About
Dan Levitan pairs investment-banking roots with Howard Schultz's Starbucks operating experience, backing movement-first founders—he made early bets on category-defining consumer marketplaces like eBay and prioritizes recruiting and coaching.
Invests in
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerEdTechFintechHealthtech
Board director at Pacaso
Intro paths
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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Pacaso's investors below.
Pacaso's investors · 14
75 & SunnyLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksAcrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checksBeyond CapitalSan DiegoBuilders + BackersCrosscut VenturesLos Angeles · $250K – $750K checksFlucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checksGlobal Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checksGreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checksInertia VenturesNew York · $2M checksMaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checksMoonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksOssian CapitalScale-Up CapitalPalo AltoSoftBank Vision FundLondon
Co-founders at Pacaso
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Austin AllisonCEO
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David J. WillbrandCLO
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Charles TannerManaging Officer
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Nina TranChief Financial Officer
Board director at Daring
Intro paths
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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Daring's investors below.
Daring's investors · 4
Co-founders at Daring
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Andrew Ross MackayExecutive Officer, Director
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Eliott KessasExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Allbirds
Intro paths
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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Allbirds's investors below.
Allbirds's investors · 16
AurumMenlo ParkBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBerkeleyExpansion Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M checksFranklin TempletonSan Mateo · since 2020Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checksIPD CapitalAventuraK2 GlobalSingaporeLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksMaveronSeattle · $100K – $8M checksPeterson VenturesSalt Lake City · $250K – $2.5M checksRed Sea VenturesNew York · $300K – $1M checksRosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checksSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksTorch CapitalNew York · $750K – $1.5M checksV1 VCBoulder · $100K – $300K checksWinklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks
Co-founders at Allbirds
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Timothy BrownDirector
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Joseph ZwillingerDirector
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Tim BrownFounder
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Ravi ThanawalaDirector
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Joe VernachioExecutive Officer, Director
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Ann MitchellExecutive Officer
Experience
- Maveron LLCCo-Founder & Partnercurrent1998 — present
- ChariotMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- AllbirdsMember Board Of Directorscurrent2016 — present
- PacasoMember Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- Two Chairs (We're hiring!)Member Board Of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- Domain MoneyMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- Trupanion - Medical insurance for your petMember Board Of Directors2007 — 2024
- zulilyMember Board Of Directors2010 — 2014
- Wertheim Schroder & Co.Managing Director1983 — 1997
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Education
- Duke UniversityBA - magna cum laude
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA
Skills & more
Venture Capital50Angel Investing28Corporate Development17Start-ups42Entrepreneurship65Private Equity10Strategic Partnerships28Mergers & Acquisitions15E-commerce10Business Strategy22Business Development8Investments8
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LeadershipFrom Dan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Maveron
Network9
Alex BalkanskiScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Anarghya VardhanaScout
General Partner at Maveron
Andrew MitchellScout
General Partner at Brand Foundry Ventures
Bryan StolleScout
Managing Director at Wildcat Venture Partners
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Carter ReumScout
Co-Founder and Partner at M13
Andrew Maxman
Principal at Imaginary Venture Capital
Logan Langberg
Partner at Imaginary Venture Capital
Mark Menell
Venture Partner at Maveron
Simran Suri
Senior Associate at Maveron
Investors connected to Dan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Dan Levitan work?
- Dan Levitan is General Partner at Maveron and Founder at Pacaso and Founder at Daring and Founder at Allbirds.
- What does Dan Levitan invest in?
- Dan Levitan invests in Consumer, Direct to Consumer, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Dan Levitan write?
- Dan Levitan typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.
- What companies did Dan Levitan found?
- Dan Levitan founded Allbirds, Daring, Pacaso, PayNearMe, Trupanion.
Same school
Also attended Duke University499
Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of NudgeJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpScott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners
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Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Shared employers
Also worked at Allbirds5
Also worked at Pacaso10
Dana SettleCo-Founder & Managing Partner at GreycroftKerstin DittmarManaging Partner at L2 Point at PICUS CAPITALKelly PerdewCo-Founder and Managing General Partner at Moonshots CapitalCraig CummingsCo-Founder and General Partner at Moonshots CapitalAlison DavisAdvisor at Blockchain CapitalSpencer RascoffGeneral Partner at 75 & Sunny
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