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Danielle Steer

Danielle Steer

General Partner atTundra VenturesMinneapolis
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Danielle Steer is a general partner at Tundra Ventures and founding executive director of Lunar Startups accelerator. She holds an MPA from Middlebury Institute and serves on the Global Accelerator Network Board of Advisors.

What Danielle can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Ownership target5-7%, 7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Tundra Ventures writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Lunar Startups · Founding Executive Director
  2. Tundra Ventures · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Tundra Ventures

Focus

inclusive acceleratordata and evaluationinternational entrepreneurshipfrontier marketecosystem buildingpreseed

Education

Middlebury Institute of International Studies, MPA

Before you pitch

Tundra Ventures does not invest inClass II and Class III Medtech, Deep tech, Most pure consumer (i.e., the next Snapchat), Cannabis

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Questions

Who is Danielle Steer?

Danielle Steer is a general partner at Tundra Ventures and founding executive director of Lunar Startups accelerator. She holds an MPA from Middlebury Institute and serves on the Global Accelerator Network Board of Advisors.

How much does Danielle Steer invest?

Danielle Steer invests through Tundra Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Danielle Steer?

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

What did Danielle Steer do before Tundra Ventures?

Founding Executive Director at Lunar Startups.

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