Danny Cotter
Danny Cotter is a Managing Partner at The Westly Group in Menlo Park, CA. He previously worked at Pacific Gas & Electric Company and Prelude Ventures, focusing on advanced energy technologies and digital transformation.
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The Westly Group writes $500K to $30M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: The Westly Group.Career
- Pacific Gas & Electric Company
- Prelude Ventures
- The Westly Group · Managing PartnerNow
- Pacific Gas & Electric Company
- Prelude Ventures
- Westly Group · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Danny Cotter?
Danny Cotter is a Managing Partner at The Westly Group in Menlo Park, CA. He previously worked at Pacific Gas & Electric Company and Prelude Ventures, focusing on advanced energy technologies and digital transformation.
How much does Danny Cotter invest?
Danny Cotter invests through The Westly Group, which writes checks of $500K to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Danny Cotter do before The Westly Group?
Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Prelude Ventures; Pacific Gas & Electric Company; Prelude Ventures.
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