Danel Dayan

Danel Dayan is a Principal at Battery Ventures, focusing on enterprise infrastructure software investments in areas such as cloud, developer tools, cybersecurity, data analytics, and AI/ML since March 2019. Key investments include Postman, Harness, and Arize AI, with notable exits like Confluent and JFrog. Prior experience includes a role in Corporate Development at Google, where Danel led over 20 acquisitions and strategic investments exceeding $2 billion, as well as serving as a Board Observer for Avere Systems during its acquisition by Microsoft. Earlier positions include roles at Deutsche Bank Securities and PwC, along with IT support at Santa Clara University. Danel holds a BSC in Accounting, Finance, and Entrepreneurship from Santa Clara University and an International Baccalaureate certificate from the International School Manila.