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Andy Dunn

I make pie for a living.

Chicago, Illinois

VC
Investor
Founder

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Skills

Blogging
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Digital Media
Start-ups
Business Strategy
Leadership
Online Marketing
Product Marketing
Social Media Marketing
User Experience
Private Equity
Mobile Marketing
Consulting
SEO
Strategic Partnerships
Business Planning
New Business Development
Analytics
Sales

Education

Lists including Andy

AT
AS
AT
AH

All Series A Investors

14752 people

AM
AT
AS
AR

All Seed Investors

19695 people

AG
AD
CZ
EF

People who wrote about Accountability

12 people

TG
AM
DL
DA

Investors interested in search

58 people

Investments

Sanarai

Seed

Total Funding: $100K

Ours

Seed

Total Funding: $5M

Kabata

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $7M

Varos

Seed

Total Funding: $4M

Folden Lane

Seed

Total Funding: $840K

Disco

Seed

Total Funding: $50M

Alula

Seed

Total Funding: $2M

Mate Fertility

Seed

Total Funding: $3M

Lex

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $5M

Zeera

Seed

Total Funding: $53M

Work Experience

P
Pie

2020

  • Pieoneer

    2020

B
Bonobos

2007

  • Pants Salesman

    2007

RS
Red Swan Ventures

2011

  • Swan Hunter

    2011

M+
Monica + Andy

2014

  • Andy

    2014

W
Walmart

2017 - 2020

  • Proud Associate

    2017 - 2020

H
Hinge

2013 - 2017

  • Board

    2013 - 2017

WP
Wind Point Partners

2003 - 2005

  • Models

    2003 - 2005

B&
Bain & Company

2000 - 2003

  • Vlookups

    2000 - 2003

People following Andy on X

AD

Adam Delehanty

Special Projects at Duolingo

AM

Adam Michalski

GTM at OpenAI

AD

Adina Davis

Principal at BoxGroup

AW

Albert Wenger

Director at goTenna

AB

Alex Bard

Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures

AI

Alex Iskold

Founder of The 1k Project Ukraine

AO

Alexis Ohanian

Founder of Seven Seven Six

AC

Andre Charoo

Venture Partner at Inovia Capital

AB

Andrei Brasoveanu

Partner at Accel

AN

Ankur Nagpal

Founder of Carry

CB

Cyan Banister

Author at The Ugly Duckling

DL

Derrick Li

Principal at Afore

GJ

Gaurav Jain

Managing Partner at Afore Capital

GL

Geoff Lewis

VC

JC

Joel Cutler

Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners

LW

Liz Wessel

Partner at First Round Capital

LL

Luciana Lixandru

Partner at Sequoia Capital

LS

Luisa Sucre

Principal at Collaborative Fund

MC

Mark Cuban

President

NB

Niko Bonatsos

Investors at General Catalyst

PL

Ping Li

Partner at Accel

RH

Ryan Hoover

Founder of Weekend Fund

ST

Sarah Tavel

General Partner at Benchmark

SB

Scott Belsky

Chief Strategy Officer at Adobe

Latest Articles

Substack•Sep. 2024

Pie on CNBC

future of friendship
business model hypothesis
platonic friendship
Pie app
dating app comparison
Substack•Sep. 2024

The Life of Pie

social isolation
pandemic impact on social life
digital addiction
types of love
decline of American social fabric
Substack•Jun. 2024

When Is It Safe To Disclose a Mental Health Challenge to Co-Workers?

mental health disclosure
professional success
entrepreneurship
vulnerability in leadership
mental health in startups
Substack•Apr. 2024

How Can You Tell if a Startup Is a Good Place To Work?

startup evaluation
company legitimacy
networking
company culture
leadership admiration
Substack•Mar. 2024

Kishan Patel, Caitlin Clark and Elon Musk

software engineering
Kishan's career move
women's basketball
Angel Reese
Caitlin Clark
Substack•Mar. 2024

Ask Andy

Ask Andy
advice column
Fortune Magazine
launch announcement
Substack•Jan. 2024

You Are Not Your Startup

startup failure
entrepreneurship
founders' psychology
Fortune magazine
leadership and culture
Substack•Dec. 2023

All I Want For Christmas

RaisedBy.Us
philanthropy
auction items
donation
charity fundraising
Substack•Dec. 2023

The Second Mountain

midlife reflection
professional change
personal growth
parenthood
mental health
Substack•Oct. 2023

What Matt Levine and Taylor Swift Have in Common

Taylor Swift
music concerts
cultural influence
Matt Levine
financial writing
Substack•Sep. 2023

Quarterbacks and Leadership

NFL quarterbacks
leadership
culture
Patrick Mahomes
Kirk Cousins
Substack•Sep. 2023

What Makes a Great Friend

friendship
qualities of a great friend
personal reflection
supportive relationships
communication in friendship
Substack•Sep. 2023

The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy

Becky Kennedy's TED talk
parenting advice
Yom Kippur
atonement
Judaism
Substack•Sep. 2023

Kinnara

job market
product designer
tech company
startup
portfolio
Substack•Jun. 2023

Are You Social Glue?

social organizer
community builder
event planner
gathering instigator
Substack•May 2023

My TED Talk: Lessons From Losing My Mind

gratitude
good health
reflection
Substack•May 2023

Chapter One

book publication
family heritage
matriarchal upbringing
Indian-American immigrant experience
partition of India
Substack•Mar. 2023

The Illusion of Success

career success
life satisfaction
Rachel Feintzeig
Lao Tzu
Byron Katie
Substack•Feb. 2023

The Best People in PR

executive coaches
public relations (PR)
Burn Rate launch
media coverage
Adam Schiff
Substack•Feb. 2023

It's All Your Fault

entrepreneurship
leadership
responsibility
personal accountability
psychological impact on leaders
Substack•Feb. 2023

The Best Executive Coaches on the Planet, According to You

executive coaching
social media polls
crowdsourced recommendations
Andy Dunn
Airtable
Substack•Jan. 2023

The Power of Disclosure

mental illness
entrepreneurship
vulnerability
mental health challenges
self-acceptance
Substack•May 2022

BURN RATE: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind

bipolar disorder
mental health
startup
manic depression
book publication
Substack•Apr. 2021

The Collision of Fantasy and Reality

startups
entrepreneurship
mental health
leadership
inclusivity