# David Orban

> David Orban is a seed investor at Network Society Ventures (New York) backing Solar and Blockchain. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Network Society Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/network-society-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidorban
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/davidorban
- Website: http://www.davidorban.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dorban

David Orban is a seed investor at Network Society Ventures in New York focused on Solar and Blockchain. David is the Founder and Managing Partner of Network Society Ventures, a seed stage global investment firm focused on innovative startups at the intersection of exponential technologies and decentralized networks. He is an investor, entrepreneur, author, blogger, keynote speaker, and thought leader of the global technology landscape. Hisentrepreneurial accomplishments span several companies founded and grown over more than twenty years.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 100% |
| Peer to Peer | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Sun Exchange | The Sun Exchange is the peer-to-peer solar leasing marketplace. We leverage financial innovation and the power of the crowd to drive sustainable energy development and make the environmental, social and economic benefits of solar accessible and affordable for all. Through the Sun Exchange online platform, anyone, anywhere in the world, can buyremotely-located solar cells and then lease them to power businesses and organisations in sunny emerging markets. Solar cell owners earn income from the electricity that’s generated, while schools, businesses, clinics and other organisations gain access to affordable clean energy, reducing electricity costs and carbon emissions. | $1.6M | Seed | Oct 19, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boost VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boostfunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Network Society Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Harvesting the Upside of Massively Transformative Change™

3 contacts available at Network Society Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alessandro A. E. Anzani | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandro-a-e-anzani |
| David Orban | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-orban |
| Mark Hatch, DBA, MBA | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-hatch-2 |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does David Orban invest in?

David Orban invests primarily in Solar, Blockchain and Crowdfunding startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Orban last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Orban closed in Oct 2017. Shizune tracks 1 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co