Danny Wen
InvestorFounderPartner, Head of Business Development at Wing · Founder/CEO at Graft Concepts
Palo Alto, California, United States
FoundedGraft Concepts · YC
About
Partner and Head of Business Development at Wing.
Founder/CEO at Graft ConceptsYC S13
Intro paths
YC
Danny went through Y Combinator (Summer 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Danny can intro founders to Graft Concepts's investors below.
Graft Concepts's investors · 2
Co-founders at Graft Concepts
AK
Anthony KoFounder
PS
Peter SzcusFounder/Design Director
Experience
- Wing Venture CapitalHead of Business Developmentcurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, CA
- FindemFounding Investorcurrent2019 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
- FindemSeries B Co-Leadcurrent2021 — present
- FindemAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
- FindemVice President Corporate Development, Strategic Partnerships2024 — 2026Redwood City, CA
- FindemGTM, Strategy2022 — 2023Redwood City, CA
- DatabricksInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Rad AIAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
- Rad AISeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
- PloySeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
- AIM Intelligent MachinesSeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Dyna RoboticsSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
- JasperPre-Seed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Boom SupersonicInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- KarmaCheckAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
- PatreonInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- GOAT GroupInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- QuarryCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2019 — present
- UP2398Venture Partnercurrent2017 — present
- UP2398Partner2019
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science - BS, Finance2006 — 2009
- Y Combinator
Skills & more
Start-ups25Mobile Devices23User Experience10E-commerce11Product Management34AndroidMobile InternetBusiness Development9Customer AcquisitionEntrepreneurship7Social Media3Strategic Partnerships3
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Colleagues at Wing
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Danny Wen work?
- Danny Wen is Partner, Head of Business Development at Wing and Founder/CEO at Graft Concepts.
- What companies did Danny Wen found?
- Danny Wen founded Graft Concepts.
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