Dan joined Two Sigma Ventures in 2015 and spends his time on the investment team funding startups in a wide variety of sectors within early-stage technology.

Before joining Two Sigma, Dan was an entrepreneur as well as an investor in areas such as data science, healthcare IT, and IOT. Previously, Dan co-founded SpeedDate (acquired by IAC), a live-video online dating service that used real-time matching algorithms to connect its 23 million members. Dan is very familiar with the roller coaster ride that most founders experience during their startup journeys. Earlier in his career, Dan worked at IBM, Lazard’s Technology M&A Group, and briefly at the World Bank in the Philippines researching investments in both technology and bamboo processing. Dan holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA in Economics and Philosophy from Columbia.

In his spare time, Dan enjoys Citibiking, playing keytar, and mentoring entrepreneurs in the developing world. He is a Kauffman Fellow and a member of YPO.