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Dave Pandullo

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Co-Founder & Partner at AQL Growth
📍 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Dave Pandullo is the Co-Founder and Partner at AQL Growth, a firm specializing in growth equity for vertical software and AI. His career is dedicated to partnering with founders to scale their businesses. He holds a BS in Business Administration from UNC Kenan-Flagler and an MBA from Dukes Fuqua School of Business.

Dave is a self-described "sports fanatic" with a particular passion for basketball. Despite being born in Durham and a Duke alumnus, he is an avid fan of the North Carolina Tar Heels ("the sky is Carolina blue"). He enjoys helping management teams and focuses on continuous improvement, a trait from his entrepreneurial days.

He once participated in a 58-hour charity event that set the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous basketball game, raising $60,000 for children with life-threatening illnesses.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Priorities

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Vertical Software & AI
His entire career, from co-founding a telehealth company to his roles at Frontier Growth and AQL Growth, has centered on investing in and scaling vertical SaaS companies.
System of Action
He frequently speaks and writes about how AI is evolving software from just storing data (System of Record) to actively making decisions and completing workflows (System of Action).
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Co-Founder & Partner
AQL Growth
11-2025
Investor & Board Member
Hauler Hero
10-2025
Investor & Board Member
PodPlay Technologies
6-2025
Investor & Board Member
Albi
1-2024
Partner
Frontier Growth
In the press

Media appearances

Linear #165.5: A New Era In Verticals w/ Dave Pandullo & Scott Hoch of Frontier Growth. Featured in Linear (Verticals podcast)
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AI‑Powered Growth Equity – The Verticalist – Euclid Ventures. Featured in The Verticalist (Euclid Ventures)
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Education
2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
2004 - 2008
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
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