David Marcus
InvestorFounderInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL · Founder & CEO at Lightspark
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
FoundedLightspark
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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
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Lightspark's investors · 11
A.Capital VenturesSan Franciscoa16z cryptoMenlo ParkAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Coatue 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
Skills & more
Payments16Mobile Devices
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Investments
Board seats
Coinbase
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
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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
Network8
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
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.
- What companies has David Marcus invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Boostable, Breezy, Headnote, Health Gorilla, Hello, InSensi, Ivymark, Jolly, Justt, Patreon, Prefer, Rocket Money, and 5 more.
- Where did David Marcus go to school?
- David Marcus studied at University of Geneva (Economics).
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Same school
Also attended University of Geneva94
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 LabsSofia NybergPartner at Sponsor Capital Oy
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lightspark3
Also worked at Nubank42
David VélezFounder & CEO of NubankCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankElliot GeidtManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKelly BennettExecutive Advisor at TCVAkanksha MehtaInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITALStephanie PassosTalent & Portfolio Partnership at NXTP
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Also worked at Diem Association4
Also worked at Meta464
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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