Dan Sommer

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Caridan Marketing Labs

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Dan S.
Sommer is the founder of Caridan Marketing Labs, founded in 2007.
Mr. Sommer was the founder of Trilogy Education Services, Inc., founded in 2015, and served as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Sommer is the founder of 10XImpact Inc, founded in 2019, and holds the title of Managing Partner.
Mr. Sommer is also the founder of Edge Pathways LLC,SimplyDone Business Solutions..
Mr. Sommer is currently Director at Unibuddy Ltd. since 2021.
Mr. Sommer is Founding Partner at Founder Collective Management Co. LLC since 2022.
Mr. Sommer is Venture Partner at Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. since 2022.
Former positions include Principal at Sapient Corp., Principal at Digitas, Inc., Senior Vice President at HNW, Inc., Vice President at Zustek Corp., Vice President-Marketing at Fuego Nation, Inc., Division President at Zeta Interactive LLC from 2007 to 2013, and Advisor at Red Bear Angels Management LLC.
Education includes undergraduate studies at Cornell University and graduate studies at New York University.

Dan Sommer active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Caridan Marketing Labs Caridan Marketing Labs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Caridan Marketing Labs is a private company based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Dan S. Sommer.	Founder	01/01/2007
10XImpact Inc 10XImpact Inc Investment ManagersFinance 10XImpact invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the education sector. It provides financing in pre seed, seed and early stage capital requirements.	Founder	01/06/2019
Unibuddy Ltd. Unibuddy Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and operates software platform for higher education recruitment professionals	Director/Board Member	09/12/2021
Founder Collective Management Co. LLC Founder Collective Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founder Collective invests in technology-driven companies across a variety of sectors. The firm target companies operating in the fields of information technology components. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	01/02/2022
Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Emerge Education invests in companies located across the globe primarily in Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of B2B & B2C, education technology products and technology-enabled services sectors. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early stage capital transactions with an investment size of GBP 0.5 - 2 million and also acts as lead and co-lead investor.	Private Equity Investor	01/04/2022

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Companies	Position	End
Edge Pathways LLC Edge Pathways LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides engineering program and educational platform services	Chief Executive Officer	-
Trilogy Education Services, Inc. Trilogy Education Services, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops online training programs	Chief Executive Officer	-
Red Bear Angels Management LLC Red Bear Angels Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Red Bear Angels invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.1 - 1 million.	Consultant / Advisor	-
SimplyDone Business Solutions SimplyDone Business Solutions Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online scheduling services	Founder	-
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Private companies	17
Sapient Corp. Sapient Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides consultancy and interactive marketing services	Commercial Services
Digitas, Inc. Digitas, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides digital and interactive marketing services	Commercial Services
SimplyDone Business Solutions SimplyDone Business Solutions Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online scheduling services	Technology Services
Cornell University Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
New York University New York University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
HNW, Inc. HNW, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as enterprise relationship marketing and technology firm serving distributed sales organizations	Technology Services
Zustek Corp. Zustek Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Markets and distributes email communications products and services	Technology Services
Fuego Nation, Inc. Fuego Nation, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Provides online social networking services	Technology Services
Founder Collective Management Co. LLC Founder Collective Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founder Collective invests in technology-driven companies across a variety of sectors. The firm target companies operating in the fields of information technology components. It provides financing for seed, early and later stage capital requirements.	Finance
Zeta Interactive LLC Zeta Interactive LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides digital and direct marketing services	Commercial Services
Caridan Marketing Labs Caridan Marketing Labs Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Caridan Marketing Labs is a private company based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Dan S. Sommer.	Commercial Services
Red Bear Angels Management LLC Red Bear Angels Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Red Bear Angels invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.1 - 1 million.	Finance
Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Emerge Education invests in companies located across the globe primarily in Europe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of B2B & B2C, education technology products and technology-enabled services sectors. It provides financing for pre-seed, seed and early stage capital transactions with an investment size of GBP 0.5 - 2 million and also acts as lead and co-lead investor.	Finance
Trilogy Education Services, Inc. Trilogy Education Services, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops online training programs	Technology Services
Unibuddy Ltd. Unibuddy Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and operates software platform for higher education recruitment professionals	Technology Services
10XImpact Inc 10XImpact Inc Investment ManagersFinance 10XImpact invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on the education sector. It provides financing in pre seed, seed and early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Edge Pathways LLC Edge Pathways LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides engineering program and educational platform services	Commercial Services

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