Dan Elitzer
Founder of Nascent
Dan Elitzer
Founder of Nascent
Tucson, Arizona
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2020 - Current
Nascent is a team of builders who back early-stage founders creating products and primitives for an open financial world. We invest in both venture and liquid strategies as deep users of the crypto ecosystem we are helping to build.
Founding Team, IDEO CoLab Ventures
2018 - 2020
Blockchain & Distributed Web Portfolio Lead
2017 - 2018
Blockchain & Digital Identity Lead
2015 - 2017
Business Design, IDEO CoLab
2015 - 2020
e-Residency Advisory Board Member
2016 - 2017
Product Intern
2014 - 2014
Founding President
2013 - 2014
Finance & Operations Officer
2011 - 2013
Provided oversight of all international finance and administrative operations, including establishing & maintaining foreign office policies and procedures, training overseas staff, conducting and coordinating internal/external audits and internal controls checks and assisting with the budgeting process.
Finance Analyst
2010 - 2011
Filled in for the Director of Finance, including leading annual budgeting process and overseeing financial functions of all field offices in conjunction with local accountants and country directors.
Finance Consultant
2010 - 2010
Two-month project to assisted with post-registration activities for Uganda country office. Activities included researching tax and liability issues, securing insurance coverage, liaising with lawyers and accountants, on-boarding local accountant, and training staff on accounting procedures.
Logistics Consultant
2010 - 2010
During a 10-week assignment, analyzed transportation costs, developed logistics benchmarks, deployed CRM software, and designed and implemented new order fulfillment process in consultation with sales and supply chain departments
Senior Associate
2007 - 2009
Community Wealth Partners (formerly Community Wealth Ventures) is a boutique business and strategy consulting firm for nonprofits and foundations, specializing in sustainable revenue models and earned income strategies.
Summer Associate
2005 - 2005
Researched and wrote reports on leading US-based social entrepreneurs in consideration for Ashoka Fellowship nominations.