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Dana Malman Warren

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Venture Partner at Canaan
📍 Rye, New York, United States

Dana Malman Warren is a Venture Partner at Canaan, leveraging over 15 years of experience scaling revenue and marketing teams at firms like Stripe, PayPal, and American Express. She is a recognized go-to-market expert in fintech and SaaS, holding an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Princeton University. People who have worked with her describe her as smart, analytical, and driven.

Outside of her venture capital work, Dana is deeply committed to non-profit causes, particularly in education and community support. She serves on the board of PeerForward, an education non-profit, and actively volunteers with organizations like Feeding Westchester and the American Cancer Society. Her interests include skiing, swimming, biking, and hiking.

She has lived and studied across the globe, including in France, England, South Africa, and Western Samoa.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Venture Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Rye, New York, United States
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Go-to-Market Strategy
As a GTM advisor and former operator at Stripe and PayPal, she has deep experience building and scaling GTM organizations for fintech and technology companies.
Fintech & AI Investing
Her current role at Canaan focuses on fintech and AI investments. She has advised AI leader Anthropic and is particularly interested in stablecoins and programmable money.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Venture Partner
Canaan
9-2023 - 7-2024
Enterprise Advisor
Anthropic
8-2023
Strategic Advisor
Yeeld
4-2023
Founding Member, Coalition Network
Coalition Operators
4-2023
CEO & Business Development Advisor
Sendoso
In the press

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Canaan: Dana Malman Warren Joins As Venture Partner - Pulse 2.0. Featured in Pulse 2.0
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Dana Malman Warren Joins Canaan as Venture Partner. Featured in Canaan (official website)
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Education
2006 - 2008
MBA
Columbia Business School
1999 - 2003
BA
Princeton University
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