About
Co-founder and CEO of Recall.ai, which provides meeting recording and transcription APIs for developers and enterprises building meeting intelligence and AI features.
Founder at Recall.aiYC W20
Intro paths
YC
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Recall.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, David can intro founders to Recall.ai's investors below.
Recall.ai's investors · 13
Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Blockchain Founders Capital$500K checks · since 2026Bungalow CapitalMonrovia · since 2024Cathexis VenturesHouston · $250K – $1M checksHack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks · since 2024HubSpot VenturesCambridge · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Industry VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $50M checks · since 2024Jason Calacanissince 2026Ridge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checks · since 2025Rocket CapitalAmsterdam · since 2026RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020
Co-founders at Recall.ai
AZ
Amanda ZhuFounder
Experience
- Recall.aiCo-founder & CEOcurrent2022 — present
- Perfect Recall (W20)Co-founder & CEO2020 — 2022
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Gu?
- Co-founder and CEO of Recall.ai, which provides meeting recording and transcription APIs for developers and enterprises building meeting intelligence and AI features.
- Where does David Gu work?
- David Gu is Founder of Recall.ai.
- What companies did David Gu found?
- David Gu founded Recall.ai.
- Where did David Gu go to school?
- David Gu studied at Y Combinator (W20); University of Waterloo (Bachelor of Software Engineering, Software Engineeiring).
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University of Waterloo mafia200
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Shared employers
Also worked at Recall.ai7
Ted ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersJulius SchwerinPartner, US at RTP GlobalBo BerlutiVP, US at RTP GlobalAkriti DokaniaVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesDave AmbroseGeneral Partner & Co-Founder at Bungalow CapitalCharlie PintoOperating Partner at Bling Capital
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