David Mort
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Propel Venture Partners · Board director at Neustreet · Board director at Truora · Board director at Steady Platform
United States
Writes $250K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
About
David Mort is a General Partner and founding investor at Propel Venture Partners, a seed fund backing early-stage fintech companies applying technology to financial services, where he writes initial checks ranging from $200k to $8M. His portfolio includes Hippo, Guideline, Newfront, Paceline, Steady, TravelBank, TrustLayer, Azos, Grabango, Tierra, and Ease, with board seats at Steady and TrustLayer and observer or guest roles at Neon, Ease, Paceline, TravelBank, Grabango, Azos, and Charlie. Previously, he worked at BBVA on venture investments, corporate development, strategy, and M&A — including the Simple acquisition and investments in DocuSign, Coinbase, Earnest, SumUp, and Personal Capital — as well as at Silicon Valley Bank, and he remains a board observer at SumUp.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTech
Board director at Neustreet
Intro paths
In turn, David can intro founders to Neustreet's investors below.
Neustreet's investors · 3
Co-founders at Neustreet
Board director at TruoraYC W19
Intro paths
David went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, David can intro founders to Truora's investors below.
Truora's investors · 10
Co-founders at Truora
Board director at Steady Platform
Intro paths
In turn, David can intro founders to Steady Platform's investors below.
Steady Platform's investors · 1
Co-founders at Steady Platform
Experience
- Propel Venture PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Propel Venture PartnersPartner2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Propel Venture PartnersVice President2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Propel Venture PartnersSenior Associate2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- AkuaSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentLatin America
- Safebooks AISeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentIsrael
- Truora Inc.Series A Investorcurrent2022 — presentLatin America
- NomadSeries A Investorcurrent2021 — presentBrazil
- TrustLayerSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentGreater Tampa Bay Area
- CoinbaseSeries C Investorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NeonSeries A Investorcurrent2018 — presentBrazil
- SumUpSeries B Investorcurrent2014 — presentBerlin Area, Germany
- Hippo InsuranceSeed Investorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EaseSeries A Investorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AzosSeed Investorcurrent2020 — presentSão Paulo, Brazil
- Lemon CashInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Newfront InsuranceSeed Investor2017 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- TravelBankSeries B Investor2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Personal CapitalSeries D Investor2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- DocuSignSeries E Investor2014 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor's Degree, Finance, Investment and Banking; Management and Human Resources - Entrepreneurship track
Skills & more
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Private EquityMergers & AcquisitionsFinanceCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentInvestmentsFinancial ServicesEntrepreneurshipNegotiationCommunicationAnalyticsSourcingFrom David's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Steady PlatformBoard seat
via Propel Venture Partners · filed Aug 2018 · $9.1M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Propel Venture Partners
Network9
Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Mort work?
- David Mort is General Partner at Propel Venture Partners and Founder at Neustreet and Founder at Truora and Founder at Steady Platform.
- What does David Mort invest in?
- David Mort invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech.
- What check size does David Mort write?
- David Mort typically writes checks of $250K – $5M.
- What companies did David Mort found?
- David Mort founded Neustreet, Steady Platform, Truora.
Same school
Also attended University of Wisconsin-Madison240
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Shared employers
Also worked at Akua1
Also worked at Nomad2
Also worked at TrustLayer1
Also worked at Neon10
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