Dan Beldy
Director/Board Member at Greystripe, Inc.
Profile
Dan Beldy is a founding partner at Airwing Ventures.
Dan has spent the last 20 years in technology and finance as a venture capitalist.
Previously, Dan was a managing director at Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of The Walt Disney Company, where he led the U.S.
venture team.
Prior to that he was a partner at Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, the first venture firm to focus exclusively on software investments.
Dan is also a founding partner of Powerplant Ventures.
Dan has been involved with several successful companies as an investor and advisor including GoPro (NASDAQ: GPRO), Edgecast, acquired by Verizion (NYSE: VZ), Vobile (HKEX:3738), Method, acquired by Ecover; upLynk, acquired by Verizon (NYSE: VZ); Playdom, acquired by Disney (NYSE: DIS); FreeWheel, acquired by Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA); Greystripe, acquired by ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK); Employease, acquired by ADP (NASDAQ: ADP); and Starmine, acquired by Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI).
Earlier in his career Dan was an F/A-18 fighter pilot and instructor in the U.S.
Navy, and served with the Brazilian Navy during an exchange program.
Dan has a B.S.
in Computer Science with distinction from the U.S.
Naval Academy and an MBA from The Wharton School.
He enjoys family and friends, golf, triathlons and is an avid Springsteen fan.
Dan has completed 290+ carrier landings, delivered 25,000+ copies of the NY Daily News, and has completed a triathlon at Alcatraz and a marathon in Antarctica.
Dan Beldy active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Greystripe, Inc.
Greystripe, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Greystripe, Inc. provides mobile advertising services. The company was founded by Andrew C. Choi and Michael M. Chang on September 9, 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Refinery Management LLC
Refinery Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Refinery Management LLC (Refinery Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. | Director/Board Member | - |
Airwing Ventures
Airwing Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Airwing Ventures (Airwing) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Private Equity Investor | 31/12/2016 |
Canapi Ventures
Canapi Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Canapi Ventures (Canapi Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Neil Lawrence Underwood and Walker Forehand. The firm s is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Private Equity Investor | 31/10/2018 |
Prototype Capital LLC
Prototype Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prototype Capital LLC (Prototype Capital) is a venture capital firm founded by Nandeet Mehta and Rajat Bhageria in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Pasadena, California. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Powerplant Ventures LLC
Powerplant Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Groundforce Capital Management, LLC (GroundForce Capital) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Mark Rampolla, Kevin Boylan and Thirumalaisamy K. Pillan. The firm is headquartered in Hermosa Beach, California with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. | Private Equity Investor | 31/12/2014 |
Former positions of Dan Beldy
Companies | Position | End |
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Move Networks, Inc.
Move Networks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Move Networks, Inc. provides television services through the internet. The company was founded by John W. Edwards and Drew Major in 2000 and is headquartered in American Fork, UT. | Director/Board Member | - |
Steamboat Ventures Management Corp. Inc
Steamboat Ventures Management Corp. Inc Investment ManagersFinance Steamboat Ventures Management Corp. Inc (Steamboat Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co founded in 2000 by John R. Ball. The firm is headquartered in Burbank, California. | Private Equity Investor | 30/11/2011 |
Plainview Capital LLC
Plainview Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of PV Deroche LLC, Plainview Capital LLC is a company that provides investment management services. The company is based in Baltimore, MD. The company was founded by Dan L. Beldy. | Founder | 30/12/2005 |
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Training of Dan Beldy
University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
United States Naval Academy | Undergraduate Degree |
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Private companies | 15 |
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Aspenwood Ventures
Aspenwood Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Aspenwood Ventures (Aspenwood Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by John R. Hummer and Ann L. Winblad. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | Finance |
Technorati, Inc.
Technorati, Inc. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Technorati, Inc. operates as a blog search engine and directory. It provides an advertising network, a social rich media technology platform and web properties. The firm serves to the publishers and marketers. The company was founded in 2002 by David L. Sifry and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Baynote LLC
Baynote LLC Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Baynote, Inc. develops content guidance software. It is an ecommerce software company whose personalization platform gives retailers a multiplier effect on conversion and average order value rates using existing ecommerce investments. The firm’s products include BaynoteONE, BaynoteONE CXP, BaynoteONE VUE and BaynoteONE RTX. It offers website personalization, email personalization, mobile sites & apps and personalized landing pages. The company was founded by Jack S. Jia, Christopher Minson and Robert Bradshaw in November 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Technology Services |
Razorgator, Inc.
Razorgator, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Razorgator, Inc. markets tickets for sold-out sports and entertainment events through online. The firm owns and operates an online platform that enables to sell sports, theatre and concert tickets. It also provides corporate ticket management software solutions. The company was founded in 2001 by Douglas Knittle, Thomas Charles Ball and Stephen Cucci and is headquartered in Marina Del Rey, CA. | Technology Services |
Move Networks, Inc.
Move Networks, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Move Networks, Inc. provides television services through the internet. The company was founded by John W. Edwards and Drew Major in 2000 and is headquartered in American Fork, UT. | Technology Services |
Greystripe, Inc.
Greystripe, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Greystripe, Inc. provides mobile advertising services. The company was founded by Andrew C. Choi and Michael M. Chang on September 9, 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Fuel Cycle, Inc.
Fuel Cycle, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fuel Cycle, Inc. provides customized social software platform. It offers customer insight and cost-effective innovation while driving consumer ambassadorship and increased efficiencies in marketing, product development, CRM strategies, and market research through passenger communities. The company was founded by Justin Cooper, Andrew Leary and Michael R. Abbott in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Technology Services |
Steamboat Ventures Management Corp. Inc
Steamboat Ventures Management Corp. Inc Investment ManagersFinance Steamboat Ventures Management Corp. Inc (Steamboat Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co founded in 2000 by John R. Ball. The firm is headquartered in Burbank, California. | Finance |
Bobutong Hangzhou Network Technology Co. Ltd.
Bobutong Hangzhou Network Technology Co. Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Bobutong Hangzhou Network Technology Co. Ltd. offers software solutions to protect, measure and monetize premium audiovisual content across the Internet and on all screens. It offers VideoTracker that tracks and measures tasks to stop the unauthorized publication of digital content across various media platforms; and MediaWise, an automated audiovisual identification system that enables publishers capitalize on online media to eliminate copyright infringements. The company was founded in 2005 by Yangbin Wang and Jian Lu and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. | Technology Services |
Powerplant Ventures LLC
Powerplant Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Groundforce Capital Management, LLC (GroundForce Capital) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Mark Rampolla, Kevin Boylan and Thirumalaisamy K. Pillan. The firm is headquartered in Hermosa Beach, California with offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. | Finance |
Plainview Capital LLC
Plainview Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of PV Deroche LLC, Plainview Capital LLC is a company that provides investment management services. The company is based in Baltimore, MD. The company was founded by Dan L. Beldy. | Finance |
Refinery Management LLC
Refinery Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Refinery Management LLC (Refinery Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. | Finance |
Canapi Ventures
Canapi Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Canapi Ventures (Canapi Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Neil Lawrence Underwood and Walker Forehand. The firm s is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Finance |
Airwing Ventures
Airwing Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Airwing Ventures (Airwing) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Finance |
Prototype Capital LLC
Prototype Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prototype Capital LLC (Prototype Capital) is a venture capital firm founded by Nandeet Mehta and Rajat Bhageria in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Pasadena, California. | Finance |
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