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Dan Caruso

Managing Director, Caruso Ventures

About

Dan Caruso is a three-time decacorn entrepreneur who built three separate fiber companies (MFS, Level 3, Zayo) to $10B+ outcomes before becoming a venture investor, giving him an unusually consistent multi-decade track record of value creation. Known as The Bear for his intense leadership style, he focuses on quantum and space technologies as the next internet from his Colorado base, where he actively builds the regional ecosystem while emphasizing long time horizons and durable cash-flow businesses over hype-driven investing. Dan Caruso is a three-time decacorn entrepreneur who built three separate fiber companies (MFS, Level 3, Zayo) to $10B+ outcomes before becoming a venture investor, giving him an unusually consistent multi-decade track record of value creation. Known as The Bear for his intense leadership style, he focuses on quantum and space technologies as the next internet from his Colorado base, where he actively builds the regional ecosystem while emphasizing long time horizons and durable cash-flow businesses over hype-driven investing.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
Space
Deeptech
Hardware
Media
Transportation
FinTech

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $2.5M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA