Donald Stalter is the founder of Sunshine Lake. He previously held roles at Global Founders Capital, Airbnb, and in private equity and M&A banking.

What Don can write

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Comes in atPre-seed, SeedLead preference not reported
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Career

  1. CityDeal
  2. Groupon
  3. Airbnb
  4. Global Founders Capital (GFC) · North American Managing Partner
  5. Sunshine Lake · Founder
    Now

Companies founded

Sunshine LakeCityDeal

Focus

seed fundventure capital

Education

University of Chicago, B.A. Economics and Cultural StudiesFree University of Berlin

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Who is Don Stalter?

Donald Stalter is the founder of Sunshine Lake. He previously held roles at Global Founders Capital, Airbnb, and in private equity and M&A banking.

How much does Don Stalter invest?

Sunshine Lake Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed.

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Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Don in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Sunshine Lake Capital backed works better.

What did Don Stalter do before Sunshine Lake Capital?

CityDeal; Groupon; Airbnb; North American Managing Partner at Global Founders Capital (GFC).

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