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Danel Dayan

Venture Capital Investor, Battery Ventures

About

Danel Dayan is a Principal at Battery Ventures who focuses specifically on cloud infrastructure, big data, security, and developer tools, with a portfolio that includes companies like Postman, Databricks, ClickHouse, and Harness. He brings unusual hands-on M&A experience from Google where he led over 20 acquisitions totaling more than $2B, giving founders practical guidance on how large tech companies approach deals and strategic investments. Danel Dayan is a Principal at Battery Ventures who focuses specifically on cloud infrastructure, big data, security, and developer tools, with a portfolio that includes companies like Postman, Databricks, ClickHouse, and Harness. He brings unusual hands-on M&A experience from Google where he led over 20 acquisitions totaling more than $2B, giving founders practical guidance on how large tech companies approach deals and strategic investments.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
SaaS
Consumer
Devtools
Deeptech
Hardware
BioTech

Investment details

Avg check size$1M - $60M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA
Europe
Israel