# David Murray-Hundley

> David Murray-Hundley is a equity crowdfunding investor at Techstars backing FinTech. See 104 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 104
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thegrumpyentrepreneur/
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David Murray-Hundley is a equity crowdfunding investor at Techstars in London focused on FinTech and Financial Services. David Murray-Hundley is the CEO and Co-Founder of Pario Ventures. He attended Harvard Business School.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $196k–$4.7M |
| Series A | $1M–$424M |
| Equity Crowdfunding | $523k–$9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 17 | 16% |
| Financial Services | 14 | 13% |
| Automotive | 13 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 10 | 10% |
| Finance | 9 | 9% |

144 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 34 | 33% |
| Seed | 22 | 21% |
| Series A | 9 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 7 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 6% |

14 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 48 | 46% |
| United States | 19 | 18% |
| Estonia | 4 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |

16 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Space Tech Ventures | Space Tech Ventures is a principal-led investment and advisory firm backing founders building the infrastructure, intelligence, and technology of the space economy. Investing at the early stage, the firm focuses on companies operating at the intersection of space and AI — including launch market intelligence, space supply chain technology, andspace-sector data platforms. Space Tech Ventures is built on 16 years of investment experience through its parent firm, Pario Ventures, which has backed 100+ portfolio companies since 2011. Space Tech Ventures applies that operating and investment discipline with a dedicated focus on the space economy, working closely with founders as both capital partner and hands-on advisor. The firm is based in Mayfair, London, with a network spanning the UK, US, and Monaco. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 01, 2026 |  |
| qibdo | Empower companies to regain control of their IT infrastructure by providing a platform to run their own cloud services on-premises or third-party bare metal servers, with no additional technical overhead, with a simplified and predictable billing model capable of reducing cloud costs up to 90% and a set of tools to facilitate the transition frompublic to private cloud, as well as hybrid and multi-cloud. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Thakaa Med | Thakaa Med is a leading AI-driven healthcare innovator. Its objective is to shift healthcare from a reactive to a predictive and proactive paradigm, guaranteeing that every individual receives prompt, individualized, and precise care. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2024 |  |
| Ascend Elements | Ascend Elements manufactures advanced battery materials using valuable elements reclaimed from spent lithium-ion batteries. It uses hydro process recycling and direct recycling that takes old cathode material down to the atomic level to create new cathode materials. It also helps clients to have maximum return on assets to economically driverecycling and low-cost battery materials.The company was founded in 2015. | $162M | Series D | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| Killing Kittens | Founded in 2005 by Emma Sayle in response to demand from young, independent and solvent single girls and couples who needed something more. Killing Kittens created the world’s most exclusive, decadent and hedonistic parties, fully focused on the pursuit of female pleasure for girls in control who know what they want as well as empoweringadventurous couples the world over. Since 2005, Killing Kittens has moved beyond organising parties and has grown an online kommunity of over 100,000 women, gentlemen and couples – chatting, flirting and meeting up all over the world. They have become a movement. A by-word for independent girls, couples and gentlemen who know what they want and aren’t afraid to relentlessly pursue it. | $443K | Equity Crowdfunding | Nov 06, 2023 |  |
| Choise.com | Choise.com is the easiest and safest way to buy and earn crypto. Almost one million users take advantage of Choise.com to buy crypto, earn up to 26% APY while holding it, or boost their income with attractive earn products and ultimate security. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| Rightcharge | Rightcharge provides a charge point and EV-friendly energy tariff comparison service for drivers to find the right charge point and energy tariff for their home or business charging needs. The tool lets users review different EV-friendly energy tariffs, home EV chargers, and installation prices from a network of over 50 vetted companies. | $858.1K | Equity Crowdfunding | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| MeetspaceVR | MeetspaceVR is a video game entertainment facility that gathers the top virtual reality experiences under one roof. | $767.3K | Equity Crowdfunding | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| Student Rents | Our Aim We strive to provide students with the perfect home. Our Mission Our mission is to ensure students find the perfect home whilst studying. We aim to achieve this by providing an easy to use platform, a large selection of accommodation, reducing the amount of time users spend on various platforms and improving the user experience. | $523.1K | Equity Crowdfunding | Oct 20, 2022 |  |
| VidasPrime Healthcare | VidasPrime is a mission driven on-demand private healthcare medical network: a marketplace for patients and private health professionals. We are on a mission to build the platform for real patient connections, providing patients with the best healthcare experience, removing any obstacle along the way.Our centralized marketplace provides witheverything doctor practices need to succeed, as well as a meeting point fort patients seeking for treatment. |  | Seed | Aug 01, 2022 |  |

10 of 104 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Crowdcube](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crowdcube) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Pario Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pario-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Haatch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haatch) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Amazon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amazon) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Seedrs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedrs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Baron Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baron-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Techstars

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

Techstars provides a global platform for early-stage investment and innovation through programs that support startup growth and corporate collaboration. Its services include accelerator programs, startup education initiatives, venture capital funding, and corporate innovation partnerships.The Techstars Mentorship-Driven Accelerator Program offerssupport for startups, while Techstars Startup Programs focus on entrepreneurial education and community building. The Techstars Venture Capital Fund invests in emerging companies, and its Corporate Innovation Partnerships help established brands develop new products and services through collaboration with startups.

5 contacts available at Techstars.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Cleland | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-cleland |
| Artur Hasselbach | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artur-hasselbach |
| Beata Puncevic | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beata-puncevic-e5b1 |
| Ben Liao | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-liao |
| Bob Moczydlowsky | Managing Director & Founder, Techstars Music | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-moczydlowsky |

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## FAQ

### What does David Murray-Hundley invest in?

David Murray-Hundley invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Automotive startups, most often at Equity Crowdfunding and Seed stage. Most of the 104 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is David Murray-Hundley's check size?

David Murray-Hundley typically joins rounds of $196k–$4.7M at Seed, $1M–$424M at Series A and $523k–$9M at Equity Crowdfunding. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds David Murray-Hundley participates in.

### When did David Murray-Hundley last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Murray-Hundley closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 104 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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