Daniel Curran

Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Angel
Investor Stage
Early stage Venture,Seed

57%+ / yr. liquid returns >>> https://danielcurran.substack.com/

Forbes #7 rank: bit.ly/2Oh7XhF **Only interested in start ups OVER $40k MRR w/o competition!

Eqvista #5 rank: https://eqvista.com/top-100-active-angel-investors-list-for-startups/

Media/PR:
https://billionairechronicle.com/daniel-curran-super-angel/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAUJzDCa3Q&t=2s
https://angelconnect.libsyn.com/investor-connect-episode-122-daniel-curran-of-silicon-valley
https://thesyndicate.vc/angel-investor-hit-4-unicorn-companies-using-simple-investment-framework-super-angel-daniel-curran/
https://borsen.dk/soeg/daniel%20curran


Bad Ass x-Rocket Scientist Rock Star! Read my 110+ Founder recommendations below.

We share deal flow with billionaire Family Offices, Midas List VC's, and other Forbes superangels.

Passions: stopping/reversing human aging/immortality/parabiosis, bci, brain emulation/download, quantum teleportation, & cryonics.

CustEx launches website/app soon to help Biden Admin get voters' demands right. Benefits corp innovation, BLM, prevents civil unrest, as THE place for ads and co-creation.

2020 EBRD-led B round: https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/allset-series-b/ 2017 Greycroft deal: bit.ly/2ylWbLB
2016 A16Z deal: bit.ly/2d67xJc

Fortune 500 $16B WDC pivot from $2.20 to $114/share!

Relentless, visionary Tech entrepreneur builds $B companies that improve world.

Founded 14 startups, invested cash in 178+, created 1k+ jobs, personally netted investors $170M in exits.

Startups I endorse get oversubscribed by top vc's fast!

As Angel Investor: $1B+ cash exits < 1 year @decacorn Cruise @DollarShaveClub: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/daniel-curran
https://angel.co/dcurran-custex-com
https://fundersclub.com/danielcurran/

Claims to Fame:
-Founder/CEO, USLab NASDAQ IPO in 1998: raised $130M
-VP & acting COO@Western Digital Silicon Valley sub [$40M sale to Brocade/PMCS/Snap, 2001],
-Founder/CEO of 1st company [AlaStor, 2003] to converge IP+FC SAN, adopted by Cisco Systems [Andiamo],
-Founder/CEO of CustEx Internet Platform [2012]

Experienced ramping up companies using innate ability to quickly size up a company’s position & execute pro-customer action + cash-flow results. Began career at large companies as a software engineer and morphed into a business entrepreneur/CXO at startups with responsibility for up to 250 teammates

Made sales ramp from $2M to $100M in 8 months as VP & acting COO of Western Digital’s Silicon Valley Connex Unit. Earned multiple top eng. school master's degrees (Illinois-PhD dropout, USC-cert, Penn State)

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
28
Daniel Curran has made 28 investments. Their most recent investment was on Mar 19, 2015, when Airdog raised $2.49M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
Sep 15, 2020 ZenSports Seed $1.46M Blockchain Detail
Aug 25, 2020 Copper Banking Seed $4.30M EdTech Detail
Apr 10, 2020 ROOM Series A Architecture Detail
Mar 20, 2020 Steno Seed $3M Document Management Detail
Aug 15, 2019 Coinmine Seed $2.50M Cryptocurrency Detail
Aug 13, 2019 Properly Series A $12M Internet Detail
Apr 1, 2017 Kriya AI is now Kalendar AI Pre-seed $75K Artificial Intelligence Detail
Dec 4, 2016 Wefunder Equity Crowdfunding $1.80M Crowdfunding Detail
Mar 29, 2016 Betterment Series E $100M Finance Detail
Feb 3, 2016 Blockstream Series A $57M Bitcoin Detail
Jan 1, 2016 Weave Series B $15M Medical Detail
Nov 23, 2015 LovePop Seed $2.60M Gift Card Detail
Nov 4, 2015 Havenly Series A $7.50M Consumer Detail
Oct 13, 2015 FabFitFun Seed $3.50M E-Commerce Detail
Sep 18, 2015 Cruise Series A $12.50M Artificial Intelligence Detail
May 26, 2015 Ripio Seed $1.20M Bitcoin Detail
May 13, 2015 Filament Series A $5M Bitcoin Detail
Apr 23, 2015 Headout Seed $1.80M Mobile Detail
Apr 14, 2015 Ticketbis Series E €3M E-Commerce Detail
Mar 19, 2015 Airdog Seed $2.49M Drones Detail
Feb 19, 2015 HappyCo Series A $2.78M Apps Detail
Jan 27, 2015 Tradesy Series B $30M E-Commerce Detail
Dec 2, 2014 ChangeCoin Seed $3.50M Bitcoin Detail
Oct 16, 2014 Density Seed $200K Analytics Detail
Aug 20, 2014 RecargaPay Series Unknown $6.60M Financial Services Detail
Aug 1, 2014 OneDrop Seed Apps Detail
Mar 26, 2014 GoCoin Series A $1.50M Bitcoin Detail
Mar 14, 2014 Cruise Seed $4.30M Artificial Intelligence Detail