Daniel Pfeil Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

New York City, New York, US

• One of the leaders of the Techstars DeepTech Investment team. After moving into the Manager role I have taken full ownership of the sourcing process and taken a more significant role in mentoring the founders.
• Added and mentored 40+ companies to the Techstars DeepTech portfolio spanning industries such as Clean Energy, Robotics, AI, Mobility, Advanced Manufacturing, MedTech and Climate Tech
• I have completely revamped and productized DeepTech sourcing. With the knowledge I gained sourcing for 50+ programs, I have created a scalable and repeatable process to create a strong investment thesis, generate a.
• Responsible for training associates and other members of the team on how to source and operate within the developed framework.
• Able to mentor founders in many areas, with specific strategic expertise around Core Value Identification, Customer Discovery, Pitch Building, Use Case Scaling, Revenue Formulas, KPIs and Fundraising.
• Growing the Techstars DeepTech investor network and assisting our companies in raising capital.

New York City, New York, US

Part of the Techstars Investment team focused solely on DeepTech companies. I sourced companies, ran due diligence, built investment memos, and was a major part of selecting the class. Once we were in the program I worked hand in hand with the 10 companies on strategy for all facets of their business and fundraising.

New York City, New York, US

• I generated and vetted deal flow for Techstars Accelerators that were sourcing the 10 companies for their program. My work included but was not limited to, identifying startups that fit the program's thesis, vetting.
• I worked with 45+ Accelerator teams, Vetted 70,000+ startups, and personally Sourced 110+ companies that were accepted into Techstars.
• I also developed the blueprint of how to work as a Scout within Techstars, and have trained the new Scouts that have joined our team on how to best operate.

New York City, New York, US

• Worked with the Program Manager to build and execute current accelerator operations and ideate future accelerator improvements and strategy.
• Developed strategy to improve current operations and future versions of the accelerator.
• Lead a team of 3 associates to execute day to day operations.
• Worked with individual startups on scaling strategy and pivot ideas in response to COVID.

Missoula, Montana, US

Golden, CO, US

New York, NY, US

In this role I identified areas of opportunity within Nielsen, ideated on potential solutions that would capture these areas of possible growth, and pitched business cases to leaders. I have written 3 of the opportunities that I identified as well as the proposed capture strategy to MVP. Opportunity: A lack of dedication and importance placed on internal.

Oxford, OH, US

• Project Lead on the effects of co-expressing the growth factors HB-EGF ∆N/∆C and ADAM-12 within cancerous cells, resulting in transformation to brown-like fat cells.
• This study may result in a therapeutic treatment for cancer, type II diabetes, and obesity.
• Presented my findings at the 2016 and 2017 ASCB National Conferences.
• Results published in AIMS Press.