About This Presentation
Our world needs angels – now, more than ever. Angel investors leverage their success and expertise to invest in local startup businesses, making dreams come true for entrepreneurs and kick-starting economic growth in their regions. Learn how angels can shape the future of a region though seeding and supporting small companies that eventually employ dozens or hundreds of people.
Dan Rosen’s personal passion is working closely with startups that use breakthrough technology and that have the potential to define new product and market categories. He is the chair emeritus of the Alliance of Angels, the 2022 winner of the Hans Severiens Outstanding Angel award, and a board member, advisor and investor in many startups in the Pacific Northwest.
Bio
Chair Emeritus, Alliance of Angels; Owner, Rosen Photo; CEO, Dan Rosen & Associates
Dan Rosen is Chair Emeritus of the Alliance of Angels (AoA), after serving as Chair for 24 years. Under his leadership, the AoA has invested over $150 M in more than 220 companies with an IRR in excess of 25%; it is recognized as one of the premier angel groups in the country. He is also on the investment committee for the AoA Seed Fund II.
In May 2022, Dan was awarded the Angel Capital Association’s Hans Severiens Award that is given annually to the angel who has had the largest impact on angel investing globally.
Dan is also CEO and President of Dan Rosen & Associates, an early-stage technology investment and advisory firm. He is an internationally known angel investor, deal negotiator, and strategist. He has an active portfolio of over 60 companies; having invested in over 100. His personal investment portfolio has an ROI over 4x. He serves on the board of Algenesis; he has served on the boards of many public and private companies and non-profits, including TransformativeMed (chair), UUNET, Modumetal, SnapIn, Individual Inc, General Magic, Seattle Humane and the Angel Capital Association.
Dan is also a professional photographer (www.rosen-photo.com). He travels the world capturing stunning images of nature, wildlife, landscapes, and people, and has been published in National Geographic.
In 2000, Dan was co-founding Managing Partner of Frazier Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund in Seattle, where he stayed until 2006. FTV specialized in category-defining technology companies in communications and software. From 1994 through 2000, he was General Manager of New Technology in Microsoft, where he was one of Microsoft’s leading “deal guys.” In this role, Dan was also responsible for technology transfer into Microsoft’s product groups. Prior to that, Dan was General Manager for MSN with responsibility for search, transaction and services businesses, e-commerce, and alternate channels. Prior to joining Microsoft, Dan was at AT&T for 15 years, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of AT&T Consumer Interactive Services, leading AT&T’s first consumer oriented Internet service offering and was Managing Director for Northern & Eastern Europe.
Dan has a Ph.D. in biophysics from UC San Diego, and a B.A. in Biology from Brandeis University.
Dan and his wife, Denise, live in Kirkland, WA and Encinitas, CA along with their “furry children,” Lexi and Hazel, both rescues from Seattle Humane.