Dan Ciporin
Board director at JOOR · Former General Partner at Canaan Partners
Connecticut
Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K
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About
Dan Ciporin is Managing Director at HomePlate Ventures, an investment and advisory firm, and previously served as a general partner at Canaan Partners until late 2020, focusing on financial technology, e-commerce, and marketplaces. Before entering venture capital, he was CEO of Shopping.com, which held an IPO in 2004 and was sold to eBay in 2005. He currently serves on the board of directors of Kraken Digital Asset Exchange and has held board positions at companies including Lending Club, Borderfree, Primedia, VistaPrint, and Corel.
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Experience
- Kraken Digital Asset ExchangeBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in IsraelBoard of Directorscurrent2017 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- VondyBoard of Advisorscurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- IPSecureBoard of Advisorscurrent2023 — presentHuntington Beach, California, United States
- Yale School of ManagementBoard of Advisors2018 — 2025New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- HomePlate Acquisition CorporationChairman and CEO2021 — 2023
- LendingClubBoard of Directors2007 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Ephemeral Solutions, Inc.Board Of Directors2017 — 2020
- BellhopBoard Of Directors2015 — 2020Chattanooga, Tennessee Area
- Ollie PetsBoard Of Directors2015 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- CircleUpBoard of Directors2014 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- JOORBoard of Directors2013 — 2020New York, NY
- ShopKeep POSBoard of Directors2012 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Canaan PartnersGeneral Partner2007 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- BorderfreeChairman Board of Directors2007 — 2015New York, NY
- Adap.tvBoard of Directors2007 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- PrimediaBoard of Directors2006 — 2011New York, NY
- Corel CorporationBoard of Directors2007 — 2010
- VistaprintBoard of Directors2005 — 2008
- Internet LabChairman2005 — 2007
- Shopping.comChairman and CEO1999 — 2005
- MasterCard InternationalSenior Vice President1990 — 1999
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Ciporin?
- Dan Ciporin is Managing Director at HomePlate Ventures, an investment and advisory firm, and previously served as a general partner at Canaan Partners until late 2020, focusing on financial technology, e-commerce, and marketplaces. Before entering venture capital, he was CEO of Shopping.com, which held an IPO in 2004 and was sold to eBay in 2005. He currently serves on the board of directors of Kraken Digital Asset Exchange and has held board positions at companies including Lending Club, Borderfree, Primedia, VistaPrint, and Corel.
- Where does Dan Ciporin work?
- Dan Ciporin is Board director at JOOR.
- What check size does Dan Ciporin write?
- Dan Ciporin typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
- Where did Dan Ciporin go to school?
- Dan Ciporin studied at Yale University (MBA, School of Management); Princeton University (BA, Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations).
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Also worked at Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel1
Also worked at Ephemeral Solutions, Inc.2
Also worked at Bellhop9
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