Daniel Yum is a Partner at Playground Global, focusing on software, automation, AI, and machine learning. He previously worked at Intel and Makani Power, and founded two companies.
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Playground Global writes $3M to $10M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- Makani Power · software engineer
- Intel · engineer
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- Intel · software engineer
- Playground Global · PrincipalNow
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Who is Daniel Yum?
Daniel Yum is a Partner at Playground Global, focusing on software, automation, AI, and machine learning. He previously worked at Intel and Makani Power, and founded two companies.
How much does Daniel Yum invest?
Daniel Yum invests through Playground Global, which writes checks of $3M to $10M at seed, series a.
How do I pitch Daniel Yum?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Daniel in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Playground Global backed works better.
What did Daniel Yum do before Playground Global?
software engineer at Makani Power; engineer at Intel; software engineer at Intel.
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