Dan Shapiro

Active Investor

CEO at Glowforge

Seattle, Washington

Dan Shapiro, CEO at Glowforge is an active investor based in Seattle, Washington. This profile covers what Dan Shapiro backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Dan Shapiro is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at Glowforge. He served as Board Member at Bonanza. He co-founded StartupVille. He was the Founder of Robot Turtles and served as its Chief Executive Officer. Dan is also the Founder and C.E.O of Sparkbuy Inc, a comparison shopping website. Prior to Sparkbuy he had founded Ontela and served as it Chief Executive Officer. Dan sold his last company to Google. Hwas last side project was Robot Turtles, the best-selling board game in Kickstarter hwastory. He builds drones, authored Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook. He has been awarded seven patents, and received his B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VenturePre SeedSeedLate Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailE-commerce & D2CHardware & Deep TechManufacturing & IndustrialEdTechGaming & EntertainmentMedia & Content
Location: Seattle, Washington
Typical check: $375K
Past investments: 11

Notable investments

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What does Dan Shapiro invest in?

Dan Shapiro invests in SaaS & Enterprise, Consumer & Retail, E-commerce & D2C and Hardware & Deep Tech, typically at Early Stage Venture, Pre Seed, Seed and Late Stage Venture. Match your sector and stage, then reach out with a personalized pitch.