Dan Shapiro Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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23
- Portfolio
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5
- Exits
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19

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
Website
www.danshapiro.comInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Seattle, WA
- United States
Dan Shapiro Investments (23)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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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 |
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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
Dan Shapiro Co-Investors (10)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Alexis Ohanian | 1 |
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Dick Kock |
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Gaingels |
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Spark Capital |
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Vernon & Park Capital |
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Dan Shapiro FAQs
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Who is Dan Shapiro?
Dan Shapiro is an angel Investor who has made 23 investments.
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What kind of investor is Dan Shapiro?
Dan Shapiro is an angel investor.
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What does Dan Shapiro do?
As an angel investor, Dan Shapiro invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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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.
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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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