Dan Moskowitz
InvestorPartner at Third Point · Partner at Third Point Ventures · Board director at Spline
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $15M – $25M checks
About
Dan Moskowitz is an investor at Third Point Ventures, the venture capital arm of Third Point. He focuses on technology startups across early to late stages, with an emphasis on data infrastructure and privacy. Alongside colleague Rob Schwartz, he led Third Point Ventures' Series A investment in Ahana, and he led the firm's investment in DataGrail's Series C round. He writes about topics such as data privacy regulation and its implications for enterprise software.
Contact· published on Dan's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkGamingInsurTechIoTMedia & EntertainmentRoboticsSaaS
Board director at SplineYC W21
Intro paths
Dan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Spline's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Dan can intro founders to Spline's investors below.
Spline's investors · 8
Co-founders at Spline
Experience
- Third Point LLCPartner - Third Point Venturescurrent2020 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Cisco InvestmentsManager, Venture Investments & Corporate Development2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Unity TechnologiesProduct Manager2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Touchdown VenturesInvestment Associate2017Haddonfield, New Jersey
- Lockheed Martin - Rotary and Mission SystemsVarious Engineering Roles2013 — 2017New Jersey, United States
- Space Systems LoralElectrical Engineering Intern2011 — 2012Palo Alto, California
Skills & more
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Embedded SystemsFrom Dan's professional profile.
Investments
Led
AhanaDataGrail
Investor
BlamelessGenvid
Sources: the investor's own website · curated public sources.
Writing
All posts ↗Recent posts cover the requirements for moving enterprise AI from experimentation into production, the economic impact of AI across game development stages, and a portfolio investment in SaaS security company Grip Security. Topics center on AI adoption, cybersecurity, and gaming tooling.
The post argues that most enterprises remain in AI piloting, and identifies security, durability, and observability as the three requirements for scaling AI to production, citing survey data and portfolio companies.
Based on a survey of 50 game studio producers, the post examines AI's economic impact across game development stages and engine choices like Unity and Unreal.
The post explains Third Point Ventures' investment leading Grip Security's Series B, describing SaaS sprawl security problems and Grip's identity-based control plane using AI/ML detection.
Colleagues at Third Point
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Investors connected to Dan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Moskowitz?
- Dan Moskowitz is an investor at Third Point Ventures, the venture capital arm of Third Point. He focuses on technology startups across early to late stages, with an emphasis on data infrastructure and privacy. Alongside colleague Rob Schwartz, he led Third Point Ventures' Series A investment in Ahana, and he led the firm's investment in DataGrail's Series C round. He writes about topics such as data privacy regulation and its implications for enterprise software.
- Where does Dan Moskowitz work?
- Dan Moskowitz is Partner at Third Point and Board director at Spline.
- What does Dan Moskowitz invest in?
- Dan Moskowitz invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, InsurTech, IoT, Media & Entertainment, Robotics, SaaS.
- What check size does Dan Moskowitz write?
- Dan Moskowitz typically writes checks of $15M – $25M.
- What companies has Dan Moskowitz invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Ahana, DataGrail, Blameless, Genvid.
- Where did Dan Moskowitz go to school?
- Dan Moskowitz studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Pennsylvania (Master of Science (M.S.), Systems Engineering); Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Computer Engineering).
- What has Dan Moskowitz written?
- Dan Moskowitz has 3 tracked posts on thirdpointventures.com, including "AI: From Experimentation to Production", "AI Impact on Gaming and Media Tooling", "Grip Security: Ushering in a New Era of SaaS Security".
- Does Dan Moskowitz lead rounds?
- Yes — Dan Moskowitz has led 2 tracked investments.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Also attended University of Pennsylvania824
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Also attended Cornell University748
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Shared employers
Also worked at Third Point LLC10
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Also worked at Cisco Investments3
Also worked at Unity Technologies34
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Also worked at Touchdown Ventures24
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