Daniel J. Laury serves as Managing Director of The Explorer Group. See sector focus and contact routes.
Daniel J. Laury serves as Managing Director of The Explorer Group, an early-stage venture capital fund he founded in 2015 that oversees a portfolio including a unicorn startup. His investment thesis targets independent seed investments and Series A rounds, focusing on high-tech sectors with a particular emphasis on autonomous driving and advanced medical technology. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed, Laury actively invests in companies like Avails Medical and contributes to startups such as Sisense. Notable portfolio companies include Udelv, his own autonomous delivery firm that completed over 6,000 automated deliveries for retailers like Walmart, as well as Avails Medical and Sisense. Laury distinguishes himself by combining serial entrepreneurship with venture investing, having previously founded Luckysurf.com and Geary LSF before raising $40M and selling his agency in 2008. He also holds a Visiting Fellow position at The Aspen Institute and founded the non-profit Halt Homelessness to address San Francisco’s homelessness crisis.
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