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Dan Drechsel

Director at SkillCycle

Atlanta, Georgia

Overview 

Dan Drechsel is a Partner at BIP Ventures in Atlanta, Georgia, with a strong background in banking, finance, investments, and business development. He has successfully invested in notable companies like GloveBox, GameDriver, and Kobiton, focusing on sectors such as Insurance, Payments, and EnergyTech. With an impressive career spanning roles as General Partner, Senior Vice President, and Operating Partner, Dan has made significant investments in various stages of companies, including seed and Series A, while actively supporting diverse founders and investors who back female entrepreneurs.

Work Experience 

  • Boar Observer

    2023 - Current

FortifyData is an integrated cyber risk management & ratings platform for identifying, monitoring and presenting cyber risks.

Raised $6,300,000.00 from Open Opportunity Fund, Oval Park Capital, Tech Square Ventures and BIP Ventures.

  • General Partner

    2020

    Investor Lead on Enterprise SaaS, FinTech and Dev Tools/Infrastructure at Panoramic Ventures. Panoramic takes a “wider-view” approach to investing by targeting the Southeast and Midwest and placing a focus on under served and diverse founders and university-research driven startups. Panoramic opens new doors for overlooked founders, giving more entrepreneurs access to capital to build leading tech companies. We apply experience and process to make both investment decisions and operational recommendations, allowing our portfolio companies to get and stay on a glide path of growth.

  • Senior Vice President

    2018 - 2020

  • Operating Partner

    2017 - 2018

BIP Ventures, the North American-focused venture capital division of BIP Capital.

  • Director

    2020

  • Director

    2019

Kobiton is a mobile testing platform that accelerates the delivery and testing of mobile apps.

Raised $51,287,770.00 from BIP Ventures and Fulcrum Equity Partners.

  • Director

    2019

Pointivo offers technology that enables users to use any camera to capture the dimensions of a structure and model it in 3D.

Raised $9,956,998.00 from BIP Capital and Austin Rhodes.

  • Director

    2022

GloveBox is a online digital platform for clients to manage their insurance documentation and transaction processes.

Raised $9,350,000.00 from BIP Ventures, Heffernan Insurance Brokers and Q Holdings Inc.

  • Director

    2022

GameDriver enables game developers, testers and producers to automate testing; improving time to market, test coverage and overall quality.

Raised $9,387,905.00 from BIP Ventures and BIP Ventures.

  • Executive Lecturer in Marketing

    2016

    Executive Lecturer teaching courses: BA 605 Marketing Principals BA 477/BA 625 Entrepreneurial Finance

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