# David Shapira

> David Shapira is a pre-seed investor at CDDS backing Industrial. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: CDDS
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-shapira/

David Shapira is a CTO at Swiss Innovation Forces logo. He has completed his Master, Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zürich.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Forgis | Forgis is leading the next industrial revolution by introducing industrial intelligence into factories, which boosts the competitiveness of Western manufacturing. | $4.5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 13, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gebert Rüf Stiftung](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gebert-r%C3%BCf-stiftung) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [redalpine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redalpine-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [S2S Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s2s-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Talent Kick](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/talent-kick) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Venture Kick](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venturekick) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founderful Campus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wingman-campus-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CDDS

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

CDDS is a defense technology firm producing AI-powered autonomous interceptor drones for countering unmanned aerial systems.

2 contacts available at CDDS.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Shapira | CCO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-shapira-c322 |
| Patrik Bertschi | Co-Founder | — |

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## FAQ

### What does David Shapira invest in?

David Shapira invests primarily in Industrial, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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