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Danny Slutsky

Principal at Galaxy

Greater Chicago Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $625,000.00

Work Experience

2024

  • Principal

    2024

2023 - 2024

  • Vice President of Strategy

    2023 - 2024

  • Associate, Strategy & Operations

    2022 - 2023

    ► Managed a 250+ equity investment portfolio acting as team lead for monthly and quarterly portfolio monitoring responsibilities, valuation updates, cap table and equity analysis and pro rata recommendations

  • Associate, Late Stage Venture Investor

    2022 - 2022

    ► Led DCG’s secondary market strategy leveraging previous sell side experience and network, completing deals with an average size of $5-15m ► Identified two deals per month for funding consideration at an avg. check size of $500k-2m ► Supported multiple founders with their investor readiness activities including pitch deck reviews and pre-due diligence screening

2014 - 2022

  • Manager, CME Ventures

    2020 - 2022

    ► Lead portfolio manager for CME Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of the CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange ► Screened 200+ early-stage deals based on the founding team, company stage, valuation, potential to scale, and product-market fit

  • Senior Analyst, CME Ventures

    2016 - 2020

  • Rotational Analyst

    2014 - 2016