| University of California, PhD | |
| Physical Chemistry |
Daniel is a Venture Partner based in Globespan Capital Partners’ Palo Alto Office. He focuses on investments in Cleantech/Renewable Energy as well as in hardware components and subsystems (with an emphasis on semiconductor-related technologies). A former entrepreneur himself, Daniel is passionate about working at the interface of business and technology with start-up companies focused on becoming market leaders. He brings strong technical expertise, extensive investment experience, and a focused commitment to helping the firm’s entrepreneurs achieve success in a dynamically changing global marketplace. Daniel is actively involved with a number of Globespan portfolio companies including Calisolar, Nantero, and ZeaChem.
Prior to joining Globespan in 2008, Daniel was an Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Harris & Harris Group, Inc., a publicly held venture capital company (NASDAQ:TINY). While at Harris & Harris Group, Daniel established the company’s first West Coast office and focused on investments in nanotechnology, microsystems, and microelectromechnicial systems (MEMS). He served on the Boards of Adesto Technologies, Cswitch, Innovalight, Nanomix, and Solazyme. In addition, Daniel was a Board Observer at Bridgelux, Cambrios, Molecular Imprints, Nanogram, and Neophotonics.
Earlier in his career, Daniel was with Sevin Rosen Funds and Redpoint Ventures. He also previously held engineering, marketing and strategic investment positions with Intel Corporation.
