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Dan Ellis
Mentor at Techstars Anywhere Accelerator
Austin, Texas
Overview
Dan Ellis is a seasoned startup investor and advisor based in Austin, Texas, known for his focus on non-consensus investments and prioritizing founders. With a background in venture capital and angel investing, he has successfully invested in companies like MPathic and GoPaani, demonstrating his ability to identify and support promising startups.
Ellis has held key roles at notable organizations such as Techstars Anywhere Accelerator and Hustle Fund, where he mentored and supported early-stage companies. His track record includes co-founding Rallyteam, which was later acquired, and his expertise in sectors such as Human Capital/HRTech and Wellness & Fitness highlights his strategic approach to investing in innovative industries.
Work Experience
Startup Investor
2016 - Current
Inroad is my shell for Angel Investing. 50+ deals in startups. Managing Direct investment for a family office (Sher Ventures). I also mentor founders on matters of Product, Strategy, Go-to-Market approaches, market positioning and fund raising for their businesses.
Mentor
2023
Mentor and advisor since 2023. Named Allstar (top 1%) out of 4000 mentors.
Angel Squad Member
2021
Mentor
2019
SaaS B2B Speciality Accelerator. Mentor on matters of product, fund raising and pitching for up and coming early-stage Enterprise Startup businesses.
AWS Healthcare is a global healthcare accelerator.
Co-founder (Acquired)
2013 - 2018
(Acquired by Workday) Disruptive Talent Management platform that helps organizations achieve success through their most valuable resource - people. Venture backed | Silicon Valley based. I was founder and co-built the first several iterations of the Product from the ground-up.
Rallyteam provides an internal mobility platform that enables companies to better understand and utilize their people.
Raised $8,620,000.00 from Norwest Venture Partners, Storm Ventures, Cornerstone OnDemand and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Founder
2004 - 2013
Managed teams to design products and implement technology-based business solutions for enterprise customers including Business Intelligence / Big data / custom applications / strategic consulting. Global 500 clients.
Co-Founder
2000 - 2004
Founded marketing and branding agency with a focused on creating web presence for clients.
Systems Consultant
2000 - 2004
Reporting and analysis applications and strategy for Operations and Financial teams. Systems and application development for various aspects of corporate operations.
Business Intelligence Consultant
1998 - 1999
Business Intelligence, Big Data and Dash Board analytical systems for clients in the Calgary market area.
Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
Education
Product Management Certificate
2019 - 2019
BComm
1994 - 1999
Investments
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