David Shim
Angel Investor
Seattle, United States
David Shim is a seed investor in Seattle focused on Brand Marketing and Retail Technology. David Shim is based out of Seattle, Washington, and is the CEO and Co-Founder of Read AI. David previously worked at Foursquare as a Chief Executive Officer. David Shim attended the University of Washington.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries David Shim invests in
Stages David Shim invests in
Countries David Shim invests in
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Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.5M–$4.6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Brand Marketing 2 (40%)
- Retail Technology 2 (40%)
- SaaS 1 (20%)
- Retail 1 (20%)
- FinTech 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (40%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (20%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
Country
- United States 3 (60%)
- Mexico 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orgspace provides a people management platform for software organizations to meet the needs of operational leaders. | $2.5M / Pre-Seed / Sep 22, 2021 | ||
| Hola Cash is the first checkout solution in LatAm that combines and orchestrates all the different payment methods, prevents fraud, and powers one-click checkout with a single integration, making it easier and cheaper for merchants to connect to all the different providers and more accessible for final users to pay through a fast and standardcheckout experience. | $4.6M / Seed / May 23, 2021 | ||
| SparkPlug solves the trillion-dollar problem of influence at the point of sale, enabling retailers and the brands they carry to seamlessly incentivize influential retail salespeople with gamified commissions, contests, and goals. | $2.5M / Seed / Feb 11, 2021 | ||
| MikMak is the leading global platform for commerce intelligence and orchestration. Our software grows brands in real-time by enabling commerce in the places where their shoppers spend time, measuring the omnichannel outcome of those interactions, and helping them to plan and optimize future outcomes.In 2023, MikMak significantly expanded itsglobal footprint across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM through the acquisition of French eCommerce enablement company Swaven. That same year, the company further deepened its commerce insights by acquiring ChannelAdvisor’s Shoppable Media and Brand Analytics product lines from Rithum (formerly CommerceHub). In January of 2026, MikMak was acquired by SPINS, bringing together two category leaders in commerce intelligence and best-in-class data and insights. The combined entity provides brands with an unrivaled, unified view of availability, point-of-sale performance, and consumer behavior, globally and in real time. | $10M / Series A / Aug 03, 2020 | ||
| Hola Cash is the first checkout solution in LatAm that combines and orchestrates all the different payment methods, prevents fraud, and powers one-click checkout with a single integration, making it easier and cheaper for merchants to connect to all the different providers and more accessible for final users to pay through a fast and standardcheckout experience. | $3M / Seed / Feb 26, 2020 |
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FAQ
What does David Shim invest in?
David Shim invests primarily in Brand Marketing, Retail Technology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is David Shim's check size?
David Shim typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$4.6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds David Shim participates in.
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When did David Shim last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for David Shim closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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