Daniel Hoffer
Director/Board Member at TripLingo, Inc.
Profile
Daniel brings relevant experience as a startup founder/CEO and Board member for both B2C and B2B startups, often with a focus on marketplaces, SaaS, or logistics.
Prior to joining Autotech, Daniel was a partner at Tandem Capital and senior director in Concur’s (NASDAQ: CNQR) corporate venture capital team, and was a seed investor in transport and mobility startups including SpotHero and Firefly.
He also achieved multiple successful exits from investments outside Autotech including Grove Collaborative (NYSE: GROV), NomNomNow (acquired by Mars), LoungeBuddy (acquired by American Express), Beanworks (acquired by Quadient), Fishbowl (acquired by Glassdoor), and Kanvas (acquired by Verizon), among others.
Previously, Daniel created The Marketplace Conference, which exists to share best practices in operating and investing in marketplace startups among founders and VCs, and was co-founder and CEO of CouchSurfing as well as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Benchmark Capital.
He also held executive product roles at Norton (Symantec) and TripIt (Concur/SAP).
Daniel earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School.
Daniel Hoffer active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
TripLingo, Inc.
 TripLingo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TripLingo, Inc. develops language applications for mobile phones. Its application provides support for languages using the instant voice translator and access to live translators in various languages. The company was founded in February 2011 by Jesse C. Maddox, Pratik Patel and James Martin and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Director/Board Member | - |
AutoTech Management LLC
 AutoTech Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance AutoTech Management LLC (AutoTech Management) is venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Quin Garcia & Alexei Andreev. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Private Equity Investor | 01/07/2018 |
Former positions of Daniel Hoffer
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Crux Capital Ltd.
 Crux Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Crux Capital Ltd (Crux Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Daniel M. Hoffer and Roy Wayne Moore. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Founder | - |
Siebel Systems, Inc.
 Siebel Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Siebel Systems, Inc. develops customer relationship management software that automates sales and customer-service operations of large corporations. It products enable companies to distribute customer information to call centers, direct sales teams, resellers, retailers and web-based sales forces. The company was founded in 1993 by Thomas M. Siebel & Patricia A. House and is located in San Mateo, CA | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| GEN DIGITAL INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| NEC CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Fuxito | Founder | - |
Training of Daniel Hoffer
| Columbia Business School | Masters Business Admin |
| Harvard College | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| GEN DIGITAL INC. | Technology Services |
| NEC CORPORATION | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 6 |
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Siebel Systems, Inc.
Siebel Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Siebel Systems, Inc. develops customer relationship management software that automates sales and customer-service operations of large corporations. It products enable companies to distribute customer information to call centers, direct sales teams, resellers, retailers and web-based sales forces. The company was founded in 1993 by Thomas M. Siebel & Patricia A. House and is located in San Mateo, CA | Technology Services |
TripLingo, Inc.
TripLingo, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services TripLingo, Inc. develops language applications for mobile phones. Its application provides support for languages using the instant voice translator and access to live translators in various languages. The company was founded in February 2011 by Jesse C. Maddox, Pratik Patel and James Martin and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Technology Services |
CouchSurfing International, Inc.
 CouchSurfing International, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services CouchSurfing International, Inc. provides cultural exchange network services. It allows travelers to connect and stay at the home of a local resident to learn about the culture, similarities and to attend events. The company was founded by Sebastien Le Tuan, Casey Fenton, Daniel M. Hoffer and Leonardo Bassani da Silveira in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
| Fuxito | |
AutoTech Management LLC
AutoTech Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance AutoTech Management LLC (AutoTech Management) is venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Quin Garcia & Alexei Andreev. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Crux Capital Ltd.
Crux Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Crux Capital Ltd (Crux Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Daniel M. Hoffer and Roy Wayne Moore. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Finance |
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