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Carl SoderstromunlockedDan: together at Illinois State University (1982–1986)
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About
Dan Blake is a CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners, where he helps portfolio CTOs, CPOs, and CEOs build scalable product and engineering teams and implement AI strategies. A technology executive with over 30 years of experience building large-scale software systems, he previously served as CTO at Aspire (a ServiceTitan and Mainsail portfolio company), MedSpeed, and Valence Health, and held a senior role at Airstrip Technologies. He founded ArchiStrat Consulting and holds a B.S. in Applied Computer Science and Business from Illinois State University.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningSaaS
Experience
- ShieldViewAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
- Steelhead TechnologiesBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- CourtReserveBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- ChiroHDBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- Flight Schedule ProBoard Product and Technology Advisorcurrent2025 — present
Skills & more
Board & Executive Advisory2Product & Technology Leadership2
From Dan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mainsail Partners
Adam Till
Director at Mainsail Partners
Andrea McNees
Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Operations at Mainsail Partners
Ania Frankel
Senior Director, Internal Operations at Mainsail Partners
Anthony Hayes
Partner at Mainsail Partners
Anurag Sharma
Associate at Mainsail Partners
Apoorva Polisetty
Talent Director at Mainsail Partners
Atasha Bozorgzad
Executive Assistant at Mainsail Partners
Barnaby Dorfman
CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Blake?
- Dan Blake is a CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners, where he helps portfolio CTOs, CPOs, and CEOs build scalable product and engineering teams and implement AI strategies. A technology executive with over 30 years of experience building large-scale software systems, he previously served as CTO at Aspire (a ServiceTitan and Mainsail portfolio company), MedSpeed, and Valence Health, and held a senior role at Airstrip Technologies. He founded ArchiStrat Consulting and holds a B.S. in Applied Computer Science and Business from Illinois State University.
- Where does Dan Blake work?
- Dan Blake is CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners.
- What does Dan Blake invest in?
- Dan Blake invests in AI & Machine Learning, SaaS.
- Where did Dan Blake go to school?
- Dan Blake studied at Illinois State University (BS, Applied Computer Science / Business Administration).
Same school
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