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David Marcus
InvestorFounderInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL · Chief Executive Officer 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
Chief Executive Officer at Lightspark
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Lightspark's investors · 13
Co-founders at Lightspark
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Coinbase
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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 Chief Executive Officer 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 6 more.
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Meta mafia336
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University of Geneva mafia30
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Nubank mafia19
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FELIX CAPITAL mafia10
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