Daniel Rimer Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 6

  • Portfolio
  • 3

  • Exits
  • 3

Exits

Daniel Rimer General Information

Description

Mr. Daniel Rimer serves as a Partner & Investor at Index Ventures. He serves as a Board Observer at Glossier, Linktree & Justworks. He serves as Board Member at Figma. He is a Board Member at Flipboard, Netomi, Humu, Tactile & Tate. He served as Board Member at Good Eggs and Otrium. He served as Board Member at People Per Hour, Common Room, Grailed & Sourceful. He joined Index in 2002 and established the firm's London office. He later opened the San Francisco office with Mike Volpi. His current investments include 1stdibs, Discord, Farfetch, Get Harley, Glossier, GOAT, Good Eggs, Grailed, Humu, and Patreon. Before Index, he was a General Partner at The Barksdale Group, where he invested in over a dozen companies. He served as Josh Wood Colour, UM, and Discord Board Member. He served as Board Member at Viagogo. Earlier in his career, he was at Hambrecht & Quist (now owned by JP Morgan), where he began the internet sector equity research group. He was managing director and an underwriting analyst, taking Amazon, Netscape, and Verisign public, among others. Previously, he was a Betfair, Dropbox, Etsy, Sky, and Last director.fm, Lovefilm, MySQL, and Skype; and formerly on the Board of Trustees at SFMOMA and MAGGIE'S Centres. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to business and charity. He served as a Board Member at Scoop and The Stack World. He holds a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)

Daniel Rimer Investments (6)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Otrium 02-May-2019 Early Stage VC Specialty Retail Generating Revenue
Anine Bing 06-Sep-2018 Clothing Generating Revenue
Kaufmann Mercantile 20-Nov-2014 Internet Retail Generating Revenue
Gumroad 07-May-2012 Media and Information Services (B2B) Profitable
TweetDeck 20-May-2010 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Factual 03-Feb-2010 Seed Round Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue

Daniel Rimer Exits (3)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Factual 06-Apr-2020 Merger/Acquisition
Kaufmann Mercantile 27-Jul-2016
TweetDeck 25-May-2011

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Daniel Rimer FAQs

  • Who is Daniel Rimer?

    Daniel Rimer is an angel Investor who has made 6 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Daniel Rimer?

    Daniel Rimer is an angel investor.

  • What does Daniel Rimer do?

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

  • How many board seats does Daniel Rimer hold?

    Daniel Rimer holds a board seat in Tate.

  • What has Daniel Rimer invested in?

    Daniel Rimer has made numerous investments in companies like Otrium, Anine Bing, and Kaufmann Mercantile within the Specialty Retail, Clothing, and Internet Retail industries.

  • What has Daniel Rimer invested in recently?

    Daniel Rimer's latest investment was on 02-May-2019 in Otrium, a company within the Specialty Retail industry.

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