AfroTech Conference 2026

Dave Salvant

Co-Founder & President, SQUIRE

Track Legacy Speaker, Entrepreneurship

Biography

Dave Salvant is Co-Founder & President of SQUIRE, the leading barber business management platform. Since 2015, he has helped scale the company into a $750M business, transforming how barbershops operate and serve clients. His work focuses on using technology to empower entrepreneurs and strengthen local communities.

Sessions

  1. Building Products Rooted in Real Community Needs

    Wed, Nov 4, 11:05 AM – 11:35 AM CT

    Track Entrepreneurship

    Dave Salvant did not set out to disrupt an industry. He walked into barbershops, listened, and built what was missing. As co-founder of SQUIRE, he turned a deeply cultural community space into a $750M platform serving barbers nationwide. This session, including a live product demo, shows what happens when a founder builds from lived experience instead of market research. Come see how trust becomes a competitive moat.

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