Dan Kimerling
InvestorManaging Partner at Deciens
United States
Writes $500K β $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M
FoundedStandard Treasury Β· YC
About
Ex-founder-operator who co-founded and led Standard Treasury through its acquisition and ran API banking and global R&D at Silicon Valley Bank, now focused on creating tech-native banks, insurers and asset managers.
Dan Kimerling @dkimerling
Amen https://t.co/jveP5jt01r
Jul 24, 2026 Β· β₯ 3
Dan Kimerling @dkimerling
Everyday I read a lot of funding announcements. This is my periodic reminder that raising capital is not winning. Raising capital is a tool to help companies win. Don't confuse the cart for the horse.
Jun 25, 2026 Β· β₯ 11
Dan Kimerling @dkimerling
Being right about a technology β making money from it. People who bought Amazon at the peak of the Dotcom Bubble waited 10 years to break even. Cisco buyers waited 24. Timing is the variable most investors underweight and most founders under-plan for. https://t.co/OXudqk8jHq
May 14, 2026 Β· β₯ 8 Β· β 1
Invests in
EnergyFintechInsurTechPropTechSaaS
Experience
- Deciens CapitalFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2012 β present
- Milken InstituteMilken Young Leaders Circlecurrent2023 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Kauffman FellowsFellowcurrent2022 β present
- YPOMembercurrent2022 β presentAlbuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area
- NSV Wolf CapitalAdvisory Partnercurrent2019 β presentMenlo Park, CA and Tokyo, Japan
- NSV Wolf CapitalPartner2016 β 2019Menlo Park, CA and Tokyo, Japan
- Silicon Valley BankHead of API Banking, Open Platform, and Research and Development2015 β 2017San Francisco, California
- Standard Treasury (Acquired by Silicon Valley Bank)Co-Founder and CEO2013 β 2015San Francisco, California
- GiftlyChief Operating Officer2010 β 2013San Francisco, California
- TechCrunchAnalyst2007 β 2008
Education
- Y Combinator(S13)
- University of Chicago - Committee on International RelationsMA with Honors, International Relations2007 β 2008
- University of ChicagoAB with Honors, Political Science2004 β 2008
Skills & more
From Dan's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator186
+ 180 more
Also attended University of Chicago - Committee on International Relations1
Also attended University of Chicago242
+ 236 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Milken Institute51
+ 45 more
Also worked at Kauffman Fellows360
+ 354 more
Also worked at YPO163
+ 157 more
Also worked at Silicon Valley Bank77
+ 71 more
Deals Β· 3
SimplyWiseLed round
via Deciens
Treasury PrimeLed round
via Deciens
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
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