# David Yu

> David Yu is a Series A investor at Funding Circle backing FinTech, Finance and Payments. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Funding Circle](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/funding-circle)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidryu/
- Website: http://www.slicesocial.com

David Yu is a Series A investor at Funding Circle in San Francisco Bay Area focused on FinTech and Finance. As Global CPO, David is responsible for product, engineering and design at Funding Circle.David has over 20 years of experience driving forward successful technology companies. Prior to Funding Circle, he spent more than a decade at Betfair where he held the roles of CTO, COO and then CEO of the world’s largest betting exchange. During his tenureas Betfair’s CEO, David was responsible for the overall business strategy and operations and grew revenues to over $600m by emphasizing the development of new products and spearheading the company’s geographic expansion.David has also served as VP of International Engineering at AltaVista Company and Director of Engineering and Consulting Services at Zip2 (acquired by Compaq/AltaVista). He started his career as a software engineer.David holds a MS degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wise | Wise provides a core money transfer product, along with a borderless account for its audience of ex-pats, freelancers, and travelers, which holds over £2 billion in current deposits. The company features like automated identification verification, online and in-app technical assistance, and estimations of when money transfers will arrive,products and services that meet the needs of clients.Wise was established in 2011 by Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikus in London, England. | $6M | Series A | May 13, 2013 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Accelerator Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-accelerator-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Funding Circle

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

When Funding Circle was founded, they could see that businesses weren’t being given the finance to grow, while investors were making poor returns. They had a simple idea — let them support each other.By lending directly to businesses through Funding Circle, investors can now earn attractive returns to better provide for their future. Businessesget fast, easy access to funding to grow, create jobs, support local communities and drive the economy forward. They believe it’s better for everyone.

5 contacts available at Funding Circle.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Yu | Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-yu |
| Ed Wray | Director & Non-executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-wray |
| Jerome Le Luel | Chief Risk Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerome-le-luel |
| Sachin Patel | Chief Capital Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sachin-patel-3 |
| Geoffrey D Fink | Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoffrey-d-fink |

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## FAQ

### What does David Yu invest in?

David Yu invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Payments startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Yu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Yu closed in May 2013. 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.

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