Dana Settle

Co-Founder & Managing Partner atGreycroftLos Angeles, CA

Dana Settle is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft, overseeing operations and investment strategy. She has backed numerous companies and holds board roles at IMAX and non-profits.

What Dana can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Greycroft writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lehman Brothers · investment banking
  2. Mayfield · venture capitalist
  3. Greycroft · Co-Founder & Managing Partner
    Now
  4. Lehman Brothers
  5. Mayfield

Companies founded

GreycroftBaby2BabyAll Raise

Investments named in public bios

AcornsAMI LabsAnine BingAtomsAvalineAyar LabsCitizenGoopHamsaHappiest BabyHarkLead BankMerit BeautyOpenEvidenceRelativity SpaceSeed Health

Focus

venture capitaloperationsinvestment strategyboard directormentorship

Education

University of Washington, BA in Finance and International StudiesHarvard Business School, MBA

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Questions

Who is Dana Settle?

Dana Settle is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft, overseeing operations and investment strategy. She has backed numerous companies and holds board roles at IMAX and non-profits.

How much does Dana Settle invest?

Dana Settle invests through Greycroft, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Dana Settle?

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

What did Dana Settle do before Greycroft?

investment banking at Lehman Brothers; venture capitalist at Mayfield; Lehman Brothers; Mayfield.

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