David is a co-founder of Drift Protocol, a Solana-based perpetual futures decentralized exchange that rebranded to Velocity DEX following a roughly $295 million exploit in April 2026. David's Twitter Score is 160 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #3,399 (top 1%) among 498,348 tracked accounts.
David co-founded Drift Protocol alongside Cindy Leow, and continues to work at Velocity DEX as Chief Janitor through the protocol's relaunch under its new name. The exploit and subsequent rebrand marked a significant turning point for the project, which had operated as one of the prominent perpetual futures venues on Solana. Previously, David co-founded Textbook Ventures and was a partner at 256 Ventures, and has a background in venture capital and crypto proprietary trading.
David's portfolio includes Backpack, Sanctum, MetaDAO, Exponent and Trends. David's account has accumulated 8,186 followers as of October 2026 and 5,897 posts. David has been mentioned by 53 accounts, with 96 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow David include 499 founders, 148 angel investors, 191 influencers and 10 VCs. Among them are Toly, Solana, Ansem, Laura Shin, Chris Burniske and Kyle Samani.