John W. Danner
Director/Board Member at BloomTech, Inc.
Profile
John W.
Danner is the founder.
He founded NetGravity, Inc. in 1995 and served as the Chief Executive Officer.
He also founded Rocketship Education in 2005 and served as the Chief Executive Officer.
In 2013, he founded Zeal Learning, Inc. and held the position of Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Danner is also the founder of The Sacred Heart School and Sacred Heart Nativity Schools.
Mr. Danner's current job(s) include being an Investor & Director at BloomTech, Inc. since 2018, a Managing Director at Dunce Capital 2019 LLC, an Investor & Advisor at Outschool, Inc. since 2018, a Fund Advisor at Emerge Venture Lab Ltd., an Investor & Advisor at GetSetUp, Inc. since 2020, and an Investor & Advisor at Maven Learning, Inc. since 2020.
His former job(s) include being the Chairman of Tennessee Charter School Center, a Director at DreamBox Learning, Inc., and the Founding Director of Kipp Academy.
He was also an Angel Investor at Danner Capital from 2018 to 2022.
Mr. Danner's education history includes an undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1988, a graduate degree from Stanford University in 1992, and a graduate degree from Vanderbilt University in 2002.
John W. Danner active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Emerge Venture Lab Ltd.
Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. (Emerge Education) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Jan Lynn-Matern. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Outschool, Inc.
Outschool, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Outschool, Inc. operates an online platform that enables users to find and book in-person learning activities for kids. It is a community marketplace of classes for kids. The company was founded by Amir Nathoo, Nick Grandy and Mikhail Seregine in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2018-01-31 |
BloomTech, Inc.
BloomTech, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services BloomTech, Inc. is an education company that offers online programs in web development and data science. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2017 by Austen Allred, Deborah Arlene Bloom, and Ben Nelson. The company's curriculum is designed to meet the evolving talent needs of employers, and learners graduate with real-world experience working on cross-functional teams to build production-ready apps. The company partners with The Mom Project, a talent marketplace that helps mothers and caregivers re-enter the workforce or improve technical skills. BloomTech provides a tuition refund guarantee and scholarships for prospective software engineers to advance equity in tech by removing barriers to education and tech careers. Austen Allred has been the CEO since 2017. | Director/Board Member | 2018-05-31 |
GetSetUp, Inc.
GetSetUp, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services GetSetUp, Inc. operates as an information technology company which also provides education services to seniors. It provides group classes, one-one classes, and classes for businesses and teachers. The company was founded by Lawrence Kosick and Neil Dsouza in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2019-12-31 |
Maven Learning, Inc.
Maven Learning, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Didactic, Inc. provides e-learning services. The company was founded by Gagan Biyani and Wes Kao and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Consultant / Advisor | 2020-10-31 |
Dunce Capital
Dunce Capital Investment ManagersFinance Dunce Capital 2019 LLC (Dunce Capital 2019) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by John Danner. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Former positions of John W. Danner
Companies | Position | End |
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Zeal Learning, Inc.
Zeal Learning, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Zeal Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of online coaching for mathematics. The company was founded by John W. Danner and Sanjay Noronha and is headquartered in DE. | Chief Executive Officer | 2018-01-29 |
Rocketship Education
Rocketship Education Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Rocketship Education operates public charter schools. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company was founded by John W. Danner. | Chief Executive Officer | 2012-12-31 |
NetGravity, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | 1999-09-30 |
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Training of John W. Danner
Stanford University | Graduate Degree |
Vanderbilt University | Graduate Degree |
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Private companies | 12 |
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DreamBox Learning, Inc.
DreamBox Learning, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services DreamBox Learning, Inc. develops online learning products. It offers a groundbreaking combination of intelligent adaptive learning, rigorous elementary mathematics curriculum, and motivating learning environment. The firm's adaptive learning platform enables classroom teachers, schools, and districts to differentiate instruction for a range of learners by engaging students in independent instruction and practice. It has offices in North Carolina and Washington. The company was founded by Benjamin W. Slivka and Lou Gray in February 2006 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA. | Technology Services |
NetGravity, Inc. | Technology Services |
Rocketship Education
Rocketship Education Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Rocketship Education operates public charter schools. The private company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company was founded by John W. Danner. | Consumer Services |
Kipp Academy | |
Tennessee Charter School Center
Tennessee Charter School Center Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Tennessee Charter School Center is an organization that advocates for charter schools in Tennessee. The American company aims to raise the bar of excellence and ensure that all children in Tennessee have access to quality education. The organization provides toolkits for quality, standards, and advocacy, and is leading the movement for effective policy. The Tennessee Department of Education recently recognized 31 public charter schools as Reward Schools, the state's top honor for schools demonstrating outstanding student growth and achievement. The Tennessee Charter School Center is the merged product and evolved impact of several organizations and has been supporting public charter schools since 2003. | Commercial Services |
Zeal Learning, Inc.
Zeal Learning, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Zeal Learning, Inc. engages in the provision of online coaching for mathematics. The company was founded by John W. Danner and Sanjay Noronha and is headquartered in DE. | Technology Services |
Emerge Venture Lab Ltd.
Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Emerge Venture Lab Ltd. (Emerge Education) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Jan Lynn-Matern. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
Outschool, Inc.
Outschool, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Outschool, Inc. operates an online platform that enables users to find and book in-person learning activities for kids. It is a community marketplace of classes for kids. The company was founded by Amir Nathoo, Nick Grandy and Mikhail Seregine in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
BloomTech, Inc.
BloomTech, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services BloomTech, Inc. is an education company that offers online programs in web development and data science. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2017 by Austen Allred, Deborah Arlene Bloom, and Ben Nelson. The company's curriculum is designed to meet the evolving talent needs of employers, and learners graduate with real-world experience working on cross-functional teams to build production-ready apps. The company partners with The Mom Project, a talent marketplace that helps mothers and caregivers re-enter the workforce or improve technical skills. BloomTech provides a tuition refund guarantee and scholarships for prospective software engineers to advance equity in tech by removing barriers to education and tech careers. Austen Allred has been the CEO since 2017. | Commercial Services |
GetSetUp, Inc.
GetSetUp, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services GetSetUp, Inc. operates as an information technology company which also provides education services to seniors. It provides group classes, one-one classes, and classes for businesses and teachers. The company was founded by Lawrence Kosick and Neil Dsouza in 2019 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Maven Learning, Inc.
Maven Learning, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Didactic, Inc. provides e-learning services. The company was founded by Gagan Biyani and Wes Kao and is headquartered in Austin, TX. | Technology Services |
Dunce Capital
Dunce Capital Investment ManagersFinance Dunce Capital 2019 LLC (Dunce Capital 2019) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by John Danner. The firm is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. | Finance |
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