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Dan Kistler

Investor

Managing Director at General Purpose Venture Capital

Greater Boston

About

Dan Kistler is Managing Director at General Purpose Venture Capital. His areas of interest include artificial intelligence, autonomy, cyber, data, space, advanced computing, AR/VR, communications, health, IoT/OT, and logistics and supply chain.

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Experience

  1. General Purpose Venture CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2021 β€” present
  2. Liquid AIInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  3. thatDotBoard Observercurrent2023 β€” present
  4. RohirrimInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  5. SolestialBoard Observercurrent2022 β€” present
  6. Second FrontInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  7. Noble.AIBoard Observercurrent2022 β€” present
  8. ImplicitBoard Directorcurrent2022 β€” present
  9. Sparta Science (acquired by ŌURA)Board Director2022 β€” 2024
  10. BetioPrincipal2013 β€” 2020
  11. CSP Associates, Inc.Senior Associate2010 β€” 2013
  12. The Hanover CompanyAssociate2007 β€” 2010
  13. United States Marine CorpsCaptain2003 β€” 2007
  14. United States SenateStaff Assistant2002 β€” 2003

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityAB, History1998 β€” 2002
  2. Texas McCombs School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2008 β€” 2010

Skills & more

Financial ModelingDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial AnalysisValuationPrivate EquityInvestmentsStrategic PlanningManagementLeadershipStrategy

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Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,470

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended Texas McCombs School of Business161

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthMonica SolizDirector, Marketing at Sapphire VenturesDale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture PartnersJoel HemmertFinance/Legal/IR at 8VCMadison McDonaldFinance/Legal/IR at 8VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Noble.AI6

Gavin MathisPartner & Chief of Staff at Prime Movers LabPriyanka MitraPartner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Samir KumarGeneral Partner at Touring CapitalAdam GoobicManaging Director at General Purpose Venture CapitalEthan MirskyInvestor at Baruch Future VenturesCaelean BarnesFounder at Gauge

Also worked at Sparta Science (acquired by ŌURA)6

Julie Allegro MaplesFounder & General Partner at FYRFLY Venture PartnersMatt HershensonVenture Partner at Playground GlobalMiles DorosinAnalyst at Westbound Equity PartnersAdam GoobicManaging Director at General Purpose Venture CapitalChristy LaneVenture Partner at IA Capital GroupJeff RosenManaging Partner at Broom Ventures

Also worked at CSP Associates, Inc.1

Mark OdermanSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors

Also worked at United States Marine Corps35

Chris RobinsonInvestor at Third Rock VenturesDouglas Lemott Jr.Vice President, SAP National Security Services at Riphean InvestmentsWright SteenrodInvestor at Chrysalis VenturesMike SherbakovGeneral Partner at The Veteran FundJustin NahamaGeneral Partner at The Veteran FundDaniel FureyPartner, Head of Global Capital Formation at ClearSky

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Colleagues at General Purpose Venture Capital

Adam Goobic
Managing Director at General Purpose Venture Capital