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Dan Katzman

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Co-Founder/CEO at Bernard

New York, New York, United States

FoundedBernard · YC

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45 people in our graph share verified history with Dan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Peter FairunlockedDan: together at Golub Capital (2019–2020)
×10Dan: together at Golub Capital
Dan: together at City Light

Co-Founder/CEO at BernardYC S26

Intro paths

YC

Dan went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Bernard's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Bernard's investors below.

Bernard's investors · 3

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2024Vela PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Bernard

DGDavid Goodfellow
David GoodfellowCo-Founder

Experience

  1. BernardCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Nava BenefitsLead, Strategy and Business Operations2025New York, New York, United States
  3. Nava BenefitsSenior Associate, Strategy and Business Operations2024 — 2025
  4. Nava BenefitsAnalyst, Strategy and Business Operations2022 — 2024
  5. City Light CapitalInvestor2020 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. Golub CapitalAnalyst2019 — 2020
  7. Fluent CityProduct Management2018 — 2019

Skills & more

Customer Service7Fundraising6Management7Microsoft Excel7Microsoft Word8

From Dan's professional profile.

Network2

Jeff Rinehart
Partner at City Light
Rohan Nair
Head of Product at City Light

Investors connected to Dan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Katzman?
Investor at City Light Capital
Where does Dan Katzman work?
Dan Katzman is Co-Founder/CEO of Bernard.
What companies did Dan Katzman found?
Dan Katzman founded Bernard.
Where did Dan Katzman go to school?
Dan Katzman studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor’s Degree, Economics/Mathematical Finance).

Founder mafias

City Light mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Heather HartnettEntrepreneur In ResidenceFounded Human Ventures

Golub Capital mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kelly LyonsNew Funds and Direct InvestingFounded Atlas +1

Same school

Shared employers