Donald Stalter
InvestorPartner at Sunshine Lake · Venture Partner at Global Founders Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $50K – $10M checks · typically $5M
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Niki PezeshkiunlockedDonald: together at Do Not Pay (2019–2026)
Donald: together at PermitFlow
Donald: together at Cedar AI
Donald: together at Hyperscience
Experience
- Sunshine LakeGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Global Founders CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2017 — present
- PermitFlowSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- DraftWiseSeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- SlopeSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SpotnanaSeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- FieldguideSeed Investorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SpotHeroBoard Director, Lead Series B Investorcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Culture AmpInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- DoNotPayInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WorkbrewBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentUnited States
- DeelSeed Investorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- KalshiSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
- Cedar AIBoard Director, Lead Series A Investorcurrent2018 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- HyperscienceBoard Member, Lead Series E Investorcurrent2019 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- HeadwayLead Pre-Seed Investorcurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Checkr, Inc.Investorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AirbnbOperations, Growth & Airangels Advisorcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Enable UsLead Seed Investor (Acquired by Mindtickle)current2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TaxProperLead Seed Investor (Acquired by Opendoor)current2019 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
Skills & more
Mergers48Business42Partnerships36Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship79Start-ups99E-commerce33Strategy40Business Strategy56Digital Media7Product Management16Business Development99
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Due DiligenceStrategic PartnershipsPrivate EquityMobile DevicesWeb AnalyticsMobile ApplicationsBusiness AnalysisBusiness PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsAnalysisLanguages English · French · German
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Colleagues at Sunshine Lake
Andrew Hovelson
Venture Partner at Sunshine Lake
Don
Founder, Sunshine Lake at Sunshine Lake
Esther Wojcicki
Advisor at Sunshine Lake
Ivan
Partner, CFO & COO at Sunshine Lake
Ivan La Frinere-Sandoval
General Partner at Sunshine Lake
Jamie Feaster
Venture Partner at Sunshine Lake
Mike Franklin
Advisor at Sunshine Lake
Suhail
Partner at Sunshine Lake
Network10
Aydin SenkutScout
Founder & Managing Partner at Felicis
Astasia MyersScout
General Partner at Felicis Ventures
Kulveer TaggarScout
Investor
Mathilde Collin
Co-founder & Executive Chair of Front
Ammar Amdani
Managing Partner at Adapt Ventures
Ben Parr
Managing Partner at Theory Forge Ventures
Beth Turner
Advisor at SV Angel
Daniel Gulati
Investor at Treble Capital
Philippe Bouaziz
Managing Partner at Sarona Ventures
Thijn Lamers
Investor at FELIX CAPITAL
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Donald Stalter?
- Partner at Sunshine Lake
- Where does Donald Stalter work?
- Donald Stalter is Partner at Sunshine Lake.
- What check size does Donald Stalter write?
- Donald Stalter typically writes checks of $50K – $10M.
- Where did Donald Stalter go to school?
- Donald Stalter studied at University of Chicago - Committee on International Relations (Master's degree, Global Econometrics and Quantitative Economics); University of Chicago (Bachelor's degree (Honors), Economics); Columbia University (Berlin Consortium for German Studies).
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Also attended University of Chicago - Committee on International Relations1
Also attended Columbia University1,122
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIGabriella GiglioHR & Executive Talent at General CatalystScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended Freie Universität Berlin101
Mina BenothmanOther at HeavybitJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystHilla WatkinsPlatform Partner at Congruent VenturesDavid FrazeeManaging Partner at Richmond Global VenturesDominic SchmidtGeneral Partner at Advent Life SciencesSteffen WagnerPartner, CEO at Verve Ventures
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Also attended University of Minnesota225
Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersIsaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersDean HlushkoSales Manager (Western U.S.) at Needham FundsRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJohn BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VC
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Shared employers
Also worked at SpotHero7
Ezra GalstonInvestor at Starting LineTrish LukasikOperating Partner at Atlantic Street Capital at 1809 CapitalSam YaganCo-Founder and Managing Director at Corazon CapitalBrad TwohigCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash CapitalAditya NidmartiInvestor at Bessemer Venture PartnersMark LawrenceCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer at Spot Hero
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Also worked at Culture Amp11
Wesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesRod HamiltonVenture Partner at RampersandDaniel PortilloCofounder at General PartnershipIlya FushmanPartner at KPCBCollin LiGrowth at Tidal VenturesQuentin WallaceVenture Partner at Archangel Ventures
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Also worked at Deel38
Yasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalJeannette zu FürstenbergPresident & Managing Director at General CatalystAndy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32Sam EdenInvestor at Square Peg CapitalRyan FreemanInvestor at Ripple VenturesGautam KrishnamurthiPartner at GreatPoint Ventures
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Also worked at Kalshi13
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalTarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiYasmin RazaviInvestor at Spark CapitalEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex KurlandPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersBill BaumelManaging Director at Ohio Innovation Fund
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