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863 people in our graph share verified history with Dan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Deep NisharunlockedDan: together at Stanford University (2015–2016)
×9Dan: together at Stanford University
×2Dan: together at Alchemist Accelerator
CEO & Cofounder at Donut
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Donut's investors · 7
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks · since 2025Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checksDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksHack VCPalo Alto · $3M checks · since 2025Makers FundSingapore · $500K – $40M checks · since 2025Sky9 CapitalSingapore · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025
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Co-founders at Donut
JM
Jeff ManianCTO & Cofounder
Experience
- DonutCofounder & CEOcurrent2016 — present
- Brown UniversityAdjunct Lecturercurrent2016 — present
- Mobile Steam UnitBassistcurrent2016 — present
- Stanford UniversityMentor2014 — 2016
- Alchemist AcceleratorMentor2014 — 2016
Skills & more
Product Management39Product Design14
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Manian?
- CEO & Cofounder at Donut
- Where does Dan Manian work?
- Dan Manian is CEO & Cofounder of Donut.
- What companies did Dan Manian found?
- Dan Manian founded Donut.
- Where did Dan Manian go to school?
- Dan Manian studied at Stanford University (M.S., Mechanical Engineering with focus in Design Methodology); Columbia Business School (MBA).
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia1,932
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
+ 1,925 more
Columbia Business School mafia192
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan PetersenMBAFounded FlexportMartin VarsavskyMBAFounded Vas +5Giovanni ColellaMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Ooda Health +3Eduardo NeeterExecutive EducationFounded Atdc +2Jonathan SteinMBAFounded Betterment Holdings, Inc. +2Thomas HendrixMBAFounded Decisive Point +1
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+ 185 more
Alchemist Accelerator mafia46
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Andrew ScheuermannCoach and InvestorFounded Arch Systems +1Paolo PriviteraMentor at Alchemist AcceleratorFounded 1521 Capital +1Omar HarounFounded Text IQ +1Michael BeebeMentorFounded Volley Automation +1David KleckaCEO at YieldigoFounded Yieldigo +1Marijan MumdzievMentor/Judge at AlchemistFounded Strives +1
+ 39 more
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended Columbia Business School991
Ryan PetersenFounder & CEO of FlexportAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersYibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalKesha CashFounder & General Partner at Impact America FundMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures
+ 985 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Brown University124
Alexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalLauren KolodnyInvestor at Aspect VenturesDavid BorcsokPartner at Mucker CapitalDavid MoskowitzPrincipal at MPM BioImpactPaxton MajorManaging Director at Northpond VenturesChuck DavisOperating Partner at TCV
+ 118 more
Also worked at Stanford University1,044
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
+ 1,038 more
Also worked at Alchemist Accelerator108
Peter GiordanoFormer Global Director GTM Strategy at Scale Venture PartnersSahir AzamInvestor at Index VenturesTony YangPortfolio Growth at Mucker CapitalKaren SheffieldFounder & Managing Partner at Pachamama VenturesLaurie MenoudInvestor at At One VenturesAndrew HongVenture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
+ 102 more