Dan Geballe
Dan Geballe is a Managing Director at SJF Ventures in San Francisco. He holds degrees from Yale and Stanford and serves on the boards of Levi Strauss & Co. and the Levi Strauss Foundation.
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SJF Ventures writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- SJF Ventures · Managing DirectorNow
- Fisher Investments
- Corporation for Enterprise Development
- DBL Investors · summer associate
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Who is Dan Geballe?
Dan Geballe is a Managing Director at SJF Ventures in San Francisco. He holds degrees from Yale and Stanford and serves on the boards of Levi Strauss & Co. and the Levi Strauss Foundation.
How much does Dan Geballe invest?
Dan Geballe invests through SJF Ventures, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.
How do I pitch Dan Geballe?
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What did Dan Geballe do before SJF Ventures?
Fisher Investments; Corporation for Enterprise Development; summer associate at DBL Investors.
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