Dan Schulman

Dan Schulman

Managing Partner atValor Capital GroupSan Jose, California

Dan Schulman is Vice-Chairman at Valor Capital Group and CEO of Verizon, with prior leadership roles at PayPal, American Express, Virgin Mobile, Priceline, and AT&T. He serves on several boards and has received numerous awards.

What Dan can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Valor Capital Group writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Priceline Group, Inc. · President and CEO
  2. Virgin Mobile · founding CEO
  3. American Express · Group President
  4. PayPal · CEO
  5. Valor Capital Group · Vice-Chairman
    Now
  6. AT&T
  7. Verizon · CEO
  8. Valor Capital Group · Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Virgin Mobile

Investments named in public bios

CiscoLazardCleveland ClinicMercadoLibre

Focus

financial servicestelecommunicationstechnologypaymentsfintechglobal payments

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Questions

Who is Dan Schulman?

Dan Schulman is Vice-Chairman at Valor Capital Group and CEO of Verizon, with prior leadership roles at PayPal, American Express, Virgin Mobile, Priceline, and AT&T. He serves on several boards and has received numerous awards.

How much does Dan Schulman invest?

Dan Schulman invests through Valor Capital Group, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Dan Schulman?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Dan in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Valor Capital Group backed works better.

What did Dan Schulman do before Valor Capital Group?

President and CEO at Priceline Group, Inc.; founding CEO at Virgin Mobile; Group President at American Express; CEO at PayPal; AT&T; CEO at Verizon.

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