# David Schwartz

> David Schwartz is a grant investor at Ripple (San Francisco). See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ripple](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ripple-labs)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-schwartz-8b767b34/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JoelKatz
- Website: https://x.com/JoelKatz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joelkatz

David Schwartz is a grant investor at Ripple in San Francisco. David Schwartz is based out of San Francisco, California and is the CTO of Ripple. David previously worked at WebMaster Incorporated as a CTO. David Schwartz attended the University of Houston.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XRP Ledger Foundation | XRP Ledger Foundation an independent non-profit, focusing on the growth, innovation, and development of the XRPL and XRP community. | $6.5M | Grant | Sep 25, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Coil](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coil-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GateHub](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gatehub) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ripple

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Ripple provides one frictionless experience to send money globally using the power of blockchain. It offers a global real-time payment system that enables banks and financial institutions around the world to directly transact with each other without the need for a central correspondent. The company also offers FX Market Making, a solution enablingenterprises to gain access to cross-currency liquidity through a distributed network that allows foreign exchange to be externally sourced from a competitive FX marketplace or an internal FX trading desk. This minimizes FX exposure thereby lowering the volatility and counter-party risk of trades. Ripple Insights features industry updates, insider perspectives, and in-depth market analysis.

5 contacts available at Ripple.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Larsen | Co- founder & Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-larsen |
| Kiersten Hollars | SVP, Corporate Marketing & Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiersten-hollars |
| Aaron Sears | SVP, Global Sales & Customer \| Partner Success | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-sears |
| Arthur Britto | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arthur-britto |
| David Schwartz | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-schwartz-19 |

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## FAQ

### When did David Schwartz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Schwartz closed in Sep 2020. 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.

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