David Wu

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About David Wu

David Wu is an experienced Independent Board Director with extensive public and private company governance experience, including service as Audit Chair and member of Special and Compensation committees. He brings over 25 years of leadership in consumer tech, digital media, and entertainment, with hands-on experience as interim CEO/CFO of high-growth VC-backed startups and prior Fortune 500 leadership at Intuit.He currently serves as an independent Board Director at Booster, Seraphina Therapeutics, and FitXR and holds additional board seats at WaveXR, Illumix, Lando, and Co–Star. Previous board roles include Eargo (NASDAQ: EAR), where he served from seed through IPO, and SeatMe (acquired by Yelp). He has also served on the boards of August Home (acquired by Assa Abloy), Modern Fertility (acquired by Ro), and inkbox (acquired by BIC).David is the Founder and CEO of DMKA Capital, where he supports a portfolio of over 50 early- and growth-stage startups across consumer tech, digital media, and health & wellness. He previously spent 13 years at Maveron, including a decade as General Partner, investing in category-defining consumer and digital health brands.He is also a Board Director of the GRAMMY Museum, where he chairs the Nominations & Governance Committee and serves on its finance, audit, marketing, and strategy committees. He is a member of the GRAMMY Blue Ribbon Adjudication Committee and a long-time voting member of the Recording Academy.A Bay Area native, David holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Stanford University. Earlier in life, he floated down the Mississippi River on a homemade raft, toured as a professional bass player, and appeared regularly on CNBC’s Power Pitch.