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Dan Levitan

Co-founder and General Partner, Maveron

Venture capitalSeattle

Dan Levitan is a co-founder and general partner of Maveron, the consumer-focused venture firm he started with Howard Schultz in 1998. He came to venture from investment banking: in 1997 he left Schroder Wertheim & Co., and he had worked on Starbucks' IPO. Modern Retail reported in 2019 that eBay was the firm's first investment.

Dan hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Dan co-founded Maveron, which appears in 2 talks in the archive.

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Interview
Maveron co-founder Dan Levitan's VC playbook for identifying brands that can scaleModern Retail
2019

Quick answers

What is Dan Levitan's role at Maveron?

Maveron's team page, checked September 2026, lists him as Co-Founder and General Partner and says he started the firm with Howard Schultz in 1998, after helping the Starbucks team with its IPO.

What did Dan Levitan do before Maveron?

He was an investment banker. Startup Grind Seattle's page for his October 2013 talk says he left Schroder Wertheim & Co. in 1997 and launched Maveron with Howard Schultz in 1998. The Seattle Times, on 2004-11-18, also described him as a former investment banker.

What was Maveron's first investment?

eBay. Modern Retail reported on 2019-09-03 that when Levitan and Schultz launched the firm in 1998, the pair chose eBay as their first investment.

Has Dan Levitan been recognized as an investor?

Maveron's team page, checked September 2026, says Forbes has included him on its Midas List of technology investors and that he was named NASDAQ private company director of the year.

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