Dan Elitzer
Dan Elitzer is a co-founder of Nascent. He previously co-founded IDEO CoLab Ventures and worked in social enterprise and microfinance.
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Nascent writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- domestic social impact organizations and international development agencies
- IDEO CoLab Ventures · co-founder
- Nascent · Co-FounderNow
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Who is Dan Elitzer?
Dan Elitzer is a co-founder of Nascent. He previously co-founded IDEO CoLab Ventures and worked in social enterprise and microfinance.
How much does Dan Elitzer invest?
Dan Elitzer invests through Nascent, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Dan Elitzer?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Dan in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Nascent backed works better.
What did Dan Elitzer do before Nascent?
domestic social impact organizations and international development agencies; co-founder at IDEO CoLab Ventures.
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