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Dan Madden
InvestorPrincipal, National Security at SQUADRA VENTURES · Board director at Endolith Mining · Board director at Falcomm
New York, New York, United States
Writes $1M – $4M checks
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About
Dan Madden, a former U.S. Marine artillery officer with an end-to-end national-security career, sees how defense ideas become battlefield capabilities and wrote a first-person Ukraine account on startups' soldier-driven iteration.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDefense TechSaaSSpace Tech
Board director at Endolith Mining
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Board director at Falcomm
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Falcomm's investors · 6
Co-founders at Falcomm
Experience
- Squadra VenturesPrincipal, National Securitycurrent2021 — present
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkAdjunct Associate Professor, School of International and Public Affairscurrent2017 — presentNew York, New York
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkVisiting Scholar, Columbia Entrepreneurship2018 — 2021
- UFORCEInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- EndolithBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Aurelius SystemsBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- PDWInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- WyvernBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Primordial LabsBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)Special Government Employee2022 — 2024
- NSIN - National Security Innovation NetworkDirector, Mid-Atlantic Region2018 — 2021New York, New York
- RAND CorporationSenior Policy Analyst2010 — 2018
- United States Department of DefenseSpecial Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness2015 — 2016
- U.S. House of RepresentativesMilitary Legislative Assistant2007 — 2010
- United States Marine CorpsArtillery Officer1999 — 2004
Skills & more
- Active security clearance — United States Department of War
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Endolith MiningBoard seat
via SQUADRA VENTURES · filed Nov 2025 · $16.8M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Madden?
- Dan Madden, a former U.S. Marine artillery officer with an end-to-end national-security career, sees how defense ideas become battlefield capabilities and wrote a first-person Ukraine account on startups' soldier-driven iteration.
- Where does Dan Madden work?
- Dan Madden is Principal, National Security at SQUADRA VENTURES and Board director at Endolith Mining and Board director at Falcomm.
- What does Dan Madden invest in?
- Dan Madden invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Defense Tech, SaaS, Space Tech.
- What check size does Dan Madden write?
- Dan Madden typically writes checks of $1M – $4M.
- What boards does Dan Madden sit on?
- Dan Madden holds tracked board seats at Endolith Mining.
- Where did Dan Madden go to school?
- Dan Madden studied at United States Naval Academy (B.S., English Literature); Columbia University (M.A., Political Science); University of California, Davis (M.A., Comparative Politics).
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