100 companies, and raised capital across both equity and debt. As co-founder of NextWorth, he scaled to Inc. 500 recognition, achieving over $1.5M in revenue per employee — before the era of GenAI.He has advised Babson College and several venture studios on applying AI across the venture lifecycle, including serving on the President’s AI Think Tank. He is an angel investor at TBD Angels, helps entrepreneurs achieve extraordinary exits as an advisor to STS Capital, and has held senior roles in innovation and partnerships at Bose and throughout the startup ecosystem.At WMV, we work shoulder to shoulder with founders — embedding where needed — to accelerate growth, unlock strategic opportunities, and position for high-value exits.Real operator experience. AI-native execution. No fluff.
What We Do
We specialize in AI-native growth strategy, fundraising & exits, retail and channel expansion, and fractional leadership. We help founders and teams build lean, scalable companies that can do more with less. Backed by real results across venture-backed startups and global brands.
Services Offered
Fractional Leadership
AI-forward growth leadership at the CEO, CRO, or COO level.
Focused on scaling efficiently and building organizations ready to raise, grow, or exit.
Revenue acceleration & lean GTM design
Retail & channel expansion (including omnichannel ops)
Strategic partnerships & product/market fit refinement
AI integration for operations, marketing, and decision-making
Strategic Advisory & Coaching
Sounding board and strategic partner for founders, boards, and leadership teams.
Scaling systems, teams, and operational infrastructure
Navigating product-market fit & high-leverage GTM
Translating vision into aligned capital and talent strategies
Conscious leadership, founder alignment & decision clarity
Fundraising & Exit Support
Helping early and growth-stage companies prepare for capital raises or exits with clarity and precision.
Narrative and deck development (AI-augmented, investor-validated)
Investor targeting, pitch refinement, and due diligence readiness
AI-optimized storytelling to articulate scalable value creation
Entrepreneur-focused M&A planning (via STS Capital)
Contact Us
Whether you're scaling, entering new channels, or prepping for a raise or exit — we’d love to hear what you’re building and see how we can help.Reach out and let’s start the conversation.