# David King

> David King is a Series A investor at Irving Place Capital backing Social Media. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Nov 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Irving Place Capital
- Location: Atlanta, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Nov 2026

David King is a Series A investor at Irving Place Capital in Atlanta focused on Social Media and Computer Vision. David King

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social Media | 2 | 50% |
| Computer Vision | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| Fashion | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charmboard | Charmboard is the world’s leading in-video discovery platform that makes use of computer vision and artificial intelligence to make online videos respond to touch by extracting and augmenting deep information about key moments within a video. Charmboard makes use of artificial intelligence to make streaming video respond to touch. Whilewatching a video at Charmboard or at partner OTT platforms, users tap or click (with any pointing device) to interact with a character, location or discover a product without intruding on immersive nature of the content. Every touch on the video content is saved as a visual bookmark, allowing users to make Charmboard their personalised media platform where they curate moments in video that have inspired themTogether with its partner OTT platforms it hosts 270 million Charms and has served ~1 billion discoveries this year.The company was founded in 2014 by seasoned technology executives and is supported by an outstanding global advisory board. It raised Series A Capital in July 2017. | $5M | Series A | Jun 29, 2017 | https://www.charmboard.com |
| Tagos Design Innovations | The power of Internet emanates from its unique two-way property.Until now most broadcasters and premium video-content owners have used internet the same way as TV- essentially a one-way medium.Tagos lets users explore video by touch, opening up whole new ways to interact, engage, advertise, shop or learn.When a viewer watches content augmentedby Tagos, he can tap his finger or click with any pointing device to interact with a character, location or discover a product without intruding on immersive nature of the video content.The company was founded in 2014 by seasoned technology executives and supported by an outstanding global advisory board. | $5M | Series A | Jun 29, 2017 |  |
| Circle | Circle is the app that answers the question, "Who’s Around You?"Know when your friends & networks are nearby, wherever you are, no matter where you go. Circle tells you when your friends, or people from your networks (college, work, hometown, professional group, etc.), are near you. You'll be magically notified wheneverthey're around.Circle is an award-winning app, featured by Apple in over 50 countries and many of the top press publications. | $1M | Angel | Jan 01, 2011 | http://www.circleapp.com |
| Cavalry |  |  | Private Equity |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3one4 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3one4) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Zee Entertainment Enterprises](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zee-entertainment-enterprises) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Matrix](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matrix-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Target Accelerators](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/target-accelerator-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Irving Place Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

Irving Place Capital is a private equity firm focused on making equity investments in middle-market companies. Its origins date back to 1997 when founder John Howard established Bear Stearns Merchant Banking (“BSMB”). In 2008, the team spun out of JPMorgan to become an independent firm known as Irving Place Capital. Since its founding, the firm has invested in over 60 portfolio companies, primarily in the retail and consumer, industrial, and packaging sectors.

2 contacts available at Irving Place Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Howard | Co-Managing Partner,Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-howard-6 |
| Nick Birney | Associate | — |

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## FAQ

### What does David King invest in?

David King invests primarily in Social Media, Computer Vision and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does David King invest in?

David King typically joins rounds of $5M–$5M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not David King's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds David King took part in.

### How do I contact David King?

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### When did David King last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David King closed in Jun 2017. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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