Daniel Leff
Managing Partner at Waverley Capital
Daniel Leff
Managing Partner at Waverley Capital
Malibu, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
2017 - Current
Leading VC fund focused on investing in innovative and disruptive start-up companies in the media sector.
Investor and Board Member
2022
Investor and Board Member- fuboTV (NYSE:FUBO)
2015
The world’s only Internet TV service dedicated to soccer- streaming Live sports networks, club channels, football news & more
Member, Board of Directors
2021
Member, Board of Directors
2019
Founder & Managing Partner
2013
Luminari Capital is a digital media fund focused on the innovation and disruption occurring globally throughout the $500B+ video ecosystem.
Investor & Board Member - Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU)
2011
Leading over-the-top (OTT) digital media streaming platform Co-Investors: Anthony Wood, Menlo Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Sky, 21st Century Fox, Hearst Corporation, Fidelity, othes.
Investor and Board Observer
2021
Investor and Board Member
2016
Acquired by The New York Times for $550M in January 2022. Digital-first, premium sports news subscription business
Investor & Board Member
2019
Acquired by Amazon for $300M in December 2020. Wondery is the largest independent podcast publisher in the world. Launched in 2016, and known for its immersive podcasts, Wondery became the fastest network to join the Top 10 ranker by Podtrac, propelled by hit shows such as Dr Death, Dirty John, American History Tellers, Business Wars, The Shrink Next Door and Gladiator. Twenty of Wondery’s shows have reached # 1 on Apple Podcasts, and Wondery is the only publisher to have simultaneously claimed the # 1 and # 2 ‘Top New Podcasts” slots on an annual Podtrac ranker.