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Dan Ahrens

Investor

Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital

New York, New York

Writes $20M – $30M checks · typically $25M

About

Dan Ahrens co-founded a firm at 29 and applies enterprise-style rigor—analyzing raw transaction and usage data—to back long-term, utility-like consumer and SMB winners, including localized winners across diverging geographies.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AgTechConsumerFintechFoodTechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Left Lane CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2019 — present
  2. equipifiBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. F2Board Membercurrent2025 — present
  4. Venn (formerly Vault)Board Membercurrent2024 — present
  5. KoltinBoardcurrent2024 — present
  6. RevvBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  7. ClerkieBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  8. Arc TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  9. Moove AfricaBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  10. WayflyerBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  11. M1 Finance: Smart Money ManagementBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  12. Parachute HealthBoard Observer2018 — 2019
  13. OwnBackupBoard Observer2018 — 2019
  14. Insight Venture PartnersVice President2017 — 2019
  15. Insight Venture PartnersSenior Associate2016 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  16. Insight Venture PartnersAssociate2016Greater New York City Area
  17. JoyTunesBoard Observer2017 — 2019
  18. FloQastBoard Observer2017 — 2019
  19. EquipmentShareBoard Observer2016 — 2019
  20. The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2014 — 2016Greater Philadelphia Area
  21. The Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2012 — 2014Greater Philadelphia Area
  22. MAXIMUSAssociate Analyst Intern2011

Deals · 1

M1 HoldingsBoard seat

via Left Lane Capital · filed Jun 2020 · $33.3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Left Lane Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Ahrens?
Dan Ahrens co-founded a firm at 29 and applies enterprise-style rigor—analyzing raw transaction and usage data—to back long-term, utility-like consumer and SMB winners, including localized winners across diverging geographies.
Where does Dan Ahrens work?
Dan Ahrens is Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital.
What does Dan Ahrens invest in?
Dan Ahrens invests in AgTech, Consumer, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Dan Ahrens write?
Dan Ahrens typically writes checks of $20M – $30M.
What boards does Dan Ahrens sit on?
Dan Ahrens holds tracked board seats at M1 Holdings.
Where did Dan Ahrens go to school?
Dan Ahrens studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics).

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