Shum has been advising on mergers and acquisitions for over 25 years in tech related industries whilst employed in both New York and London.
Shum is an investor and non-executive director of Heroic Labs Ltd, Torpor Games UG, and Pretty Soon SA. He is also an early stage investor in Dream Payments, Inc., Scriptic Limited and Bark Games. He was also a seed stage investor in Hutch Games Limited (exited to MTG for $375 million), Innova Intellectual Properties SARL (exited to Enad Global 7 for €110 million) and Sviper GmbH (exited to the Sandbox).
Shum is a frequent speaker at global tech conferences.


Shum has been advising on mergers and acquisitions for over 25 years in tech related industries whilst employed in both New York and London.
Shum is an investor and non-executive director of Heroic Labs Ltd, Torpor Games UG, and Pretty Soon SA. He is also an early stage investor in Dream Payments, Inc., Scriptic Limited and Bark Games. He was also a seed stage investor in Hutch Games Limited (exited to MTG for $375 million), Innova Intellectual Properties SARL (exited to Enad Global 7 for €110 million) and Sviper GmbH (exited to the Sandbox).
Shum is a frequent speaker at global tech conferences.

In a variety of founder, director and senior operational roles, David has been involved in over 20 start-ups that have achieved a combined “high water” equity value of over 36 billion dollars including 2 IPOs and 7 acquisitions.
David’s prior roles include Founder and CEO at DropForge Games (acquired by Wargaming), Co-founder and Chairman of Z2Live (acquired by King.com), Co-founder of Medio Systems (acquired by Nokia), CEO and Chairman of GoTV Networks (acquired by Phunware), CEO of WUF Networks (acquired by Yahoo!), Co-founder and President of HandsOn Mobile (acquired by Millenium Capital), CEO of NearMe, Co-founder of 2WAY Corporation, Co-founder of BondHub.com, co-founder of WorldVoice (acquired by Motorola), Director of Sales and Marketing at Mammoth Productions (acquired by The Washington Post) and Co-founder of Realtor.com (Move.com/Realtor.com is part of Newscorp NASDAQ:NWSA). David is a Smithsonian Laureate, co-author of multiple patents, recipient of multiple product awards and a regular speaker at industry events.

In a variety of founder, director and senior operational roles, David has been involved in over 20 start-ups that have achieved a combined “high water” equity value of over 36 billion dollars including 2 IPOs and 7 acquisitions.
David’s prior roles include Founder and CEO at DropForge Games (acquired by Wargaming), Co-founder and Chairman of Z2Live (acquired by King.com), Co-founder of Medio Systems (acquired by Nokia), CEO and Chairman of GoTV Networks (acquired by Phunware), CEO of WUF Networks (acquired by Yahoo!), Co-founder and President of HandsOn Mobile (acquired by Millenium Capital), CEO of NearMe, Co-founder of 2WAY Corporation, Co-founder of BondHub.com, co-founder of WorldVoice (acquired by Motorola), Director of Sales and Marketing at Mammoth Productions (acquired by The Washington Post) and Co-founder of Realtor.com (Move.com/Realtor.com is part of Newscorp NASDAQ:NWSA). David is a Smithsonian Laureate, co-author of multiple patents, recipient of multiple product awards and a regular speaker at industry events.
An experienced corporate development and M&A professional with a strong track record in SaaS. Most recently, Marcos led Corporate Development at Semrush, where he played a key role in the company's strategic acquisitions and, most notably, the landmark $1.9 billion sale of Semrush to Adobe — one of the defining exits in the SaaS space.
He led efforts across sourcing, negotiations, and deal execution, including acquisitions such as Ryte, Exploring Topics, Third Door Media, and TopicRanker, helping shape Semrush's product and market position through each transaction.
Prior to Semrush, he built his career in the startup ecosystem, advising early-stage and growth-stage companies on fundraising and debt raising. He successfully closed rounds from both financial investors and strategic players, including a notable fundraise with Embraer.


An experienced corporate development and M&A professional with a strong track record in SaaS. Most recently, Marcos led Corporate Development at Semrush, where he played a key role in the company's strategic acquisitions and, most notably, the landmark $1.9 billion sale of Semrush to Adobe — one of the defining exits in the SaaS space.
He led efforts across sourcing, negotiations, and deal execution, including acquisitions such as Ryte, Exploring Topics, Third Door Media, and TopicRanker, helping shape Semrush's product and market position through each transaction.
Prior to Semrush, he built his career in the startup ecosystem, advising early-stage and growth-stage companies on fundraising and debt raising. He successfully closed rounds from both financial investors and strategic players, including a notable fundraise with Embraer.
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