Daniel Murray brings an unusually deep track record as both a senior operator and CFO across multiple high-growth, digital-first brands like Yahoo/Overture, Fandango, Dollar Shave Club, and CreatorIQ, giving him hands-on perspective on unit economics, exits, and scaling that he now brings to Calibrate as a venture partner. He has helped lead several successful M&A exits including Fandango to Comcast, Academy123 to Discovery, and Dollar Shave Club's sale to Unilever, positioning him as a venture investor who has repeatedly seen full life cycles from early growth through strategic sale.
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Calibrate Ventures
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AI, Robotics, Deeptech / Hardware, Enterprise, Data
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Seed - Series B+
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Calibrate Ventures is led by former managing directors of JF Shea's family office who raised their own $80M fund in 2018, operating with a partner-only investment model that keeps decision-making among a small senior team rather than using junior investment professionals. The firm focuses specifically on applied AI, computer vision, robotics, and automation across manufacturing, warehousing, security, logistics, and construction sectors, with GP Paolo Pirjanian simultaneously serving as a social-robotics founder/CEO bringing an operator's perspective to their investment process.
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