About
Early-stage investor focused on consumer and cloud/SaaS.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaS
Board director at Whimsical
Intro paths
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Whimsical's investors below.
Whimsical's investors · 2
Co-founders at Whimsical
KD
Kaspars DancisExecutive Officer, Director
SS
Steve SchoeffelDirector
Board director at MuxYC W16
Intro paths
YC
Daniel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Daniel can intro founders to Mux's investors below.
Mux's investors · 15
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2021Advancit CapitalBoston · $500K – $1M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2021Aurum Venture PartnersPleasantonChemistrySan Francisco · since 2021Cobaltsince 2021Dragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksHeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksHubSpot VenturesCambridge · $500K – $5M checksLowercase CapitalJacksonMango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checksPathbreaker VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $1M checksSusa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016
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Co-founders at Mux
JD
Jon DahlFounder/CEO
AB
Adam BrownFounder
SH
Steve HeffernanFounder/Head of Product
MM
Matthew McClureFounder
Board director at Vercel
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Vercel's investors · 31
8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks · since 2021AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2021Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checks · since 2025BedrockLos Angeles · $5M – $30M checks · since 2021Bedrock CapitalNew York · since 2021Beyond CapitalSan Diego · since 2021BlackRockWilmington · since 2025Cold Start VenturesNew York · since 2021CRV (Charles River Ventures)San Francisco · $250K – $5M checks · since 2021Everybody Ventures$100K checks · since 2021Firebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo Alto · since 2021FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2021Flex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2021Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2021General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2021Geodesic CapitalFoster City · since 2021GICSingapore · since 2021GreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2021GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2021Inflection VenturesNew York · since 2021IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2021Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2025Mech VenturesLas Vegas · since 2021Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021NXTPBuenos Aires · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021Operator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2021Resolute VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2021Salesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2021SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2021Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Vintage Investment PartnersHerzliya Pituach · since 2021
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Co-founders at Vercel
GR
Guillermo RauchFounder
Experience
- AccelPartnercurrent2026 — present
- AccelPartner2015 — 2026
- Scale AIBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- VercelBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Sentry (sentry.io)Board Membercurrent2015 — present
- PaperBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- KernelBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- MinoanBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- Val TownBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- WhimsicalBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- SprigBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- ReadMeBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- GemBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
- MuxBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
- EdgeDBBoard Member2019 — 2025
- National Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2021 — 2025Washington DC
- DropboxPlatform2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- AccelAssociate2010 — 2012
- ChartioFounder, CEO2010
- TechCrunchData Engineer2009 — 2010
Education
- Yale University2005 — 2009
Skills & more
Data Visualization8Data Analysis28Contextual Analysis3Venture Capital52Programming14Entrepreneur1Entrepreneurship79Big Data36R20
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Deals · 1
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Accel
Network8
Ali PartoviScout
CEO at Neo
Maya NoethScout
Partner at Accel
Rich WongScout
Partner at Accel
Zhenya LoginovScout
Investor at Accel
Anand Daniel
Partner at Accel
Arun Mathew
Investor at Accel
Barath Shankar Subramanian
Partner at Accel
Ben Fletcher
Investor at Accel
Investors connected to Daniel in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Daniel Levine work?
- Daniel Levine is Partner at Accel and Founder at Whimsical and Founder at Mux and Founder at Vercel.
- What does Daniel Levine invest in?
- Daniel Levine invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Daniel Levine write?
- Daniel Levine typically writes checks of $15M – $70M.
- What companies did Daniel Levine found?
- Daniel Levine founded Vercel, Mux, Whimsical.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,732
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptJessica LivingstonFounder, RetiredFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
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Yale University mafia182
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamJustin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Rye +5Kevin RyanBAFounded Business Insider +2Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Emmett ShearBSFounded Softmax +2Jake SchwartzBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Brave Health +1
+ 175 more
Scale AI mafia44
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Josephine LeeIntern - GenAIFounded Palette Labs +1Arnav SahuInvestorFounded WolfiaLan XuezhaoAngel investorFounded Basis SetFederico MirásSoftware EngineerFounded PluggyTim DingmanSenior Strategic Product ManagerFounded CastleFree WortleyHead of Security/ArchitectureFounded LunaSec
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Vercel mafia14
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Francois ArbourInvestorFounded Paraito +1Rafael CorralesFounding Investor, Board MemberFounded BackgroundPablo StanleyStaff Product DesignerFounded Carbon HealthPranay PrakashSoftware DeveloperFounded WindsorFernando RojoHead of MobileFounded BasementVincent JiangInvestorFounded Aden
+ 7 more
Accel mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ivan ZhouPartnerFounded Decagon +2Siddarth JainAnalystFounded DrDroid +1Michelle FangGrowth InvestorFounded CerebrasAmit KumarPartnerFounded BetableMatt RobinsonPartnerFounded GoCardlessHenry JefferiesVice PresidentFounded Recursoftware
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Same school
Also attended Yale University619
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Shared employers
Also worked at Vercel28
Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dan CahanaPrincipal on the Investment Team at Notable Capital, focused on Cloud Infrastructure & AIGlenn SolomonInvestor at GGV CapitalOren YungerInvestor at GGV CapitalGeoff LewisFounder & Managing Partner at BedrockAaron BrownSecurity Advisor at Modern Technical
+ 22 more
Also worked at Kernel3
Also worked at Whimsical2
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Also worked at National Venture Capital Association68
Jeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersNick WashburnSenior Managing Director, Intel Capital (North America)Tiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesKate MitchellFounder at Scale Venture PartnersAdam D'AugelliInvestor at True Ventures
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