About
Cofounder and general partner of 1517, a pre-seed fund backed by investors including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS
Experience
- 1517 FundFounder and General Partnercurrent2015 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The Thiel FoundationFounding Team Member and Program Director for the Thiel Fellowship2010 β 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- The Seasteading InstituteEvent Coordinator2010
- Innovations AcademyFounder & Director2007 β 2010
- Heightened LearningDirector2003 β 2010San Diego County, California, United States
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterPsychometrician and Research Assistant2001 β 2003
Skills & more
Conflict Resolution12Strategic Planning43Management49Strategy18Leadership37Program Development57Entrepreneurship96Non-profits45Fundraising34Community Outreach19Social Entrepreneurship22Operations Management8
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Program ManagementStart-upsNonprofitsBusiness StrategyTeachingCurriculum DesignProject ManagementResearchData AnalysisProduct DevelopmentTeam BuildingBusiness DevelopmentFrom Danielle's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at The Thiel Foundation21
Sebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalAndrew BrackinPartner at Gradient VenturesIan LeePrincipal at Signum CapitalJohn LuttigPartner at Founders FundLindy Morris FishburneManaging Partner at Breakout Ventures
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Also worked at The Seasteading Institute3
Also worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center25
David KaufmanInvestor at Third Rock VenturesGraham GardnerExecutive Partner at Flare Capital PartnersAndy BeckCEO, PathAI & Founding Pillar at Pillar VCDiane HessanSpecial Advisor at Data Point CapitalRichard StumacherClinical Advisor at Seae VenturesRobert GabbayHealth Moonshot Impact Board at StartUp Health
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Colleagues at 1517
Network9
Babar KhanScout
Investor at 1517
Eric BahnScout
Co-Founder, General Partner at Hustle Fund
Manny PaddaScout
Co-founder and General Partner at LOI Venture
Ryan HolmesScout
Co-Founder & Chairman at LOI Venture
Alexandra Nicoletti
Partner at Camber Creek
David Beazley
Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
Michael Gibson
General Partner, Co-Founder at 1517
Nick Arnett
Partner at 1517
Zak Slayback
Partner at 1517
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