# Daniel Leff at Luminari Capital

> Daniel Leff, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Luminari Capital. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each...

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Malibu, US · Partner

# Daniel Leff

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at [Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital)

Latest rounds

- **Pluto TV** Round · $30M Dec 2016

Backs *Internet* *Media*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Dec 2016
- **Filings:** 10 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 10 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Luminari Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Luminari Capital** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **20** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $30M
- **Active:** 2016

2016

- [Pluto TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv) *Round* **$30M** Dec 2016 Joined · +27 investors

By stage

- Round **1**

What they backed

Internet **1** Media **1**

Alongside

- [Anthony Saleh *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh)
- [Chicago Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures)
- Chris Silbermann *1*
- David Rodnitzky *1*
- [Great Oaks Venture Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)
- Haroon Mokhtarzada *1*
- [Idris Mokhtarzada *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idris-mokhtarzada)
- Jamie Tarses *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Ampulse](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ampulse)
- [BridgeLux](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bridgelux)
- [Cambrios Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cambrios-technologies-corporation)
- [DanceOn](https://millionrounds.com/startup/danceon)
- [Fuisz Video](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fuisz-video-inc)
- [Kaltura](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaltura)
- [Matterport](https://millionrounds.com/company/matterport)
- [MikMak](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mikmak)
- [Mino Games](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mino-games)
- [Molecular Imprints](https://millionrounds.com/startup/molecular-imprints-inc)
- [Nantero](https://millionrounds.com/company/nantero)
- [Novel Effect](https://millionrounds.com/startup/novel-effect)
- [Plumzi](https://millionrounds.com/startup/plumzi)
- [Pluto TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv)
- [TAPP](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tapp)
- [The Athletic](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-athletic)
- [Thirty Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/thirty-labs-inc)
- [Vidyo](https://millionrounds.com/startup/vidyo)
- [fuboTV](https://millionrounds.com/company/fubotv)
- Adesto Technologies
- Elemental Technologies
- Fuisz Media
- Inc.
- Innovalight
- Naritiv
- Roku

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **VEIR, Inc.** Director since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Arcadia Power, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Wondery, Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Ambri Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Novel Effect, Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **fuboTV Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Naritiv, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **S.C. Networks, Inc.** Director since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ROKU, INC** Director on 2 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **AMPULSE CORP** Director on 5 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 30 Mar 2021 · 44 min Daniel Leff of Waverley Capital on media tech, how he's crafted a successful VC career by being contrarian, and the role of strategic LPs as differentiators With [Daniel Leff](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-leff) Mentions [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners)[Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital)[Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[Sevin Rosen Funds](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sevin-rosen-funds)[Los Angeles](https://millionrounds.com/person/los-angeles-platinum-equity) About this episode In venture, many people speak about being contrarian, but very few investors truly are comfortable with consistently thinking outside of mainstream consensus. One exception is Daniel Leff, co-founder of Waverley Capital. Waverley was founded in 2019 with Edgar Bronfmann, Jr. and is focused on… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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