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Daniel Kan

InvestorUnicorn founder

COO at Cruise · Investing Partner at Rebel Fund · CEO at Fifth Door · Founder at Exec

San Francisco, California

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

FoundedCruise$30B · YCExec · YCFifth Door · YC

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About

Investing partner at Rebel Fund; co-founder of Cruise (YC W14).

CEO at Fifth DoorYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Daniel went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Fifth Door's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Fifth Door's investors below.

Fifth Door's investors · 7

Daft CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $2M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2025Justin Kansince 2025Mantis CapitalSanta Monica · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025ProtagonistBay Harbor Islands · $10K – $1M checksRebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Fifth Door

AGAmir Ghazvinian
Amir GhazvinianCTO

COO at CruiseYC W14

Intro paths

YC

Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Cruise's investors below.

Cruise's investors · 38

11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checksAlsop Louie PartnersSan FranciscoAME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksCoelius CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksCrystal Towers CapitalMountain ViewDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFounder CollectiveCambridgeFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2025Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksJazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasKyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Maven VenturesPalo Alto · $1M checksNKM CapitalSan FranciscoParade VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checksPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSLas VegasQuiet CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2025Quotidian VenturesBrooklyn · $100K – $200K checksSignia Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checksSoftBank GroupTokyoSoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2018Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksStandard CapitalSan FranciscoSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2019Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checksTrucks VCSan FranciscoTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoVenture Investment AssociatesPeapackY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Cruise

KVKyle Vogt
Kyle VogtCEO
DK
Dan KanFounder

Founder at ExecYC W12

Intro paths

YC

Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Exec's investors below.

Exec's investors · 15

Alsop Louie PartnersSan FranciscoCaffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksCrystal Towers CapitalMountain ViewEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksFinTech CollectiveNew York City · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Gilgamesh VenturesNew York City · $150K – $500K checks · since 2026Highland Capital PartnersCambridge · $1M – $10M checksMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checksSherpalo VenturesMenlo ParkStart CapitalSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTreasuryNew York · since 2026Tuesday CapitalSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Exec

JKJustin Kan
Justin KanCEO
AGAmir Ghazvinian
Amir GhazvinianCTO
OHOisin Hanrahan
Oisin HanrahanCo-Founder and CEO
UD
Umang DuaCo-Founder and COO

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Rebel Fund

Alexandra Espinal
Portfolio Development at Rebel Fund
Dan Siroker
Angel
Jared Heyman
Managing Partner at Rebel Fund
Jonathan Hirsch
Partner at Rebel Fund
Justin Hilliard
Principal at Rebel Fund
Luis Roberto Fortuño
Managing Director at Rebel Fund
Max Mullen
Investor at Instacart
Sebastian Mejia
Founder at Rappi

Network11

Aayush PatelScout
Analyst at Silicon Ventures
Aly MadhavjiScout
Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund
Angus DavisScout
General Partner at Foundation Capital
April UnderwoodScout
Managing Director at Adverb Ventures
Brigette LauScout
Founding Partner at Firework Ventures
Chris HowardScout
Founder at Ritual Capital
Hanel Baveja
Partner at Creandum
Lachy Groom
General Partner at LGF ENCHANTED INTELLIGENCE
Max Mullen
Investor at Instacart
Panos Papadopoulos
Partner at Marathon Venture Capital
Ryan Hoover
Founder of Product Hunt and Investor at Weekend Fund

Investors connected to Daniel in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Daniel Kan?
Investing partner at Rebel Fund; co-founder of Cruise (YC W14).
Where does Daniel Kan work?
Daniel Kan is COO of Cruise and Investing Partner at Rebel Fund and CEO at Fifth Door and Founder at Exec.
What check size does Daniel Kan write?
Daniel Kan typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
What companies did Daniel Kan found?
Daniel Kan founded Cruise, Exec, Fifth Door.
What companies has Daniel Kan invested in?
Investments tracked here include Lattice, Mason, Triplebyte, Validere.

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