# Doug Cifu

> Doug Cifu is a seed investor in Sunrise backing EdTech and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Sunrise, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-cifu-74902828/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Dougielarge

Doug Cifu is a seed investor in Sunrise focused on EdTech and Software. Douglas Cifu is the Chief Executive Officer of Virtu Financial and was one of the co-founders of Virtu in 2008. Prior to joining Virtu, Mr. Cifu was a Partner at the international law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (Paul Weiss). At Paul Weiss, Mr. Cifu served as a member of the Management Committee, Deputy Chair of the CorporateDepartment and co-head of the Private Equity Group.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Wearables | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VersaMe | Nicki Boyd met brothers Jon and Chris Boggiano on the campus of Stanford University. The trio quickly found that they shared a passion and united themselves in a common goal to “fix” the education system. Yes, the same system everyone has tried and failed to fix for the past 50 or so years. So while great minds think alike, they knew they alsoneeded to think differently. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 10, 2015 | http://www.versame.com |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stanfordstartx-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Doug Cifu invest in?

Doug Cifu invests primarily in EdTech, Software and Wearables startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Doug Cifu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Doug Cifu closed in Nov 2015. 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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