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Daniel Geballe

Investor

Managing Director at SJF Ventures · CEO at Teuza · Board director at Respondology

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Daniel Geballe is a Managing Director at SJF Ventures, an expansion-stage venture capital firm that invests in high-growth startups addressing social and environmental problems. His work at the firm has included investments in companies such as NEXTracker, Portfolium, Waycare Technologies, Shipmonk, Voltaiq, Carrum Health, and Graphika. He also serves as a board member at Levi Strauss & Co.

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Board director at Respondology

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Respondology's investors · 4

Iron Gate CapitalDenver · since 2025Service Provider CapitalVailSJF VenturesDurham · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Zelkova VenturesMiami Beach · since 2025

Co-founders at Respondology

ESErik Swain
Erik SwainFounder

Experience

  1. Levi Strauss & Co.Board Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. SJF VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Levi Strauss FoundationVice President, Chair of the Finance Committeecurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. DBL InvestorsSummer Associate2012San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Corporation for Enterprise DevelopmentProgram Associate, Butler Koshland Fellow2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Fisher InvestmentsAssociate2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Venture Capital12Business Strategy2Social Entrepreneurship2Entrepreneurship12Private Equity10Valuation2Financial Modeling14Strategy7Mergers & Acquisitions2Economics5

From Daniel's professional profile.

Deals · 1

City Innovate Inc.Board seat

via SJF Ventures · filed Oct 2022 · $12.1M raise

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Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Respondology

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at SJF Ventures

Alan Kelley
Managing Director at SJF Ventures
Allan Kelley
Investor at SJF Ventures
Arrun Kapoor
Managing Director at SJF Ventures
Cody Nystrom
Managing Director at SJF Ventures
David Griest
Managing Director at SJF Ventures
David Kirkpatrick
Managing Director and Co-Founder at SJF Ventures
Jackie Lipkin
Partner at SJF Ventures
Jay Choi
Partner at SBVA

Frequently asked questions

Who is Daniel Geballe?
Daniel Geballe is a Managing Director at SJF Ventures, an expansion-stage venture capital firm that invests in high-growth startups addressing social and environmental problems. His work at the firm has included investments in companies such as NEXTracker, Portfolium, Waycare Technologies, Shipmonk, Voltaiq, Carrum Health, and Graphika. He also serves as a board member at Levi Strauss & Co.
Where does Daniel Geballe work?
Daniel Geballe is Managing Director at SJF Ventures and Board director at Respondology.
What boards does Daniel Geballe sit on?
Daniel Geballe holds tracked board seats at City Innovate Inc., Respondology.
Where did Daniel Geballe go to school?
Daniel Geballe studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Yale School of the Environment (Master's degree); Yale University (Bachelor's degree).

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