About
Daniel Baum worked as a corporate lawyer at Bennett Jones LLP before co-founding Sleek, where he serves as Chief Operating Officer.
Founder at SleekYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Sleek's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Sleek's investors below.
Sleek's investors · 6
Co-founders at Sleek
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Adam MacEachernFounder
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Palmer McCutcheonFounder & CTO
Experience
- ZeroClickVP, GTMcurrent2025 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Pioneer FundSenior Venture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- Sleek (YC S21)Co-Founder2021 — 2025
- Bennett JonesCorporate Associate2020 — 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Bennett JonesSummer and Articling Student2018 — 2020Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Ontario Securities CommissionArticling Student (Secondment)2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.Articling Student (Secondment)2019Canada
- WhiskCo-Founder2017
- VuruHead of Content and Data2016Toronto, Ryerson DMZ
Skills & more
PowerPoint8Microsoft Word6Microsoft Excel21Microsoft Office8Team Leadership14Time Management18Creativity2Marketing14Leadership34Event Planning5Teamwork33Critical Thinking4
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WritingLanguages English · Hebrew
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Baum?
- Daniel Baum worked as a corporate lawyer at Bennett Jones LLP before co-founding Sleek, where he serves as Chief Operating Officer.
- Where does Daniel Baum work?
- Daniel Baum is Founder of Sleek.
- What companies did Daniel Baum found?
- Daniel Baum founded Sleek.
- Where did Daniel Baum go to school?
- Daniel Baum studied at Y Combinator (S21); Queen's University (Juris Doctor (J.D.), Dual B.Comm - JD); Tel Aviv University (Doctor of Law - JD, International Law and Legal Studies).
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Shared employers
Also worked at ZeroClick2
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