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456 people in our graph share verified history with Dan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Dan: together at John Burroughs School
About
Entrepreneur and investor who founded MileIQ (acquired by Microsoft), Double Crown Gaming, and CleanWell, and held strategic roles at IDEO.
Experience
- six new (stealth) companiesFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MileIQ - Mileage Tracking The Way You Need it to WorkFounder2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Double Crown Gaming Co.Founder2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- MicrosoftGM & Partner2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- MileIQ - Mileage Tracking The Way You Need it to WorkFounder2012 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- IDEOPartnerships & Investing2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Stanford d.schoolConsulting Associate Professor2011 — 2012
- Stanford d.schoolLecturer2006 — 2011
- CleanWell CompanyFounder2005 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
- IDEOBusiness Development2003 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- Innovation ArbitrageFounder2000 — 2003San Francisco Bay Area
- Scout ElectromediaFounder1998 — 2000San Francisco Bay Area
- IDEOStrategy1996 — 1998San Francisco Bay Area
Colleagues at Designer Fund
Alex Diehl
Advisor at Designer Fund
Alissa Briggs
Advisor at Designer Fund
Ben Blumenfeld
Managing Partner at Designer Fund
Ben Blumenrose
Co-founder, Managing Partner at Designer Fund
Ben Siscovick
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
- Who is Dan Bomze?
- Entrepreneur and investor who founded MileIQ (acquired by Microsoft), Double Crown Gaming, and CleanWell, and held strategic roles at IDEO.
- Where does Dan Bomze work?
- Dan Bomze is Advisor at Designer Fund.
- Where did Dan Bomze go to school?
- Dan Bomze studied at Stanford University (BS, Engineering - Product Design); John Burroughs School.
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia1,932
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
+ 1,925 more
IDEO mafia29
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Eric RiesFellowFounded LTSE Group +2Jeff ChapinDesignerFounded Haven Energy +1Mel van LondenDesigner and DeveloperFounded Develophealth +1Arvind GuptaDesign Director - Product Design and StrategyFounded IndiebioAlexander GrotsManaging Director Germany, Associate Partner IDEO Inc. Palo AltoFounded ProgloveScott TongPrincipal Communication DesignerFounded IFTTT
+ 22 more
Designer Fund mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
John Burroughs School mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended John Burroughs School10
Alex LehmanVice President at Sapphire VenturesJohn W. LemkemeierCo-Founder & Senior Advisor at Sage CapitalKarlos BledsoePrincipal at Seae VenturesLynne Chou O'KeefeFounder and Managing Partner at Define VenturesAlex LehmanVice President at Sapphire PartnersSam BernsteinAssociate at Plexus Capital
+ 4 more
Shared employers
Also worked at MileIQ - Mileage Tracking The Way You Need it to Work2
Also worked at Microsoft1,854
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
+ 1,848 more
Also worked at IDEO67
Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersJoe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesPierre La BaumeDesign & Strategy at IDEO CoLab VenturesHeyu HuangPartner at Fresco CapitalNancy XuImpact Partner at Fresco Capital
+ 61 more
Also worked at Stanford d.school14
Oguzhan AygorenExperts | Venture Partner at 212James MonseesAdvisor at Siddhi CapitalEnrique AllenManaging Partner at Designer FundChuen Hong LewPartner, Special Projects & Partnerships at Granite AsiaDeVaris BrownTechnical Advisor at Courtside VenturesAnna-Lena SchindlPrincipal at Positron Ventures
+ 8 more