Daniel Rua is an early-stage venture capital investor who focuses on seed and early-stage technology and life sciences. See sector focus and contact routes.
Daniel Rua is an early-stage venture capital investor who focuses on seed and early-stage technology and life sciences companies, primarily in Florida and the Southeast, with typical check sizes between $100,000 and $1 million. His distinctive thesis centers on backing "Florida's top entrepreneurs" to build early-stage technology companies into industry leaders, addressing the region's historical shortage of venture capital. Notable portfolio companies he has funded or helped build include IZEA (where he was an early investor and later rejoined the board), Immersed Games, CallMiner, and Grooveshark, contributing to 32 total company investments across his career.
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