Dan Shapiro Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 23

  • Portfolio
  • 5

  • Exits
  • 19

Exits

Dan Shapiro General Information

Description

Mr. Dan Shapiro is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Glowforge. He served as Board Member at Bonanza. He co-founded StartupVille. He is the Founder of Robot Turtles and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Dan is also the Founder and C.E.O of Sparkbuy Inc, a comparison shopping website. Prior to Sparkbuy he had founded Ontela and served as it Chief Executive Officer. Dan sold his last company to Google. His last side project was Robot Turtles, the best-selling board game in Kickstarter history. He builds drones, authored Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook. He has been awarded seven patents, and received his B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Seattle, WA
  • United States

Dan Shapiro Investments (23)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Spinn Coffee 10-Jan-2022 Later Stage VC Household Appliances Generating Revenue
SparkToro 07-Jun-2018 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Skilljar 21-Sep-2015 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Navdy 02-Aug-2014 Electronics (B2C) Out of Business
BuyNow Worldwide 02-Jun-2014 Application Software Out of Business
U Grok It 05-May-2014 Wireless Communications Equipment Generating Revenue
Rabbl 02-Apr-2014 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
OnTheGo Platforms 06-Jan-2014 Multimedia and Design Software Startup
Prompt.ly 25-Nov-2013 Seed Round Social/Platform Software Startup
Koru 13-Sep-2013 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue

Dan Shapiro Exits (19)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Skilljar 02-Apr-2025 Buyout/LBO
Bonanza 09-Mar-2023
Rabbl 01-Mar-2023
Apptentive 04-Jan-2023
Smore 07-Dec-2022
Pathable 30-Sep-2020
Polymorph 11-Apr-2019
Koru 20-Dec-2018
Navdy 25-Jan-2018 Out of Business
U Grok It 10-Apr-2017 Merger/Acquisition

Dan Shapiro Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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Dan Shapiro Co-Investors (10)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Dan Shapiro FAQs

  • Who is Dan Shapiro?

    Dan Shapiro is an angel Investor who has made 23 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Dan Shapiro?

    Dan Shapiro is an angel investor.

  • What does Dan Shapiro do?

    As an angel investor, Dan Shapiro invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Dan Shapiro invested in?

    Dan Shapiro has made numerous investments in companies like Spinn Coffee, SparkToro, and Skilljar within the Household Appliances and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has Dan Shapiro invested in recently?

    Dan Shapiro's latest investment was on 10-Jan-2022 in Spinn Coffee, a company within the Household Appliances industry.

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