Daniel Karp
InvestorVenture Partner at Cervin
Palo Alto, California
Writes $250K – $8M checks · typically $4M
About
Daniel Karp parlayed roles from first ASIC engineer and early Microsoft Azure work into leading Cisco’s cloud/data-center investment and M&A program, backing Gong, Habana Labs and Isovalent pre–product-market fit.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- Cervin VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Cervin VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- Cervin VenturesPartner2022 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- ConveyorBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Loophole LabsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- Paz.aiBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CauselyBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
- Stream.SecurityObserver, Board of Directorscurrent2022 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- RADICLA round investorcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- DatumSeed Investorcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- BrinkerSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- FlightcontrolSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentDayton, Ohio, United States
- StealthAngel investorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TenzaiAngel Investorcurrent2025 — present
- CiroosAngel Investorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Gen LabsAngel Investorcurrent2024 — present
- LinearBAngel Investorcurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- GeltAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- OwnIDBoard Member2022 — 2025United States
- Coho AIAngel Investor2021 — 2025Palo Alto, California, United States
Education
- The University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessMBA, Finance2009 — 2011
- Tel Aviv UniversityB.Sc., Electrical Engineering2001 — 2005
Skills & more
Product Development31Business Planning28Product Management83Financial Analysis7Mobile6Mobile Technology11Wireless11Cloud Computing24Strategic Planning6ASIC6WiMAX8Semiconductors15
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Mobile DevicesStrategyStart-upsVenture CapitalNew Business DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyDigital MediaFinanceProject PlanningTelecommunicationsLTELanguages English · Hebrew · Spanish
From Daniel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Cervin
Courtney McKee
Vice President of Finance at Cervin Ventures
Madison Steele
Operations Manager at Cervin
McKayla Nevins
Business Development Manager at Cervin
Neeraj Gupta
Partner at Cervin Ventures
Nilesh Maheshwari
Associate at Cervin Ventures
Preetish Nijhawan
Co-Founder & Partner at Cervin Ventures
Samir Shah
Venture Partner at Cervin Ventures
Scott Brown
Partner, Head of Platform at Cervin Ventures
Network3
Neeraj Gupta
Partner at Cervin Ventures
Scott Brown
Partner, Head of Platform at Cervin Ventures
Shirish Sathaye
Partner at Cervin Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Daniel Karp work?
- Daniel Karp is Venture Partner at Cervin.
- What does Daniel Karp invest in?
- Daniel Karp invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Daniel Karp write?
- Daniel Karp typically writes checks of $250K – $8M.
Same school
Also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business476
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Also attended Tel Aviv University377
Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthYoram SnirPartner at 83NorthDavid GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst FundAmit ShofarSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundRutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Shared employers
Also worked at Datum1
Also worked at Gong18
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