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Dan Shapiro

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Founder at Glowforge

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Dan Shapiro is the CEO and cofounder of Glowforge, a company that produces desktop laser technology, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton Generative AI Lab. He previously served as CEO of Google Comparison Inc. following Google's acquisition of his startup Sparkbuy, founded Photobucket Inc. (formerly Ontela), and created the board game Robot Turtles. He holds over 100 patents, authored "Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook" (O'Reilly), and earned a B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.

Founder at Glowforge

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Glowforge's investors · 6

Anthos CapitalSanta Monica · $500K – $10M checks · since 2015Foundation CapitalPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checks · since 2015FoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks · since 2015Lauder PartnersLos Altos · since 2015RevolutionWashington, D.C. · $100K – $1M checks · since 2015True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2018

Co-founders at Glowforge

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MARK GOSSELINExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
TWTONY WRIGHT
TONY WRIGHTExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
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Dan ShapiroFounder
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Mark GosselinFounder
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Tony WrightFounder

Investments

Investor

Glio

Per curated public sources.

Network7

Andy SackScout
Advisor at One Way Ventures
Geoff EntressScout
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs
Spencer RascoffScout
General Partner at 75 & Sunny
T.A. McCannScout
Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs
Chris DeVore
Managing Partner at Founders' Co-op
Dave Schappell
Angel investor
Dharmesh Shah
Angel investor

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Who is Dan Shapiro?
Dan Shapiro is the CEO and cofounder of Glowforge, a company that produces desktop laser technology, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton Generative AI Lab. He previously served as CEO of Google Comparison Inc. following Google's acquisition of his startup Sparkbuy, founded Photobucket Inc. (formerly Ontela), and created the board game Robot Turtles. He holds over 100 patents, authored "Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook" (O'Reilly), and earned a B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.
Where does Dan Shapiro work?
Dan Shapiro is Founder of Glowforge.
What companies did Dan Shapiro found?
Dan Shapiro founded Glowforge.
What companies has Dan Shapiro invested in?
Investments tracked here include Glio.

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