Dan Abelon
Partner
Two Sigma Ventures
Dan Abelon is listed in public profiles as a partner at Two Sigma Ventures focused on data-driven enterprise and consumer startups.
Bio
Professional summary
Colin Beirne is a Partner at Two Sigma Ventures. The firm says he invests in companies building new products and solutions that use data and advanced computing, across sectors including fintech, enterprise and consumer AI, robotics and devices, real estate, and others. He joined Two Sigma in 2005 to help with business strategy and product expansion, began investing in private assets in 2007, and started building Two Sigma Ventures in 2011. Before Two Sigma, he worked in technology investment banking and corporate strategy. His current interests include data-driven healthcare, human-computer interfaces, and retail tech. He holds a dual BA in Economics and Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought from Amherst College and lives in Brooklyn.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
venture investing across data and advanced computing companies (official profile)
Sector
data sciencemachine learningadvanced computingfintechenterprise AIconsumer AIrobotics and devicesreal estatedata-driven healthcarehuman-computer interfacesretail tech
Thesis
data and advanced computingfintech, enterprise AI, consumer AI, robotics and devices, and real estatedata-driven healthcare, human-computer interfaces, and retail tech
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
Amper MusicAnsel HealthCoverWalletEnigmaKasistoPlacedPro.comWHOOPFormlogic
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Best fit for data-intensive startups where machine learning, advanced computing, or technical defensibility is central to the product and market wedge.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference data and advanced computing as the core technical wedge.
- 2If relevant, connect to his stated interests in data-driven healthcare, human-computer interfaces, or retail tech.
- 3Brooklyn/New York operating context may be relevant for local founder outreach.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Deviation CapitalFounding Partner2025/2026 - Present
- Two Sigma VenturesFounder & Partner2012 - 2025/2026
Education
- Amherst CollegeB.A.
Skills
Data-driven investingEarly-stage ventureNYC tech ecosystemDeep techLife sciences
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