About
Daniel Barabander held roles as an investment partner and chief legal officer at Variant Fund, where he focused on autonomy-enabling technology; prior to that, he worked as a software engineer and founded a startup in the Y Combinator S16 cohort, and also practiced law at Cravath.
Daniel Barabander @dbarabander
Coming in at #4 is @plasticlabs, the maker of @honchodotdev People are starting to pay attention - Honcho is the best solution for AI native memory https://t.co/L2phLCUbZZ
Jul 27, 2026 Β· β₯ 12 Β· β 2
Daniel Barabander @dbarabander
RWAs now on @DeriveXYZ https://t.co/Iioj3Tuh89
Jul 24, 2026 Β· β₯ 13 Β· β 2
Daniel Barabander @dbarabander
Could not be more excited to back Ferdi and the Augustus team. Announcement post here: https://t.co/hP8m6QwaOf https://t.co/IfG3qTj2lh
Jul 21, 2026 Β· β₯ 27
Founder/(YC S16) at HaywheelYC S16
Intro paths
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Haywheel's investors below.
