Dan Shipper

Dan Shipper is an entrepreneur and investor based in New York City who currently serves as a Scout for Sequoia Capital.14 Here are some key details about Dan Shipper:

Professional Experience

Current Roles::

• Scout at Sequoia Capital (since January 2023): In this role, he makes early investments in AI companies.14
• Co-founder & CEO of Every (since January 2020): Every is a company focused on "feeding the minds and hearts of the people who build the internet".1

Previous Roles::

• Entrepreneur in Residence at prehype (March 2018 - January 2020)
• Principal of Collaboration Initiatives at Pegasystems (July 2014 - July 2016)
• Co-founder & CEO of Firefly (September 2011 - July 2014), which was acquired by Pegasystems in 2014.1

Education

Dan Shipper holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, which he attended from 2010 to 2014.1

Sequoia Scout Program

As a Sequoia Scout, Dan Shipper is part of a network of individual investors who receive capital from Sequoia to invest in early-stage companies.2 This program allows Sequoia to gain insights into emerging technologies and entrepreneurs while providing scouts like Shipper with the means to support promising startups.23

Dan Shipper announced his role as a Sequoia Scout in February 2023, stating that he would be focusing on investing in early founders building in AI.4