Where does David Wu work?

David Wu is Venture Partner at Maveron and Founder at Eargo.

What check size does David Wu write?

David Wu typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.

David Wu

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at Maveron · Board director at Eargo

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $15M checks · typically $6M

FoundedEargo

About

David Wu, a repeat consumer‑tech founder who frames himself as a serial entrepreneur first, investor second, brings operator experience to back consumer brands where relationships, not technology, are the moat.

Invests in

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechFintechHealthtech

Board director at Eargo

Intro paths

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In turn, David can intro founders to Eargo's investors below.

Eargo's investors · 6

Birchmere VenturesPittsburgh · $500K – $5M checks · since 2018 Dolby Family VenturesSan Francisco · since 2018 Longitude CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2018 MaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checks · since 2018 Montage VenturesMenlo Park · $4M checks · since 2018 Red Sea VenturesNew York · $300K – $1M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Eargo

Raphael MichelExecutive Officer, Director

Peter Tuxen BisgaardDirector

Christian GormsenExecutive Officer, Director

William BrownieExecutive Officer

Experience

GRAMMY MuseumMember, Board of Directorscurrent2022 — present
Seraphina TherapeuticsIndependent Directorcurrent2024 — present
FitXRIndependent Directorcurrent2024 — present
qoral.Member, Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentLos Angeles
DMKA CapitalFounder and General Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
BoosterStrategic Advisorcurrent2026 — present
BoosterMember, Board of Directors2016 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
IllumixMember, Board of Directors2018 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
MaveronPartner2012 — 2025
EargoIndependent Director2013 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
InkboxMember, Board Of Directors2017 — 2022Toronto, Canada
Modern FertilityLead Investor2018 — 2021San Francisco, California
GRAMMY FoundationMember Board of Directors2016 — 2018
August Home IncMember, Board of Directors2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Yelp ReservationsIndependent Director2011 — 2013
IntuitVice President, Small Business Group2007 — 2010
Homestead WebsitesCOO, Chief Product Officer, and CFO1997 — 2007

Education

Stanford UniversityB.S. and A.B., Electrical Engineering and Quantitative Economics

Skills & more

SaaS10Enterprise Software3Board GovernanceNon-Executive DirectorNon-profit Board LeadershipReturn on Investment7Social Entrepreneurship8Start-ups99Business Development35Angel Investing27Mergers6Entrepreneurship54

+12 more

Mergers & AcquisitionsProduct ManagementMarketingStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyVenture CapitalCloud ComputingInvestmentsCompetitive AnalysisCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategyManagement

From David's professional profile.

Colleagues at Maveron

Anarghya Vardhana

General Partner at Maveron

Dan Levitan

Co-Founder and General Partner at Maveron

Elise Hebb

Investor at Maveron

Jason Stoffer

CIO and General Partner at Maveron

Jerry Lu

Partner at Maveron

Mark Menell

Venture Partner at Maveron

Natalie Dillon

Partner at Maveron

Nathan Apsel

COO, CFO, Partner at Maveron

Network11

Alvaro Alvarez del RioScout

Managing Partner at Boost Capital Partners

Amit MukherjeeScout

Managing Partner at Chainforest

Andrew J ScottScout

Founding Partner at 7percent Ventures

Jens HilgersScout

Founding General Partner at Bitkraft Esports Ventures

Kevin LinScout

Co-founder and General Partner at Lifelike Capital

Matt McIlwainScout

Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group

Jason Stoffer

CIO and General Partner at Maveron

Jerry Lu

Partner at Maveron

Mark Menell

Venture Partner at Maveron

Natalie Dillon

Partner at Maveron

Simran Suri

Senior Associate at Maveron

Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does David Wu work?: David Wu is Venture Partner at Maveron and Founder at Eargo.
What does David Wu invest in?: David Wu invests in Consumer, Direct to Consumer, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does David Wu write?: David Wu typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.
What companies did David Wu found?: David Wu founded Eargo.