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Dan Bomze

Investor

Advisor at Designer Fund

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Entrepreneur and investor who founded MileIQ (acquired by Microsoft), Double Crown Gaming, and CleanWell, and held strategic roles at IDEO.

Experience

  1. six new (stealth) companiesFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. MileIQ - Mileage Tracking The Way You Need it to WorkFounder2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Double Crown Gaming Co.Founder2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. MicrosoftGM & Partner2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. MileIQ - Mileage Tracking The Way You Need it to WorkFounder2012 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. IDEOPartnerships & Investing2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Stanford d.schoolConsulting Associate Professor2011 — 2012
  8. Stanford d.schoolLecturer2006 — 2011
  9. CleanWell CompanyFounder2005 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  10. IDEOBusiness Development2003 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Innovation ArbitrageFounder2000 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
  12. Scout ElectromediaFounder1998 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
  13. IDEOStrategy1996 — 1998San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityBS, Engineering - Product Design1992 — 1996
  2. John Burroughs School1987 — 1992

Colleagues at Designer Fund

Alex Diehl
Advisor at Designer Fund
Alissa Briggs
Advisor at Designer Fund
Ben Blumenrose
Co-founder, Managing Partner at Designer Fund
Ben Siscovick
Advisor at Designer Fund
Dan Becker
Advisor at Designer Fund
Daniel Scrivner
Advisor at Designer Fund
Dantley Davis
Advisor at Designer Fund
Dave Baggeroer
Design Partner, Advisor at Designer Fund

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dan Bomze work?
Dan Bomze is Advisor at Designer Fund.

Founder mafias

Stanford University mafia855

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Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded Manas AI +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +3Mike Maples JrBSFounded Pattern BreakersSteve JurvetsonBSEEFounded Mojo VisionBalaji SrinivasanGraduate StudentFounded Counsyl +1Jess LeeBSFounded Polyvore

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IDEO mafia8

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Dr. Cory KiddStartup in Residence CEOFounded Catalia HealthEric RiesFellowFounded Long Term Stock ExchangeScott TongPrincipal Communication DesignerFounded IFTTTCourtney ChowVenture Design | BlockchainFounded EvcaTope AlabiFellowFounded AfriexMelody RobertsProgram Lead, TransformationFounded Liv Labs

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John Burroughs School mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Rosalind ShinkleHigh SchoolFounded Tuesday LabsWilliam MengFounded ArchiLabs

Designer Fund mafia2

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Scott TongAdvisorFounded IFTTT

Same school

Also attended Stanford University2,000

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended John Burroughs School7

Alex LehmanVice President at Sapphire VenturesKarlos BledsoePrincipal at Seae VenturesLynne Chou O'KeefeFounder and Managing Partner at Define VenturesSamantha DavidsonPresident and Head of Global Investing at Cambridge AssociatesForrest RichmondDirector at ArctosRosalind ShinkleFounder + CEO at Tuesday Labs

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Shared employers

Also worked at MileIQ - Mileage Tracking The Way You Need it to Work4

Karan MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersPierre WolffInvestor at InCountrySabih MirFounder at Mederva

Also worked at Microsoft1,064

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures

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Also worked at IDEO46

Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersJoe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesCharlota K. BlunarovaDesign & Brand at IDEO CoLab VenturesPierre La BaumeDesign & Strategy at IDEO CoLab VenturesShuya GongDesign & Futures at IDEO CoLab Ventures

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Also worked at Stanford d.school12

Deena ShakirPartner at Lux CapitalOguzhan AygorenExperts | Venture Partner at 212James MonseesAdvisor at Siddhi CapitalDeVaris BrownTechnical Advisor at Courtside VenturesAnna-Lena SchindlPrincipal at Positron VenturesJustin LarkinPartner at Andreessen Horowitz

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