Danny Qiao
Danny Qiao is a Director of Venture at Connecticut Innovations, focusing on tech and consumer investments. He previously led consumer tech investing at Sweater Ventures and holds an MBA from Yale and a BS from Cornell.
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Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations) writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
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- Sweater Ventures · led consumer tech and consumer product investing
- Connecticut Innovations · Director, VentureNow
- Connecticut Innovations · Director, InvestmentsNow
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Who is Danny Qiao?
Danny Qiao is a Director of Venture at Connecticut Innovations, focusing on tech and consumer investments. He previously led consumer tech investing at Sweater Ventures and holds an MBA from Yale and a BS from Cornell.
How much does Danny Qiao invest?
Danny Qiao invests through Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations), which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Danny Qiao?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Danny in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations) backed works better.
What did Danny Qiao do before Connecticut Innovations (CT Innovations)?
led consumer tech and consumer product investing at Sweater Ventures.
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