Investing Profile

Daniel Hoffer(2)

InvestorAngel
Deal-maker and executive
Menlo Park, California
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Networks Daniel is a member of
Harvard University Network
252 CONNECTIONS
Columbia University - Columbia Business School Network
69 CONNECTIONS
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business Network
50 CONNECTIONS
Symantec Network
19 CONNECTIONS
Benchmark Capital Network
15 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Angel
Investment Range
$5K - $50K
Sweet Spot
$25K
Investments On Record
10

Daniel Hoffer is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Daniel Hoffer's Investments On Record (8)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Mundimoto
Series UnknownJun 2023$11M
Series UnknownFeb 2022$23M
$34M
Co-investors: Nate Jaret (Maniv Mobility)
KlearNow
Series BDec 2021$50M
Series AMay 2020$16M
$82M
Co-investors: Burak Cendek (Autotech Ventures), Nishita Cummings (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors)
newtrul
Pre SeedFeb 2021$2M
$7M
Co-investors: Chris Farmer (SignalFire), Burak Cendek (Autotech Ventures)
Drover
Series BJul 2020$26M
$34M
Co-investors: Christian Meermann (Cherry Ventures), Ben Kaminski
Preply
Series AMar 2020$10M
$140M
Co-investors: Gary Swart (Polaris Partners), Semyon Dukach (One Way Ventures), Przemek Gacek (Market One Capital), Pawel Chudzinski (Point Nine Capital), Kolja Hebenstreit (Point Nine Capital), David Helgason (foobar.vc), Rob Kniaz (Hoxton Ventures), James Kim (Reach Capital), Tory Patterson (Owl Ventures), Litzie Maarek (Educapital), Ross Darwin (Owl Ventures), Arthur Kosten, Przemyslaw Gacek
Bus.com
Series BJun 2019$15M
$24M
Co-investors: Josh Breinlinger (Turtle Ventures), Christian Noske (NGP Capital)
TruckLabs
Series AMay 2019$11M
$29M
Co-investors: Doug Renert (Tandem), Avidan Ross (Root Ventures), Stephanie Palmeri (NextView Ventures), Ken Hood (FusionX Ventures), Jason Schoettler (Calibrate Ventures), Maurice Gunderson (Autotech Ventures)
SpotHero
Series CJul 2017$30M
$120M
Co-investors: Stuart Larkins (Chicago Ventures), Harley Miller (Left Lane Capital), Sam Yagan (Corazon Capital), Riley Florsheim (Upheaval), Eric Lefkofsky (Lightbank), Dave McClure (Practical Venture Capital), David Cohen (Techstars), Troy Henikoff (MATH Venture Partners)

most interested in

Transportation, automotive, logistics, marketplaces, travel, SAAS, B2C, branded commerce, e-commerce. Strong teams with some traction, ideally evidence of early product-market fit.

not interested in

Semiconductors, biotech

Daniel Hoffer's Experience

Managing Director Autotech Ventures2018 - Present
Partner Tandem Capital2015 - 2017
Sr. Director/Head of Product Management for TripIt & ExpenseIt Concur2013 - 2015
CEO/President CouchSurfing International2010 - 2012
EIR Benchmark Capital2010 - 2011
Head of Product and Program Management ("NortonLive") Symantec2009 - 2010
Co-Founder and Chairman Couchsurfing.com2004 - 2010
Group Product Manager Symantec Corporation2007 - 2009
Manager, Customer Strategy Siebel Systems2005 - 2005
Associate, Corporate Strategy NEC Corporation2003 - 2005
Consultant R.B.Webber and Company2002 - 2003
Product Manager Inner Circle Logistics2000 - 2002

Daniel Hoffer's Education

Columbia University - Columbia Business School MBA
University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business
Harvard University AB