General Info
Dan Shapiro is actively involved in various ventures and investments, serving as the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Glowforge, Founder of Robot Turtles, and CEO of Sparkbuy Inc. His current activities reflect a strong focus on tech and entrepreneurship. His past successes include founding Ontela and selling it to Google. With a background in engineering, Dan has built a notable career with patented innovations and successful startup ventures.
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: United States of America
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
Website: danshapiro.com
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Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Search found recent activity by Dan Shapiro in 2025: blog posts and public mentions. Specifically, he has a June 7, 2025 blog post about a new side project at Wharton and other 2025 posts; media coverage about Glowforge in April 2025. There is evidence of involvement with Glowforge and activity under 6 months from the reference date, with the last known investment-related or project activity occurring in June-Oct 2025 (e.g., involvement with Glowforge and projects). Therefore classify as very-active.
Angel activity thresholds:
Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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