Michael A. Pucker
InvestorChairman & CEO at Dns Capital · Board director at Jetti Resources · Board director at Beyond Meat · Board director at Good Eggs
Greater Chicago Area
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About
Chairman and CEO of DNS Capital since inception, and a longtime partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP. He holds a J.D. and B.A. from Columbia University.
Board director at Jetti Resources
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Jetti Resources's investors · 5
Co-founders at Jetti Resources
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Michael OutwinExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Beyond Meat
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Beyond Meat's investors · 23
Blue Horizon CorporationZurichCAVU Consumer PartnersSanta Monica · $1M – $30M checksCAVU Venture PartnersNew YorkCleveland AvenueChicago · $1M – $10M checks · since 2017Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checksCPT CapitalLondonDns CapitalChicago · $25M – $100M checksEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkGreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checksGroundForce CapitalVenice · $10M – $35M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLauder PartnersLos AltosMDT VenturesChicagoObvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checksPowerplant VenturesManhattan BeachPROOFArlingtonS2G InvestmentsChicago · $1M – $5M checksSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checks · since 2017Stray Dog CapitalLeawood · $100K – $1M checksStructural CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $50M checksTriplePoint CapitalMenlo Park · $250K – $10M checksUnion Grove Venture PartnersChapel HillUnovis Asset ManagementSan Francisco
Co-founders at Beyond Meat
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Ethan BrownFounder & CEO
Board director at Good Eggs
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Good Eggs's investors · 20
Baseline VenturesJackson · $100K – $1M checks · since 2016BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2016Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2013Correlation VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $4M checks · since 2013CrunchFundsince 2016Dns CapitalChicago · $25M – $100M checks · since 2016DYDX CapitalRedwood City · since 2016Finistere VenturesSan Diego · since 2021Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwich · since 2021Harrison MetalSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checks · since 2012ICA Fundsince 2016Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2016Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks · since 2016Lombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checks · since 2016Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks · since 2016S2G InvestmentsChicago · $1M – $5M checks · since 2016Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2016The Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2013Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco · since 2016UprisingSan Francisco · since 2016
Co-founders at Good Eggs
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Alon SalantCo-founder and former Chief Technology Officer
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Rob SpiroCo-founder and former Chief Executive Officer; later chair
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Georgina BaleCo-founder
Experience
- DNS Capital, LLCChairman & CEOcurrent2013 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- Latham & Watkins LLPPartnercurrent1999 — presentGreater Chicago Area
Skills & more
Corporate LawCorporate GovernanceMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquitySecurities RegulationDue DiligenceIntellectual PropertyJoint VenturesCross-border TransactionsVenture CapitalLegal ResearchLicensing
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Trade SecretsLanguages English · Hebrew · Japanese · Ladino · Spanish
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Colleagues at Dns Capital
Alan Bakhos
General Counsel at Dns Capital
Brian Stal
Director of GSD at Dns Capital
Chas Muth
Vice President at Dns Capital
Emily Casey Brown
Principal at Dns Capital
George Lyman
Senior Associate at Dns Capital
Jason Schroeder
Managing Director at Dns Capital
Jeff Ehlers
Investor at Dns Capital
Lizzie Osmundson
Senior Counsel at Dns Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael A. Pucker?
- Chairman and CEO of DNS Capital since inception, and a longtime partner at Latham & Watkins, LLP. He holds a J.D. and B.A. from Columbia University.
- Where does Michael A. Pucker work?
- Michael A. Pucker is Chairman & CEO at Dns Capital and Board director at Jetti Resources and Board director at Beyond Meat and Board director at Good Eggs.
- Where did Michael A. Pucker go to school?
- Michael A. Pucker studied at Columbia University (Juris Doctor (J.D.)); Columbia University (Bachelor's Degree, American History; East Asian Studies).
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