Daniel Barabander
InvestorFounderInvestment Partner and Chief Legal Officer at Variant Fund · Founder/(YC S16) at Haywheel
New York, New York, United States
FoundedHaywheel · YC
About
Daniel Barabander is an Investment Partner and Chief Legal Officer at Variant. He was previously a YC-backed founder and software engineer, and led crypto matters at the law firm Cravath, where he advised traditional institutions, DeFi protocols, and stablecoin issuers on M&A and enforcement issues. Earlier in his career he worked as a product manager at the New York Stock Exchange before teaching himself to code and launching a restaurant-ordering startup.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3
Founder/(YC S16) at HaywheelYC S16
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Haywheel's investors below.
Haywheel's investors · 1
Co-founders at Haywheel
MP
Mykel PereiraFounder
Experience
Skills & more
BlockchainSolidityPythonJavaScriptPublic SpeakingMachine LearningiOS DevelopmentWeb Development
From Daniel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Variant Fund
Alana Levin
Investment Partner at Variant Fund
Austin Adams
Advisor at Variant Fund
Caleb Shack
Investment Partner at Variant Fund
Caleb Shough
COO at Variant Fund
Carrie Barker
Director of Talent at Radical Ventures
Chase Almen
CFO at Variant Fund
Cooper Turley
Venture Partner at Variant Fund
Elijah Fox
Investment Partner at Variant Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Barabander?
- Daniel Barabander is an Investment Partner and Chief Legal Officer at Variant. He was previously a YC-backed founder and software engineer, and led crypto matters at the law firm Cravath, where he advised traditional institutions, DeFi protocols, and stablecoin issuers on M&A and enforcement issues. Earlier in his career he worked as a product manager at the New York Stock Exchange before teaching himself to code and launching a restaurant-ordering startup.
- Where does Daniel Barabander work?
- Daniel Barabander is Founder/(YC S16) of Haywheel and Investment Partner and Chief Legal Officer at Variant Fund.
- What does Daniel Barabander invest in?
- Daniel Barabander invests in Crypto & Web3.
- What companies did Daniel Barabander found?
- Daniel Barabander founded Haywheel.
- Where did Daniel Barabander go to school?
- Daniel Barabander studied at Georgetown Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.) Order of the Coif / magna cum laude); Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) salutatorian of class / summa cum laude); Flatiron School (iOS Development).
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