Investing Profile

David Shapiro

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Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures

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Yale University Network

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IT CRUX Mobile Apps Solutions Network

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Current Investing Position

Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund) Managing Partner

Investment Range

$50K - $10.0M

Sweet Spot

$5.0M

Investments On Record

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David Shapiro's Investments On Record (67)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Coval	Series AJun 2026$28M	$29M
Co-investors: Scott Beechuk (Norwest Venture Partners), Harj Taggar (Y Combinator)
10Beauty	Series AMay 2026$24M	$24M
Glydways	Series CApr 2026$170M Series BOct 2023$56M	$230M
Citra Space	Series AApr 2026$15M	$15M
Performance Drone Works	Series BMar 2026$110M	$130M
Co-investors: Paul Grossinger (Gaingels), Adam Goulburn (6 Dimensions Capital)
Zeno	Series AMar 2026$21M SeedSep 2024$10M	$31M
Sygaldry Technologies	Series AMar 2026$110M SeedJun 2025$34M	$140M
Co-investors: Carmichael Roberts (Breakthrough Energy Ventures), Matthew Caspari (Alumni Ventures ), Luigi Bajetti (LombardStreet Ventures), Immad Akhund (Y Combinator), Nicolas Dessaigne (Y Combinator)
Wasabi Technologies	Series EJan 2026$70M Series CApr 2021$110M Series BMay 2020$30M Series BAug 2017$11M Series AMay 2017$9M SeedMay 2016$2M	$270M
Co-investors: Gregory Baker (Alumni Ventures Group), David Beazley (Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)), Howard Cox (Greylock Partners), Anton Simunovic (Moving Capital), Aysar Tayeb (Prosperity7 Ventures)

David Shapiro's Experience

Founder and Managing Partner Blue Ivy Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)2016 - Present

Managing Partner Alumni Ventures2016 - Present

Co-Founder and COO VirogeneticsPresent

Co-Founder and COO ruby labsPresent

Managing Partner VirogeneticsPresent

Managing Partner ruby labsPresent

Co-Founder and COO IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent

Managing Partner IT CRUX Mobile Apps SolutionsPresent

Sr. Vice President Corporate Development and Business Development DataXuPresent

Founding Managing Partner Blue Ivy VenturesPresent

Sr. Vice President Corporate Development and Business Development dataxu2012 - 2016

Managing Partner AGN Holding S.A.2009 - 2012

Director 3i Group plc2001 - 2009

Co-Founder and COO AGN Holding S.A.2000 - 2001

Investment Manager, Private Equity GE1994 - 1998

GE Asset Management account State Street1991 - 1994

David Shapiro's Education

Yale University BA History

Yale University bachelors, bachelor of arts history

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