David Marcus
InvestorFounderInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL · Founder & CEO at Lightspark
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
FoundedLightspark
About
David Marcus is the co-founder and CEO of Lightspark, a company focused on building on Bitcoin's capabilities. He previously led Facebook's financial unit (F2), which included Facebook Pay, Novi, and Payments, and earlier ran Messenger; he joined Facebook in 2014 from PayPal, where he served as President and VP of Mobile. He founded the mobile payments company Zong (acquired by PayPal in 2011) and launched his first two companies in Europe after attending the University of Geneva.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Founder & CEO at Lightspark
Intro paths
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Lightspark's investors · 11
A.Capital VenturesSan Franciscoa16z cryptoMenlo ParkAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksFELIX CAPITALLondon · $1M – $20M checksHivemind Ventures, LlcMatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksNFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checksScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checksThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks
Experience
- LightsparkCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- NubankMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- Diem AssociationBoard Member2019 — 2021
- MetaHead of Novi2018 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
- MetaHead of Messenger2014 — 2018Menlo Park, California
- Tipping Point CommunityMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- CoinbaseMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- PayPalPresident2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- PayPalVice President / GM, Mobile2011 — 2012San Jose, CA
- Zong (acquired by eBay/PayPal)Founder and CEO2008 — 2011Menlo Park, CA
- Echovox (acquired by management / MBO)Founder & CEO2000 — 2010
- echo6 (acquired by M6)Chairman2006 — 2008
- GTN Telecom (acquired by World Access)Founder, Chairman & CEO1996 — 2000
Skills & more
Leadership44Public Speaking11Team Leadership21Management35Strategy94Payments16Mobile Devices99Mobile Payments90Mobile Content15Mobile Commerce39Monetization60E-commerce66
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Strategic PartnershipsMobile ApplicationsMobile MarketingVenture CapitalStart-upsUser ExperienceEntrepreneurshipCustomer AcquisitionE-paymentsProduct ManagementProduct MarketingBusiness StrategyFrom David's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Coinbase
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at FELIX CAPITAL
Alex Coles
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Alexandra Papazian
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Alexandra Thornton
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Andrea Molteni
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Andrew Robb
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Angela Chou
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Antoine Nussenbaum
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Branko Milutinović
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Network9
Micky MalkaScout
Founder and Managing Partner at Ribbit Capital
Brendan WallaceScout
CEO and CIO at Fifth Wall
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Julien CodorniouScout
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
Ariel Arrieta
General Partner at NXTP
Erik Buchanan
Partner at C3 Ventures
Luis Valdich
Managing Director at Citi Ventures
Max Shapiro
Managing Partner at Cadenza
Paul Martino
General Partner, Co-Founder at Bullpen Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Marcus?
- David Marcus is the co-founder and CEO of Lightspark, a company focused on building on Bitcoin's capabilities. He previously led Facebook's financial unit (F2), which included Facebook Pay, Novi, and Payments, and earlier ran Messenger; he joined Facebook in 2014 from PayPal, where he served as President and VP of Mobile. He founded the mobile payments company Zong (acquired by PayPal in 2011) and launched his first two companies in Europe after attending the University of Geneva.
- Where does David Marcus work?
- David Marcus is Founder & CEO of Lightspark and at FELIX CAPITAL.
- What does David Marcus invest in?
- David Marcus invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- What companies did David Marcus found?
- David Marcus founded Lightspark.
- What boards does David Marcus sit on?
- David Marcus holds tracked board seats at Coinbase.
- Where did David Marcus go to school?
- David Marcus studied at University of Geneva (Economics).
Founder mafias
PayPal mafia48
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Nubank mafia10
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Brian BrooksBoard member, Nubank N.A. (in organization)Founded BitfuryBruno KobaAnalytics & Data ScienceFounded AstorFrancisco "Kiko" H. de MelloProduct ManagerFounded Qulture.RocksJose AkleHead of Engineering - MexicoFounded OkaniNoe BranaganEngineering LeaderFounded ArgovoxBianca OrsiniSenior Product Manager and Squad LeadFounded Drip
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University of Geneva mafia5
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FELIX CAPITAL mafia4
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Same school
Also attended University of Geneva50
Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalChristoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgErich SieberFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VCMichelle PiontekImpact & ESG Associate at AENUPatrik BrudererCFO at CV LabsHadrien BouchezPartner at Kurma Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Meta304
Nat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of DropboxGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyTinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructure
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Also worked at Tipping Point Community7
Erica Ruliffson SchultzPresident, Field Operations (former), Confluent at Operator CollectiveAlan WaxmanInvestment Advisory Committee; CEO, Sixth Street at Westbound Equity PartnersAmy BanseVenture Partner at Mosaic General Partnership, LLCPete BrigerExecutive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Fortress Investment GroupAlisha JaniInvestor at At One VenturesNellie LevchinInvestor at SciFi VC
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Also worked at Coinbase146
Balaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolFred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeBrian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO of CoinbaseJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesKatrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure Group
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Also worked at PayPal156
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC; co-founder of Palantir and Addepar
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