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Daniel Hoffer(2)

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Managing Director at Autotech Ventures
Menlo Park, California
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Current Investing Position
Autotech Ventures Managing Director
Investment Range
$5K - $50K
Sweet Spot
$25K
Investments On Record
8
Current Fund Size
$111M

Daniel Hoffer is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Daniel Hoffer's Investments On Record (7)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Mundimoto
Series BJan 2025$8M
Series UnknownJun 2023$11M
$42M
Co-investors: Nate Jaret (Maniv Mobility)
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 (Target Global)
KlearNow.AI
Series AMay 2020$16M
$66M
Co-investors: Nishita Cummings (Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors)
Preply
Series AMar 2020$10M
$290M
Co-investors: Gary Swart (Polaris Partners), Przemek Gacek (Market One Capital), Pawel Chudzinski (Point Nine Capital), Kolja Hebenstreit (Point Nine Capital), Litzie Maarek (Educapital), Ross Darwin (Owl Ventures), Tory Patterson (Owl Ventures), Rob Kniaz (Hoxton Ventures), James Kim (Reach Capital), Allen Mask (CōLab), Stephan Morais (Indico Capital Partners), Semyon Dukach (One Way Ventures), David Helgason (foobar.vc), Przemyslaw Gacek, Arthur Kosten
TruckLabs
Series AMay 2019$11M
$29M
Co-investors: Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Doug Renert (Tandem Capital), Stephanie Palmeri (NextView Ventures), Jason Schoettler (Calibrate Ventures), Ken Hood (FusionX Ventures), Avidan Ross (Root Ventures), Maurice Gunderson (Autotech Ventures)
SpotHero
Series CJul 2017$30M
$120M
Co-investors: Stuart Larkins (Chicago Ventures), Eric Lefkofsky (Lightbank), David Cohen (Techstars), Dave McClure (Practical Venture Capital), Harley Miller (Left Lane Capital), Ludwig Ensthaler (468 Capital), Riley Florsheim (Upheaval), Troy Henikoff (MATH Venture Partners), Paul Martino (Bullpen Capital), Soheil Mirpour

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
Consultant Inner Circle LogisticsPresent
Director Board of Directors Mode MobilePresent
Product Manager Asset Management GroupPresent
Consultant Asset Management GroupPresent
Product Manager The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Consultant The Grameen Creative LabPresent
Product Manager COVENTRY UNIVERSITYPresent
Consultant COVENTRY UNIVERSITYPresent
Product Manager Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Consultant Center for Rural Health LeadershipPresent
Product Manager Self-EmployedPresent
Consultant Self-EmployedPresent
Advisor Roles and Angel Investments MultipleStartupsPresent
Product Manager NewCoPresent
Consultant NewCoPresent
CEO/President Couchsurfing InternationalPresent
Advisor and investor LoungeBuddyPresent
Investor MetLife Legal PlansPresent
Advisor BeanworksPresent
Founder and Co-Organizer The Marketplace ConferencePresent
Forbes Council Forbes Business CouncilPresent
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development / Advisor Hayden AIPresent
Director Board of Directors CitianPresent
Managing Partner Deep Venture PartnersPresent
Group Product Manager SymantecPresent
Sr. Director/Head of Product Management for TripIt & ExpenseIt SAP ConcurPresent
Advisor Roles and Angel Investments Multiple StartupsPresent
Manager, Customer Strategy OraclePresent
EIR BenchmarkPresent
Co-Founder and Chairman Couchsurfing InternationalPresent
Advisor and investor Kanvas LabsPresent
Investor Willing, Inc.Present
Consultant R. B. Webber and CompanyPresent
Associate, Corporate Strategy NEC Research LabsPresent
Forbes Council Forbes Real Estate CouncilPresent
Managing Partner Crux CapitalPresent
Advisor Beanworks Part-timePresent
Advisor Roles and Angel Investments Multiple Startups Self-employedPresent
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
Columbia University master of business administration, masters management
Columbia University - Columbia Business School MBA General Management
Harvard University bachelors, bachelor of arts philosophy
Columbia Business School MBA General Management
Harvard University AB Philosophy