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Daniel Kan

Partner (Cruise Co-founder) atRebel FundSan Francisco
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Daniel Kan is a partner at Rebel Fund and a co-founder of Cruise Automation. He previously co-founded Exec and worked at UserVoice.

What Daniel can write

Writes checks of$25K to $500K
Comes in atSeedMostly follows a lead
Ownership target< 5%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Rebel Fund writes $25K to $500K checks, larger than 1% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Rebel Fund.

Career

  1. UserVoice
  2. Exec
    2011-2014
  3. Cruise Automation · COO/CPO
    2013-2023
  4. Rebel Fund · Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Cruise AutomationExec

Investments named in public bios

HonaFathomJustPaidSuperorder

Focus

AIhealthtechconsumer marketplaces

Education

Lakeside SchoolClaremont McKenna College

Also at Rebel Fund

Dan SirokerPartner (Optimizely Co-founder)
Jared HeymanManaging Partner
Luis FortuñoManaging Director
Max MullenPartner (Instacart Co-founder)
Sebastian MejiaPartner (Rappi Co-founder)
Steve HuffmanPartner (Reddit Co-founder)
Trip AdlerPartner (Scribd Co-founder)
Jonathan HirschPartner (Paradigm — biotech)

Partners like Daniel

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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Mendel ChuangGeneral Partner, Acquired Wisdom Fund
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Austin ArensbergVice President, Okta Ventures, Okta Ventures
Ben HasslerPartner, Polymath Capital

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Questions

Who is Daniel Kan?

Daniel Kan is a partner at Rebel Fund and a co-founder of Cruise Automation. He previously co-founded Exec and worked at UserVoice.

How much does Daniel Kan invest?

Daniel Kan invests through Rebel Fund, which writes checks of $25K to $500K at seed.

How do I pitch Daniel Kan?

A warm intro from a founder Rebel Fund backed works best.

What did Daniel Kan do before Rebel Fund?

UserVoice; Exec; COO/CPO at Cruise Automation.

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