Daren Cotter - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Location Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Regions Greater Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US
Gender Male

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Daren was the Founder and CEO of InboxDollars, an online marketing company that connects consumers and advertisers in a way that benefits both. He founded the company as a Freshman in college in 2000 and bootstrapped the company to more than $25 million in annual revenues. InboxDollars was acquired by Prodege in 2019. Daren is active in the MN

start-up community as an investor, advisor and mentor.

Personal Investments

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investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Onsetto

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Onsetto	—	Seed Round - Onsetto	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Evecxia Therapeutics	No	Series A - Evecxia Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bonsai	—	Seed Round - Bonsai	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Franzy	—	Seed Round - Franzy	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Bonsai Data Solutions	—	Venture Round - Bonsai Data Solutions	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Vertical Insure	—	Series A - Vertical Insure	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Wirespeed	—	Seed Round - Wirespeed	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Pakal Technologies	No	Series B - Pakal Technologies	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Delfina	No	Series A - Delfina	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Continuum	No	Seed Round - Continuum	obfuscated obfuscation

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Wirespeed

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Wirespeed

VidGrid

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Upsie

Wirespeed Wirespeed is a cybersecurity firm that strives to simplify security for enterprises of all sizes.
VidGrid VidGrid is an enterprise video platform used to revolutionize communication with interactive videos.
Upsie Upsie is a mobile app that provides warranties for electronic devices and appliances.
TeamGenius TeamGenius is an athlete evaluation and virtual training platform for youth sports clubs and leages.
Structural Structural is a software development company that offers directory and internal opportunity marketplace for enterprises.
StemoniX StemoniX is a biotechnology company that focuses on stem cell technologies to meet the demands of drug discovery and personalized medicine.
Sezzle Sezzle provides a buy now, pay later solution platform.
Qualifi Qualifi is a software company enabling on-demand phone interviews with AI, machine learning, and automation.
Outlogic Outlogic is a provider of location data for the retail, real estate, and financial markets.
Otterology Otterology offers mobile POS systems with inventory management and enterprise reporting software.

Jobs

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Daren Cotter

has had

past jobs including

Founder and CEO

InboxDollars

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
InboxDollars	Founder and CEO	Jun 1, 2000	Feb 2021
Matchstick Ventures	Tech Partner	—	2018

Board and Advisor Roles

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Daren Cotter

holds

board and advisor roles including

Advisory Board

Omnia Fishing

Advisory Board

Pear Commerce

, and

Advisor

Great North Ventures

Omnia Fishing Advisory Board2021
Pear Commerce Advisory Board2021
Great North Ventures Advisor

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
FourCubed	Advisory Board Member	Apr 11, 2014	2017

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