Dante La Ruffa

Dante La Ruffa

Partner, Head of Venture atAquiline Technology GrowthNew York

Dante La Ruffa is a partner and head of the venture team at Aquiline, which he joined in 2017. He previously worked at MMIT and began his career at WillisRe.

What Dante can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Aquiline Technology Growth writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. WillisRe · treaty reinsurance brokerage group
  2. Managed Markets Insight & Technology (MMIT) · account executive and solutions consultant
  3. Aquiline · partner and head of the venture team
    2017
  4. WillisRe
  5. Aquiline Technology Growth · Partner, Head of Venture
    Now

Investments named in public bios

CapIntelCloverlyHelcimInsurePayLegalMationSuperMirador, LLCAtomic Insights

Focus

embedded fintechinvestment managementinsurance technology

Education

College of Charleston, B.S. in Business Administration, Finance Concentration

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Questions

Who is Dante La Ruffa?

Dante La Ruffa is a partner and head of the venture team at Aquiline, which he joined in 2017. He previously worked at MMIT and began his career at WillisRe.

How much does Dante La Ruffa invest?

Dante La Ruffa invests through Aquiline Technology Growth, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Dante La Ruffa?

A warm intro from a founder Aquiline Technology Growth backed works best.

What did Dante La Ruffa do before Aquiline Technology Growth?

treaty reinsurance brokerage group at WillisRe; account executive and solutions consultant at Managed Markets Insight & Technology (MMIT); partner and head of the venture team at Aquiline; WillisRe.

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