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Danny Wen

InvestorFounder

Partner, Head of Business Development at Wing · Founder/CEO at Graft Concepts · Founder at Crowdmade

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedCrowdmadeGraft Concepts · YC

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345 people in our graph share verified history with Danny — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Danny RimerunlockedDanny: together at Patreon (2020–2026)
×2Danny: together at University of Southern California
Danny: together at Patreon
Danny: together at GOAT Group

About

Partner and Head of Business Development at Wing.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

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

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Graft Concepts

AKAnthony Ko
Anthony KoFounder
PSPeter Szcus
Peter SzcusFounder/Design Director

Founder at Crowdmade

Intro paths

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In turn, Danny can intro founders to Crowdmade's investors below.

Crowdmade's investors · 1

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Crowdmade

DHDavin Higashi
Davin Higashi

Experience

  1. Wing Venture CapitalHead of Business Developmentcurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  2. FindemFounding Investorcurrent2019 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
  3. FindemSeries B Co-Leadcurrent2021 — present
  4. FindemAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentRedwood City, California, United States
  5. FindemVice President Corporate Development, Strategic Partnerships2024 — 2026Redwood City, CA
  6. FindemGTM, Strategy2022 — 2023Redwood City, CA
  7. DatabricksInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  8. Rad AIAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
  9. Rad AISeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
  10. PloySeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  11. AIM Intelligent MachinesSeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
  12. Dyna RoboticsSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  13. JasperPre-Seed Investorcurrent2021 — present
  14. Boom SupersonicInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  15. KarmaCheckAdvisorcurrent2019 — present
  16. PatreonInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  17. GOAT GroupInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  18. QuarryCo-Founder and Managing Directorcurrent2019 — present
  19. UP2398Venture Partnercurrent2017 — present
  20. UP2398Partner2019
  21. LocateInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  22. Standard FleetAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  23. Standard FleetSeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
  24. AfterHourSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  25. PowderAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
  26. ArtemisAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  27. AltInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  28. TurnstilePre-Seed Investorcurrent2022 — present
  29. CavalryPre-Seed Investorcurrent2021 — present
  30. ShefSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
  31. ConvexSeed Investor2019 — 2024
  32. DataJoySeed Investor2020 — 2022
  33. SlapdashSeed Investor2019 — 2022
  34. CrowdmadeCo-Founder and CEO2015 — 2018
  35. MiFi (Novatel Wireless, Inc)Senior Manager Business Development2014 — 2015Greater San Diego Area
  36. Graft Concepts, Inc. (YC S13)Co-Founder and CEO2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Start-ups25Mobile Devices23User Experience10E-commerce11Product Management34AndroidMobile InternetBusiness Development9Customer AcquisitionEntrepreneurship7Social Media3Strategic Partnerships3
+12 moreSocial Media MarketingNew Business DevelopmentHardwareConsumer ProductsConsumer ElectronicsMobile ApplicationsiPhone Application DevelopmentAndroid DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentiOSProduct MarketingMarketing Strategy

From Danny's professional profile.

Colleagues at Wing

Aaref Hilaly
General Partner at Wing
Ansuman Satpathy
Advisory Venture Partner at Wing
Cathy Kwon
Head of Legal at Wing
Chris Zeoli
Partner at Wing
Didi Dayton
Investor at Wing
Gaurav Garg
Partner at Wing
Gaurav Nukala
Partner at Wing
Hilary Strain
CFO at Wing

Frequently asked questions

Who is Danny Wen?
Partner and Head of Business Development at Wing.
Where does Danny Wen work?
Danny Wen is Founder of Crowdmade and Partner, Head of Business Development at Wing and Founder/CEO at Graft Concepts.
What companies did Danny Wen found?
Danny Wen founded Crowdmade, Graft Concepts.
Where did Danny Wen go to school?
Danny Wen studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance); Y Combinator.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1

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University of Southern California mafia348

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Marc BenioffB.S.B.A.Founded SalesforceGabriel PereyraBachelor's degreeFounded HarveyKent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Breaking +4Brian CruverBAFounded Xenex +2Francisco TolmaskyBachelorsFounded RunKit +2Erica BresciaBSFounded Bitnami +1

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Databricks mafia32

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Ben HorowitzDirectorFounded OpswareNaveen RaoVice President of Artificial IntelligenceFounded Mosaic ML +1Jean Yves StephanSoftware Engineer and Tech Lead ManagerFounded Data Mechanics +1Jack NaglieriMember of Technical StaffFounded Panther +1PankajVP, Product and Data PartnershipsFounded AI21 LabsAndy KonwinskiFounderFounded Perplexity

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Boom Supersonic mafia9

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Rad AI mafia8

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Sara VaezyAdvisorFounded Dexcare +1Stuart PetersonDirectorFounded Artis VenturesJeffrey ChangCo-founderFounded DobletDoktor GursonCo-founderFounded DobletStacie ArechavalaChief of Staff / Strategic AdvisorFounded Selera MedicalStephen GrinichSoftware EngineerFounded HealthSpark

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Same school

Also attended University of Southern California816

Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalMarc BenioffCo-founder, Chair & CEO of SalesforceGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark Capital

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Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Suhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJon XuGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorChris GoldaGeneral Partner at Y Combinator

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ploy1

Bryant ChouFounder at Ploy

Also worked at Dyna Robotics6

Max GazorInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersBrian ZhanInvestor at Striker Venture PartnersPeter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory VenturesAlex RenFounding Partner at FellowsCathryn ChenFounder & CEO at MarketX VenturesHugo Dozois-CaouetteCTO and Co-Founder at MaintainX

Also worked at Convex5

Graham CarneyInvestments at General PartnershipKevin SpainGeneral Partner at Emergence Capital PartnersLotti SiniscalcoPartner at Emergence Capital PartnersCharlie WarrenAdvisor at Virta VenturesMichael KatsevmanFounder/CTO at HighlightCam

Also worked at MiFi (Novatel Wireless, Inc)5

Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark CapitalMartin VetterSenior Vice President at Verdex CapitalAnthony KoFounder at Graft ConceptsJohn Peter NorairFounder at LynqSlim S. SouissiFounder at Ospitek