Dan Graham
InvestorFounder at Notley · General Partner at Springdale Ventures · Investments at Transition VC
Austin, Texas, United States
Writes $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Dan Graham is a rare founder-operator who scaled BuildASign.com to over $100M revenue and a $280M exit, then became a full-time investor and early Austin champion of CPG brands.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHealthtech
Experience
- NotleyPartnercurrent2015 — present
- Portalis AIFounder & COOcurrent2023 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Springdale VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas Area
- The Geyser GroupGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — present
- MaevBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
- Outlaw Soaps, IncBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- In Good Taste WinesBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- BuildASign.comExecutive Chairman2017 — 2018
- BuildASign.comCEO, Owner2010 — 2017
- ExperiencesPast Companies2004 — 2017
Skills & more
Negotiation49Management99Financial Analysis34Start-ups99E-commerce99Salesforce.com8Social Media27Strategy99Strategic Partnerships28Social Media Marketing45Online Marketing52Project Management9
+12 more
Enterprise SoftwareBusiness StrategyProduct ManagementSocial NetworkingEntrepreneurshipSEOPublic SpeakingOnline AdvertisingNew Business DevelopmentEmail MarketingAdvertisingMarketing CommunicationsFrom Dan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Notley
April Milan
Executive Assistant at Notley
Barbara Daniels
CFO at Springdale Ventures
Dwayne L. Hyzak
Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Main Street Capital
Edel Bashir
COO at 21Shares AG
Genevieve Gilbreath
Co-Founder | General Partner at Springdale Ventures
Jessica Fox
Senior Accountant at Notley
Lisa Graham
Co-Founder at Notley
Network8
Cyan BanisterScout
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Chris ShonkScout
Partner and Co-Founder at ATX Venture Partners
Dick CostoloScout
Managing Partner at 01 Advisors
Kip McClanahanScout
General Partner at Silverton Partners
Carle Stenmark
Investor at VMG Partners
Eric Tarczynski
Founder, Managing Partner at Contrary
Genevieve Gilbreath
Co-Founder | General Partner at Springdale Ventures
Mollye Santulli
Principal at Springdale Ventures
Investors connected to Dan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Graham?
- Dan Graham is a rare founder-operator who scaled BuildASign.com to over $100M revenue and a $280M exit, then became a full-time investor and early Austin champion of CPG brands.
- Where does Dan Graham work?
- Dan Graham is Founder at Notley.
- What does Dan Graham invest in?
- Dan Graham invests in AgTech, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, E-commerce, FoodTech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Dan Graham write?
- Dan Graham typically writes checks of $1M.
- Where did Dan Graham go to school?
- Dan Graham studied at The University of Texas at Austin: JD - Law (JD, Law); The University of Texas at Austin: Computer Science (BS, Computer Science); The University of Texas at Austin: BA in Philosophy (BA, Philosophy).
