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Daniel Penberthy

Investor

President and Chief Executive Officer at Rand Capital

Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area

Writes $1M – $3M checks

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About

Daniel Penberthy spent over 25 years rising from CFO to CEO, growing assets from $5M to nearly $100M, and blends public-company discipline, deep institutional venture perspective, and unusually public-facing style.

Invests in

ConsumerDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Rand Capital CorporationChief Financial Officercurrent1997 — presentBuffalo-Niagara Falls Area
  2. Rand Capital Management - the external manager of Rand Capital CorporationChief Financial Officercurrent2019 — presentBuffalo NY
  3. KPMG Peat MarwickSupervising Senior1985 — 1990

Skills & more

Start-ups22Strategic Planning11Venture Capital26Mergers & Acquisitions14Entrepreneurship10Due Diligence17Financial Modeling6Private Equity11Financial Analysis6Business Development2Business Planning7Investments8
+5 moreMergersTaxBusiness StrategyStrategyCorporate Development

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Daniel Penberthy?
Daniel Penberthy spent over 25 years rising from CFO to CEO, growing assets from $5M to nearly $100M, and blends public-company discipline, deep institutional venture perspective, and unusually public-facing style.
Where does Daniel Penberthy work?
Daniel Penberthy is President and Chief Executive Officer at Rand Capital.
What does Daniel Penberthy invest in?
Daniel Penberthy invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
What check size does Daniel Penberthy write?
Daniel Penberthy typically writes checks of $1M – $3M.
Where did Daniel Penberthy go to school?
Daniel Penberthy studied at University at Buffalo School of Management, The State University of New York (mba, EMBA); St. Bonaventure University (bba, Accounting).

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