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Dan Ahrens

Investor

Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital · Board Member at Wayflyer

New York, New York

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

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264 people in our graph share verified history with Dan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Matt PestrittounlockedDan: together at Parachute Health (2018–2019)
Dan: together at F2
×2Dan: together at Maximus
×3Dan: together at Wayflyer

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 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  16. Insight Venture PartnersAssociate2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  17. JoyTunesBoard Observer2017 — 2019
  18. FloQastBoard Observer2017 — 2019
  19. EquipmentShareBoard Observer2016 — 2019
  20. The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2014 — 2016Greater Philadelphia
  21. The Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2012 — 2014Greater Philadelphia
  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.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Arc TechnologiesClerkieequipifiEXO FreightF2Moove AfricaNeat CapitalRevvVenn (formerly Vault)Wayflyer

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Left Lane Capital

Alex Wu
Senior VP of Talent at Left Lane Capital
Andrew Yanover
Investor at Left Lane Capital
Anjeli de Blank
Investor at Left Lane Capital
Aparajita Chauhan
Investor at Left Lane Capital
Arjun Kapur
Vice President at Left Lane Capital
Carlie Malone
Event & Content Associate at Left Lane Capital
Chris Taylor
Chief Growth Officer at Left Lane Capital
Coraline Meroni
Investor at Left Lane Capital

Network8

David VélezScout
Founder & CEO of Nubank
Jason FiedlerScout
Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital
Nick MoranScout
General Partner at New Stack Ventures
Tom StaffordScout
Co-founder at DST Global
Zach Bratun-GlennonScout
General Partner at Gradient Ventures
Arjun Kapur
Vice President at Left Lane Capital
David Hall
Managing Partner, Rise of the Rest at Revolution
Erica Amatori
Senior VP of Platform 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.
What companies has Dan Ahrens invested in?
Investments tracked here include Arc Technologies, Clerkie, equipifi, EXO Freight, F2, M1 Holdings, Moove Africa, Neat Capital, Revv, Venn (formerly Vault), Wayflyer.
Where did Dan Ahrens go to school?
Dan Ahrens studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics).

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