Oscar-Qualified & Sundance Award-Winning Filmmaker |  Investment Banker to 100+ Deals and $15BN+ Value | 4x Founder | Investor in Multiple Billion-Dollar Companies | National Bestselling Author | AAPI Philanthropist

Dave A. Liu

Hollywood × Silicon Valley × Wall Street

Dave builds, backs, and tells stories at the intersection of capital, companies, and culture.

He is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, author, philanthropist, and filmmaker whose career spans three of the world’s most dynamic industries: entertainment, technology, and finance. He has advised on more than $15 billion in transactions, backed billion-dollar technology companies, written a national bestselling book, and helped bring award-winning films and underrepresented stories to the screen.

Entertainment

Award-Winning Films × AAPI Voices × Commercial Storytelling

Dave produces, finances, and advises films and media companies with a focus on AAPI filmmakers, emerging creators, and bold stories with cultural and commercial potential.

  • Oscar-qualified and Sundance award-winning projects include DìDi (弟弟), Every Day After, Hot Water, Forge, and Inheritance
  • Supports and advises Stampede Ventures, Utopia, Antigravity Academy, and TEG+
  • Focused on stories with cultural impact, fresh voices, and commercial potential

 

Technology

4x Founder × Technology Builder × Billion-Dollar Outcomes

Dave helps high-growth technology, AI, media, software, gaming, commerce, and Internet companies with strategy, capital, positioning, partnerships, and long-term value creation.

  • Four-time founder
  • Investor & advisor to companies with billion-dollar outcomes such as Internet Brands/WebMD, Vobile, FIGS
  • Selected transaction experience with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Yelp

Finance

100+ Transactions × $15BN+ Value × Wall Street Leadership

Dave began his investment banking career at Goldman Sachs and spent nearly 25 years at Jefferies, where he rose to Managing Director and helped lead Digital Media and Internet investment banking.

  • Completed 100+ transactions
  • Over $15 billion in total transaction value
  • Expert in M&A, IPOs, private financings, and strategic transactions

Bestselling Author

The Way of the
Wall Street Warrior

Conquer the Corporate Game
Using Tips, Tricks, and Smartcuts

Dave wrote this humorous and irreverent guide to conquering the corporate game to help young professionals learn how to use tips, tricks, and smartcuts to build their careers for success.

Dave donates 100% of his net proceeds to nonprofits supporting AAPI communities, children born with clefts, and underrepresented groups.

  • Best Books of 2021 by Bloomberg
  • Amazon’s Top #1 Hot New Release
  • Porchlight Book Company Business Best Seller

How Dave Helps

Advisory

Growth, fundraising, M&A, positioning, partnerships

Investment

Technology, media, entertainment

Film & Media

AAPI stories with cultural and commercial impact

Impact

Education, cleft advocacy, AAPI representation

Let's Build What's Next

Dave works with a limited number of founders, CEOs, investors, filmmakers, and mission-driven organizations where his experience across capital, companies, and storytelling can make a meaningful difference.

For advisory, investment, media, speaking, film, or philanthropic inquiries, please get in touch.

Contact Dave