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Dan Preston

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Founder at Metromile · Founder at Stand

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedMetromileStand

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About

Dan Preston is Co-Founder and CEO of Stand. His work centers on companies that apply machine learning and statistics to product development.

Founder at Metromile

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Metromile's investors · 9

Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2018First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2016G SquaredChicago · since 2018Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2018Linus VenturesPrinceton · since 2018Mitsui & CoTokyo · since 2016Multiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checks · since 2018New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2018SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2016

Founder at Stand

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Stand's investors · 11

Convective CapitalSan FranciscoEclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M checks · since 2025Equal VenturesNew York · $1M – $2M checksFinancial Venture StudioSan JoseFjor FoundersLos AngelesInspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checksLeap Forward VenturesLarkspurLowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksNeotribe VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $2M checksRestive VenturesSan Jose · $50K – $2.5M checksSaga VenturesAustin · since 2024

Experience

  1. StandCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. DaveBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  3. LemonadeSVP Strategic Initiatives2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. MetromileCEO2014 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. MetromileCTO2013 — 2014San Francisco, CA
  6. AisleBuyerCo-Founder & CTO2011 — 2013
  7. GoogleSoftware Engineer Intern2010
  8. Inera Inc.Software Engineer2009
  9. Tufts UniversityResearch Assistant2008 — 2009
  10. Harvard UniversityResearch Assistant2007 — 2008
  11. PhotradeCo-Founder & CTO2006 — 2008

Skills & more

Computer Science16Data Mining30Computer Vision14Python12Mobile Devices2Machine Learning42Strategic Partnerships7Artificial Intelligence19Software Development4Mobile Applications8Time Series Analysis3Start-ups43
+10 moreResearchSoftware DesignEntrepreneurshipAlgorithmsMobile ComputingBig DataSoftware EngineeringHadoopAnalyticsMobile Technology

Languages French

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Preston?
Dan Preston is Co-Founder and CEO of Stand. His work centers on companies that apply machine learning and statistics to product development.
Where does Dan Preston work?
Dan Preston is Founder of Metromile and Founder at Stand.
What companies did Dan Preston found?
Dan Preston founded Metromile, Stand.
Where did Dan Preston go to school?
Dan Preston studied at Stanford University (M. Sc., Computer Science); Brandeis University (B.S., Computer Science).

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