Daniel Ha
InvestorFounderCofounder at Antigravity Capital · Advisor; Co-Founder, Disqus at Grishin Robotics · Founder/CEO at Disqus
Bay Area
FoundedDisqus · YC
About
Cofounder and former CEO of Disqus (acquired by Zeta), Daniel has worked with startups for 15 years and has invested and advised since 2018, focusing on product-market fit. He previously partnered with Gadi at XX Fund and studied Computer Science at UC Davis before dropping out in 2007 to join Y Combinator.
Founder/CEO at DisqusYC S07
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Summer 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Disqus's investors below.
Disqus's investors · 3
Co-founders at Disqus
JY
Jason YanFounder/CTO
Experience
- Antigravity CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Chamaeleon#KIN Membercurrent2022 — present
- StartupsAngel Investorcurrent2017 — present
- XXPartner & Lead Mentor2020 — 2023
- Grishin RoboticsSenior Advisor2020 — 2023
- Obscurely LLCTinkerer2018 — 2021
- Disqus, Inc.CEO, Cofounder2007 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- University of California, DavisEngineering Lab2005 — 2006Davis, CA
- VMwareEngineering2006Palo Alto, CA
Skills & more
Start-ups57Mobile Applications18User Experience19E-commerce2Web Development7Web Design3Scalability15Entrepreneurship20Strategic Partnerships5Interaction Design1Product Management12Mobile Devices
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Web ApplicationsRuby on RailsPythonGitDjangoJavaScriptFrom Daniel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Antigravity Capital
Network8
Allen GannettScout
General Partner at BHP Development
Francois ArbourScout
Mentor at Amiral Ventures
Furqan RydhanScout
Founder at Founders
Sahil BloomScout
Managing Partner at SRB Ventures
Stephen ColeScout
Venture Partner at Trammell Venture Partners (TVP)
Codie Sanchez
Venture Partner at Magma Partners
Jeremy Fiance
Founder & Managing Partner at House
Shaan Puri
Angel Investor, S & R Angel Fund at Shaan Puri Fund
Investors connected to Daniel in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Ha?
- Cofounder and former CEO of Disqus (acquired by Zeta), Daniel has worked with startups for 15 years and has invested and advised since 2018, focusing on product-market fit. He previously partnered with Gadi at XX Fund and studied Computer Science at UC Davis before dropping out in 2007 to join Y Combinator.
- Where does Daniel Ha work?
- Daniel Ha is Founder/CEO of Disqus and Cofounder at Antigravity Capital.
- What companies did Daniel Ha found?
- Daniel Ha founded Disqus.
- Where did Daniel Ha go to school?
- Daniel Ha studied at University of California, Davis (Dropout, Computer Science & Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Startups17
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