Daniel Paredes

Daniel Paredes

Investor atSierra VenturesNew York

Daniel Paredes joined Sierra Ventures in 2023 as an investor, focusing on DeepTech, Physical Intelligence, Infrastructure, and Vertical AI. He previously worked at Microsoft in finance and strategy roles.

What Daniel can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Sierra Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Microsoft · finance and strategy roles
  2. Sierra Ventures · Investor
    Now
  3. Microsoft · various roles, most recently corporate strategy and development manager
  4. Madrona Venture Group · MBA associate

Focus

deeptechai/mlphysical aidevopsvertical appsphysical intelligence

Education

University of Washington, BA in FinanceColumbia Business School, MBA

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Sierra Ventures does not invest inbiotech, pharma

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Questions

Who is Daniel Paredes?

Daniel Paredes joined Sierra Ventures in 2023 as an investor, focusing on DeepTech, Physical Intelligence, Infrastructure, and Vertical AI. He previously worked at Microsoft in finance and strategy roles.

How much does Daniel Paredes invest?

Daniel Paredes invests through Sierra Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Daniel Paredes?

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

What did Daniel Paredes do before Sierra Ventures?

finance and strategy roles at Microsoft; various roles, most recently corporate strategy and development manager at Microsoft; MBA associate at Madrona Venture Group.

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