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Danae Sterental Rivera

Danae Sterental Rivera

Partner atWestbound EquityCalifornia
Westbound Equity websiteFirm profile

Danae Sterental Rivera is a Partner at Westbound and founder of HereWe. She has experience in organizational design and employment branding.

What Danae can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series ALead preference not reported
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Career

  1. Google
  2. IDEO · Organizational Designer
  3. Westbound · Partner
  4. Westbound Equity · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

HereWe

Focus

company cultureequityinclusion

Education

UC BerkeleyStanford GSB

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Who is Danae Sterental Rivera?

Danae Sterental Rivera is a Partner at Westbound and founder of HereWe. She has experience in organizational design and employment branding.

How much does Danae Sterental Rivera invest?

Westbound Equity has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a.

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What did Danae Sterental Rivera do before Westbound Equity?

Google; Organizational Designer at IDEO; Partner at Westbound.

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