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David Lieb

DAVID LIEB

Founder/CEO at Bump

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About

David Lieb is a General Partner at YC. He was previously the co-founder and CEO of Bump (S09), a mobile app used by more than 150M people to share photos and contact info by bumping their phones together. Bump was acquired by Google in 2013, and an unreleased photo-sharing app they were building became the foundation of Google Photos. Before Bump, Dave was a researcher in the Stanford AI Lab and a software engineer at Texas Instruments. He holds EE/CS degrees from Princeton and Stanford and finished half an MBA at Chicago Booth before dropping out to start Bump.

Recent News & Mentions

Feb 19, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Pixel 10aFeb 19, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Lyria 3Feb 19, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Gemini 3.1 ProJan 29, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Project Genie LaunchJan 29, 2026Product LaunchProduct Google Gemini LaunchJan 23, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Me Meme LaunchJan 8, 2026Product LaunchGoogle Help Me Write, AI Summaries, and Suggested Replies LaunchApr 1, 2024FundingBump - SeedJan 1, 2021FundingBump - SeedApr 1, 2019FundingBump - Series A

Experience

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Founder/CEOFounderCurrent
Bump
Present - Present
Angel InvestorCurrent
40+ startups
Present - Present
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General PartnerCurrent
Y Combinator
Present - Present
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Director, Google PhotosCurrent
Google
Jan 2013 - Present
Member, Board of Directors
Origami Labs
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Co-founder and CEO
Bump Technologies, Inc.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2013
Technology Strategist
Texas Instruments
Jan 2001 - Dec 2008

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is David Lieb?

David Lieb is Founder/CEO at Bump.

What companies has David Lieb founded?

David Lieb co-founded Bump and has also been involved with 40+ startups, Y Combinator, Google, Origami Labs, Bump Technologies, Inc., Texas Instruments.