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Daniel Kennedy

Investor

Partner at Operator Stack

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $300K – $500K checks · typically $400K

About

Daniel Kennedy is Vice President of Corporate Development at Yelp, where he leads mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships for the Services division, and cross-functional growth initiatives. Previously, he worked in technology investment banking at J.P. Morgan's San Francisco office and was a founding partner at Operator Stack Fund, a seed-stage investment vehicle. He has been involved in over 40 M&A, investment, and financing transactions totaling approximately $30 billion in deal value, and previously launched Yelp Audiences' B2B business, scaling it from inception to $50 million in revenue within three years.

Experience

  1. YelpVice President of Corporate Developmentcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. LoopInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  3. Seso Inc.Investorcurrent2020 — present
  4. CardlessInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  5. UnitInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  6. VoomaInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  7. Greenscreens.aiInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  8. Bain Capital VenturesScout2021 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Operator Stack FundFounding Partner2019 — 2024
  10. J.P. MorganVice President Investment Banking2013 — 2015San Francisco
  11. Macquarie GroupInvestment Banking Associate2010 — 2013Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  12. Lloyds Banking GroupCorporate Development Analyst2008 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
  13. Marakon AssociatesStrategy Consultant2006 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
  14. U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional Intern2004Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Education

  1. Duke UniversityA.B. (Cum Laude), Political Science2001 — 2005
  2. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)MSc (Honors), International Relations2005 — 2006

Skills & more

StrategyInvestment BankingCorporate FinancePrincipal InvestingM&A executionEquity ValuationPrivate EquityMergers & Acquisitions

Languages German

  • CFA (Completed Level II) — CFA Institute

From Daniel's professional profile.

Colleagues at Operator Stack

Matt Doka
CTO, SumUp (North America); Co-Founder & GP, Operator Stack at Operator Stack
Natarajan Subbiah
Investor at Operator Stack
Stewart Pond
Partner at Operator Stack

Frequently asked questions

Where does Daniel Kennedy work?
Daniel Kennedy is Partner at Operator Stack.
What check size does Daniel Kennedy write?
Daniel Kennedy typically writes checks of $300K – $500K.

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