Daniel Leff - Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Waverley Capital

Overview

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Number of Founded Organizations

Primary Job Title Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Primary Organization
Waverley Capital

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Daniel Leff is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Waverley Capital.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Lil Snack	Waverley Capital	Yes	Seed Round - Lil Snack	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Professional Fighters League	Waverley Capital	Yes	Series E - Professional Fighters League	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Credit Sesame	Globespan Capital Partners	—	Series G - Credit Sesame	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Credit Sesame	Globespan Capital Partners	—	Series F - Credit Sesame	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Novel Effect	Waverley Capital	Yes	Series A - Novel Effect	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	fuboTV	Sky UK	No	Series D - fuboTV	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Credit Sesame	Globespan Capital Partners	—	Series E - Credit Sesame	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	fuboTV	Sky UK	No	Series C - fuboTV	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	fuboTV	Sky UK	Yes	Series B - fuboTV	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Credit Sesame	Globespan Capital Partners	No	Series D - Credit Sesame	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Daniel Leff

has

current jobs including

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Waverley Capital

Founder & Managing Partner

Luminari Capital

, and

Team Member

Dow Corning

. Additionally,

Daniel Leff

has had

past jobs including

Investor & Board Observer

NeoPhotonics

Waverley Capital Co-Founder & Managing PartnerSep 2017
Luminari Capital Founder & Managing PartnerJul 2013
Dow Corning Team Member
IBM Team Member
News Corp Co-Investors
Sky UK Co-Investors

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
NeoPhotonics	Investor & Board Observer	Mar 2004	Sep 2007
180 Degree Capital	Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Co-Investors	2004	Sep 1, 2007
Sevin Rosen Funds	Senior Associate	2001	2004
Redpoint	Venture Consultant	2000	Jun 1, 2001
Intel	Manager, Strategic Investments	1997	2000
Braemar Energy Ventures	Co-Investors	—	—
Oak Investment Partners	Co-Investors	—	—
Adams Street Partners	Co-Investors	—	—
VentureTech Alliance	Co-Investors	—	—
Dai Nippon Printing	Co-Investors	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Daniel Leff

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Professional Fighters League

Investor

dot.LA

, and

Investor and Board Member

Wondery

Professional Fighters League Board MemberMay 2022
dot.LA InvestorNov 2019
Wondery Investor and Board MemberJun 2019
Endel InvestorApr 2019
Upcomer InvestorJul 2018
The Athletic Investor and Board MemberOct 2016
Naritiv Investor & Board MemberNov 2015
Matterport InvestorJun 2015
TAPP Investor and Board MemberJul 2014
Kaltura InvestorJan 2014

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Headspace	Investor	Sep 2019	2025
Novel Effect	Investor & Board Member	May 2018	2021
MOVL	Investor	Dec 2012	Apr 2013
Credit Sesame	Investor and Board Member	Jun 2012	Feb 2013
BridgeLux	Investor and Board Observer	May 2005	Sep 2007
TerraVia	Investor & Board Member	Nov 2004	Sep 2007
Innovalight	Investor and Board Member	2006	2007
Adesto Technologies	Investor and Board Member	2007	2007
Molecular Imprints	Investor and Board Observer	2004	2007
Cambrios Technologies	Investor and Board Observer	2005	2007

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