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Dan Levitan

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Dan Levitan

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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4+ companies

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Consumer, Marketplace

About Dan Levitan

Co-founder of Maveron with Howard Schultz (Starbucks founder). One of the longest-running consumer-only venture firms in the US.

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ConsumerMarketplaceEdTech

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Focus: Consumer, Marketplace, EdTech

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