Dan Sommer
InvestorPartner at Founder Collective · Venture Partner at Emerge Education
New York, New York
Writes $400K – $2M checks · typically $1M
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216 people in our graph share verified history with Dan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Dan Sommer is an education entrepreneur and CEO of 10XImpact, a platform for investing in and scaling mission-driven ventures in skills, education, and community empowerment. He founded Trilogy Education, which expanded to 50 university partners and was acquired for $750M in 2019 after serving over 50,000 students, and previously held leadership roles at Zeta Global and Study Interactive. Sommer holds degrees from Cornell and NYU, serves as a mentor and advisor to founders, and has founded nine companies and nonprofits throughout his career.
Experience
- 10XImpactCEO + Foundercurrent2019 — presentNew York, NY, United States
- United Hatzalah of IsraelTreasurer Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
- 3i MembersBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- UnibuddyBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Yellow Brick Road Early Childhood Development CenterBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- Founder CollectiveFounder Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- EmergeVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
- Wake Forest UniversityEntrepreneur in Residence2025Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Empowered EducationFounding Partner + Board Member2015 — 2022New York, United States
- Trilogy EducationCEO + Founder2015 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Zeta GlobalPresident, Global Education2013 — 2015New York, NY
- Global University SystemsChairman, StudyInteractive2012 — 2014New York, NY
- Global University SystemsCEO + Chairman, StudyInteractive2012 — 2013New York, NY
- Zeta GlobalPresident, International2012
- Zeta GlobalPresident, Interactive2011 — 2012
- Caridan Marketing LabsCEO + Founder2007 — 2012
- HNWSVP, Client Services2005 — 2007
- DigitasMarketing Manager2003 — 2005
- Zustek CorporationVice President, Founding Executive2001 — 2003
- SimplyDone Business SolutionsCOO + Co-Founder1998 — 2001
- Publicis SapientAssociate Project Manager1997 — 1998Los Angeles, California
Skills & more
Management35Strategy20Leadership24Online Marketing99Email Marketing99Lead Generation83Digital Marketing99Social Media Marketing74SEM34Marketing46Entrepreneurship36SEO22
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AnalyticsInteractive MarketingMarketing StrategySocial MediaStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsSearch Engine Marketing (SEM)Search Engine Optimization (SEO)From Dan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Founder Collective
Amanda Herson
General Partner at Founder Collective
Dave Bisceglia
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
David Frankel
Seed Stage Venture Capital in the United States
Emily Jenkins
Operations Manager at Founder Collective
Eric Paley
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Jack Arenas
Principal at Founder Collective
Jack Groetzinger
Venture Partner at Teamworthy Ventures
James Tamplin
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
Network9
David FrankelScout
Seed Stage Venture Capital in the United States
Eric PaleyScout
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Jack GroetzingerScout
Venture Partner at Teamworthy Ventures
James TamplinScout
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
Raj De DattaScout
Partner at Founder Collective
Amanda Herson
General Partner at Founder Collective
Brent Willess
Principal at Founder Collective
Micah Rosenbloom
General Partner at Founder Collective
Nadia Boujarwah
Venture Partner at Founder Collective
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Sommer?
- Dan Sommer is an education entrepreneur and CEO of 10XImpact, a platform for investing in and scaling mission-driven ventures in skills, education, and community empowerment. He founded Trilogy Education, which expanded to 50 university partners and was acquired for $750M in 2019 after serving over 50,000 students, and previously held leadership roles at Zeta Global and Study Interactive. Sommer holds degrees from Cornell and NYU, serves as a mentor and advisor to founders, and has founded nine companies and nonprofits throughout his career.
- Where does Dan Sommer work?
- Dan Sommer is Partner at Founder Collective.
- What check size does Dan Sommer write?
- Dan Sommer typically writes checks of $400K – $2M.
- Where did Dan Sommer go to school?
- Dan Sommer studied at Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management (BS, Applied Economics and Business Management); New York University (MS, Integrated Marketing).
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Also attended Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management9
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Also attended New York University616
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Shared employers
Also worked at United Hatzalah of Israel1
Also worked at Unibuddy6
Also worked at Wake Forest University12
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