# David Marcus: angel investments and portfolio > David Marcus is an angel based in United States. 7 investments on record, latest Oct 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # David Marcus Last cheque observed Oct 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Seed Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **2945** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch David Marcus ## David Marcus highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 83% of its rounds ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2018** 1 round - **Oct** **[Truebill](https://millionrounds.com/company/truebill)** US · Vator **$5.0M** With 9 others - **2014** 4 rounds - **Oct** **[Boostable](https://millionrounds.com/company/boostable)** Seed · US **$2.6M** With 15 others - **Jul** **[Xapo](https://millionrounds.com/company/xapo)** Series A · US **$40M** With 9 others - **Jun** **[Patreon](https://millionrounds.com/company/patreon)** Series A · US **$15M** With 13 others - **Jan** **[Hello](https://millionrounds.com/company/hello)** Venture · US **$11M** With 2 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Shyp](https://millionrounds.com/company/shyp)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.1M** With 24 others - **Sept** **[Health Gorilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/health-gorilla)** Seed · US · angel.co **$500K** With 7 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## The cheque Seed Median round joined **$5.0M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2018 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *3* - Series A *2* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2013 2018 Often in the room with - [Hiten Shah](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hiten-shah) 2 - [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 2 - [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 2 - [Stan Chudnovsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stan-chudnovsky) 2 - [Winklevoss Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/winklevoss-capital) 2 **Pitching David Marcus?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as David Marcus. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Hiten Shah** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hiten-shah)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**SV Angel** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Stan Chudnovsky** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stan-chudnovsky)[**Winklevoss Capital** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/winklevoss-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies David Marcus put money into. [**Truebill** $5.0M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/truebill) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming David Marcus in the title, and 2 more that mention it. - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 1 May 2026 · 2h 28m Tech Earnings Recap, Beautiful Data Centers | Mike Isaac, Kyle Harrison, David Marcus, Turner Caldwell, Everette Taylor, Puneet Mehta & Justin Wexler, Alexander Embiricos With [Kyle Harrison](https://millionrounds.com/person/kyle-harrison) Mentions [David Marcus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 9 Jul 2025 · 3h 15m Linda Yaccarino Steps Down as CEO of X, F1's Red Bull Fires Christian Horner | Ben Thompson, Scott Belsky, David Marcus, Nathan Lambert, Richard Socher, Naeem Talukdar With [Ben Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-thompson) Mentions [David Marcus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus)[Richard Socher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-socher)[Scott Belsky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky) Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Fintech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-fintech) 11 Jun 2025 · 39 min 🎧The Fintech OG Series: David Marcus and Daniel Kimerling With [Daniel Kimerling](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-kimerling) Mentions [David Marcus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus)[Deciens Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deciens-capital)[Dan Kimerling](https://millionrounds.com/person/dan-kimerling) Apple Podcasts - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 28 Nov 2023 · 49 min Financial Freedom, Company Building, More with David Marcus Mentions [David Marcus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 14 Apr 2023 · 37 min 20VC: Biggest Challenge Facing Crypto Today & The Winners and Losers of the Next 10 Years | Why AI Will Lead to More Wealth Equality Than Inequality | Why The Current State of the US Feels Like the End of an Empire with David Marcus, CEO @ Lightspark Mentions [David Marcus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus)[Mark Zuckerberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-zuckerberg) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) 15 Mar 2023 · 18 min How Money Moves in 2023 with David Marcus of Lightspark | 2023 Upfront Summit Mentions [David Marcus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-marcus)[Aditi Maliwal](https://millionrounds.com/person/aditi-maliwal) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 15 May 2023 · 55 min 20VC: Yann LeCun on Why Artificial Intelligence Will Not Dominate Humanity, Why No Economists Believe All Jobs Will Be Replaced by AI, Why the Size of Models Matters Less and Less & Why Open Models Beat Closed Models Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 17 May 2022 · 44 min Bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network with Strike's Jack Mallers | E1462 Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about David Marcus ### What does David Marcus invest in? David Marcus invests most often at Seed and Series A (83% of the rounds on record). ### How active is David Marcus? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018. ### What has David Marcus invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Truebill (Undisclosed round, Oct 2018). ### How big are David Marcus's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.0M. ### Does David Marcus lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does David Marcus invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is David Marcus investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018. ### Who does David Marcus invest alongside? Most often Hiten Shah (2 rounds together), Index Ventures (2 rounds together) and SV Angel (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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