David Birch
InvestorVenture Partner at 1414 Ventures
London
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
David Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services, focused on digital money and digital identity. Before co-founding the consultancy Consult Hyperion in 1986, he worked as a consultant across Europe, the Far East and North America. He is now a Senior Research Fellow at King's College Business School in London, Non-Executive Chairman of Digiseq Ltd, and holds board-level advisory roles at several fintech companies in Europe and the USA. He has written four books, including "Money in the Metaverse" (2024), and works as a keynote speaker, moderator and media commentator. Wired magazine once named him one of its global top 15 favourite sources of business information.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Helped found the consultancy Consult Hyperion in 1986.
- Education
- Graduated from the University of Southampton with a B.Sc (Hons.) in Physics.
- Awards
- Named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information by Wired magazine. Named one of the top ten most influential voices in banking by The Financial Brand. Ranked among 2022's global top 30 fintech influencers.
- More
- Has authored four books on digital money and digital identity, including 'Money in the Metaverse' (2024), 'The Currency Cold War' (2020), 'Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin' (2017) and 'Identity is the New Money' (2014). Has appeared on BBC television and radio, Sky and other channels as a media commentator on electronic business issues. Has spoken at TEDx, Wired, Mobile World Congress, Money 20/20 and SIBOS events.
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Experience
- 15Mb Ltd.Principalcurrent2017 — presentWoking, Surrey
- Consult HyperionGlobal Ambassadorcurrent1986 — present
- DIGISEQ LimitedNon Executive Chairmancurrent2020 — present
- OneID®Advisor to the Boardcurrent2024 — present
- HM Revenue & CustomsMember of the Payments Advisory Boardcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Rampart AI™Advisor to the Boardcurrent2026 — present
- 1414 VenturesAdvisorcurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- KYPAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- PaymentWorksAdvisor To The Boardcurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston Area
- King's College LondonSenior Research Fellow, Qatar Centre for Global Banking and Financecurrent2022 — present
- Møller InstituteAssociatecurrent2021 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- OMFIF Digital Monetary InstituteAdvisory Council Membercurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- AU10TIX - Secure Customer OnboardingAdvisor To The Board2020 — 2026Tel Aviv District, Israel
- The Deepfake SummitAdvisory Board Member2024 — 2026
- ForbesContributor2020 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
- DIGITLabUKDigital Fellow2021 — 2025Exeter, England, United Kingdom
- BitsafeMember of the Board of Advisors2022 — 2024Amsterdam Area
- TilloAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2023Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
- EEMA The European Association for e-Identity and SecurityHonorary President2016 — 2023Brussels
- Centre for the Study of Financial InnovationMember of Governing Council2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- Centre for the Study of Financial InnovationTechnology Fellow2017 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- Digital JerseyFintech Ambassador2016 — 2022Jersey, United Kingdom
- biidAdvisor To The Board2019 — 2021Barcelona Area, Spain
- Singular Key (now part of Ping Identity)Advisor To The Board2021Seattle, Washington, United States
- QiwiAdvisor to the Strategy Committee2016 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- BankiFi - Beyond OpenAdvisor To The Board2018 — 2020United Kingdom
- University of Surrey Business SchoolVisiting Professor2016 — 2020Guildford
- LogicaConsultant1980 — 1986UK, USA, Netherlands, Indonesia
Skills & more
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Business StrategyPublic SpeakingLeadershipCommunicationLanguages English
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Investments
Board seats
Au10tixDigiseq LtdKYP – Know Your PartnerOneIDPaymentWorks
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring David BirchDavid G. W. Birch Showreel 2023
David G. W. Birch
Writing
All posts ↗The post argues that Know Your Agent (KYA) digital identity, built on verifiable credentials, is the missing primitive for agentic commerce, citing McKinsey, Persona and Google's AP2 protocol.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Birch?
- David Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services, focused on digital money and digital identity. Before co-founding the consultancy Consult Hyperion in 1986, he worked as a consultant across Europe, the Far East and North America. He is now a Senior Research Fellow at King's College Business School in London, Non-Executive Chairman of Digiseq Ltd, and holds board-level advisory roles at several fintech companies in Europe and the USA. He has written four books, including "Money in the Metaverse" (2024), and works as a keynote speaker, moderator and media commentator. Wired magazine once named him one of its global top 15 favourite sources of business information.
- Where does David Birch work?
- David Birch is Venture Partner at 1414 Ventures.
- What check size does David Birch write?
- David Birch typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does David Birch sit on?
- David Birch holds tracked board seats at Au10tix, Digiseq Ltd, KYP – Know Your Partner, OneID, PaymentWorks.
- Where did David Birch go to school?
- David Birch studied at University of Southampton (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics).
- What awards has David Birch received?
- Named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information by Wired magazine. Named one of the top ten most influential voices in banking by The Financial Brand. Ranked among 2022's global top 30 fintech influencers.
- What has David Birch written?
- David Birch has 2 tracked posts on dgwbirch.com, including "KYA Now", "Money 20/20 Europe 2026: Identity, Intelligence and the New Infrastructure".
- What podcasts and interviews feature David Birch?
- Tracked appearances include "David G. W. Birch Showreel 2023".
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