The Founder
One journey, given forward
The story behind the promise.
The story behind the promise.
As a young Georgian student on scholarship in Pennsylvania, David received a piece of advice from his university dean that would define the rest of his life. When he left Kutztown University, the dean asked for no repayment — only this: if you ever find success, help someone else.
He found success. He returned to Kutztown — not as a student, but as a donor. The university named its Small Business Suite after him, and he funded scholarships for the next generation. The Natro Promise Foundation — established in DIFC in May 2026 — is that promise, made permanent. Not charity: a belief that the right education, given to the right person at the right moment, changes everything.
Born in Georgia before the age of the internet, David grew up with no roadmap to the wider world — only the certainty that it existed, and that he belonged in it. There was no plan to become a businessman. There was only an unshakeable conviction.
“I always wanted to be successful. I knew I would be successful.”
A scholarship carried the young Georgian to Kutztown University in Pennsylvania — his first step into the world he had imagined. When he left, the dean asked for no repayment. Only this: if you ever find success, help someone else. The words became a covenant.
After years in public service and business, David founded SPRIBE in Tbilisi — a small, resource-constrained startup with a contrarian product vision. While the industry chased complexity, he bet on something radically simple, social and fair.
SPRIBE’s flagship game Aviator defined an entirely new category and became a global phenomenon — the most popular game of its kind in the world, engaging tens of millions of players every month. Partnerships followed with the UFC, WWE and AC Milan. The startup from Tbilisi became a company valued in the billions.
He went back — not as a student, but as a donor. The university named its Small Business Suite in his honour, and he funded scholarships for the students who would come after him — as he had been quietly funding students and his alma mater for years. The dean’s words, repaid in full. But personal generosity, however sustained, ends with the person. The promise deserved more.
Industry media ranked David #1 in the TOP 100 Most Influential People of his industry — recognised not only for building a category-defining company, but for the way he built it: transparent, product-driven, and proof that a clear vision from a small country can reshape a global market.
The Natro Promise Foundation was registered in the Dubai International Financial Centre under the DIFC Foundations Law — transforming years of personal giving into a permanent institution, with by-laws, a board, and a governance framework built to keep the promise for generations.
