Danny Dang
Co-Founder at AnySoft
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDanny Dang is a technical founder and operator with 11 years of experience building AI-native products and data-driven platforms from zero to scale in the San Francisco Bay Area. As Co-Founder of AnySoft and former tech lead at Snowflake, he helped build large data marketplaces and shipping-grade data services, combining full‑stack engineering with product and GTM sensibilities. He’s an active angel investor and venture partner focused on the data economy, backing startups that apply AI to talent, distribution, and enterprise workflows. Danny’s background spans early-stage startup grit (3rd hire roles) to large‑scale engineering at Snowflake and Amazon, giving him a rare fluency across infrastructure, product, and go-to-market. He pairs dual degrees in computer engineering and finance from the University of Michigan with hands-on ML research experience, which informs his pragmatic approach to building monetizable AI products. An underrated strength is his ability to mentor founders and teams—he’s been a recurring First Round Fast Track mentor and Felicis EIR who translates exploratory ideas into scalable businesses.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
High School Cum Laude, High School Cum Laude at Cranbrook SchoolsB.B.A. with Distinction Finance Accounting, B.B.A. with Distinction Finance Accounting at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessB.S.E. Cum Laude Computer Engineering, B.S.E. Cum Laude Computer Engineering at University of Michigan College of EngineeringCFA Level III Exam Candidate, CFA Level III Exam Candidate at CFA InstituteHigh School & Middle School Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching, High School & Middle School Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching at Shenzhen Middle School
Github Skills (93)
leveldb10
database9
pika9
rocksdb9
nosql-database9
database-management9
redis9
utility9
vertica9
backend8
clickhouse8
documentation8
java8
dataflow-programming8
mysql8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
dnsang/scala-common-lib
Mar 2020 - Dec 2020
common backend library for scala/java developer.
Contributions:52 commits, 9 PRs, 49 pushes in 9 months
ssdbjava-developerbackend-librarybackendscala
dnsang/Weed-FS-Java-Client
Jul 2015 - May 2019
Contributions:6 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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