# Dan Capelle > Dan Capelle is a pre-seed investor at Synkun backing Retail and Hardware. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: Synkun - Location: Waterloo, Canada - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Apr 2022 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dancapelle/ - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DanCapelle - Website: https://www.synkun.com Dan Capelle is a pre-seed investor at Synkun in Waterloo focused on Retail and Hardware. Grew up in Canada, studied Psychology at McMaster in Hamilton, Ontario, I then moved to Asia, being based out of Taiwan for 13 years. I've traveled to over 30 countries doing business development, to develop retail and ecommerce partnerships. My interests are in health tech, wellness, ecommerce, and electronics. ## Contacts 5 contacts available for Dan Capelle: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/dan-capelle?utm_source=investor_profile ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Retail | 1 | 25% | | Hardware | 1 | 25% | | Software | 1 | 25% | | Analytics | 1 | 25% | | E-Commerce | 1 | 25% | 16 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% | | Angel | 1 | 25% | | Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 25% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 2 | 50% | | Canada | 1 | 25% | | South Korea | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jowua | Jowua specialised in accessories for automobiles, power charging, and lifestyle. It is a provider of accessories for Tesla vehicles. They develop products to enhance the Tesla driving experience. | | Angel | Apr 01, 2022 | | | Gist Technology | Gist Technology is a personal shopping assistant application designed to track, follow and monitor shopping habits. It operates a platform to view a portal of curated content depicting images, product recommendations, and reviews to make informed purchasing decisions, enabling users to see what their friends and family own and know whether it isworth it to own or not. | | Pre-Seed | Jan 25, 2021 | | | SMRT1 Technologies Ltd | SMRT1 Technologies is a technology company based in Nelson, British Columbia. We specialize in interactive touchscreens and kiosk solutions that provide a frictionless, convenient, data-rich and engaging customer experience for automated retail. | $317.8K | Pre-Seed | Jul 09, 2020 | | | Definium Therapeutics | Definium Therapeutics provides psychedelic-inspired medicines and therapies for substance abuse disorders and other mental illnesses. The company is assembling a compelling drug development pipeline of innovative treatments based on psychedelic substances including Psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, DMT, and an Ibogaine derivative, 18-MC. | $24M | Post-IPO Equity | Feb 27, 2020 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Almoayed Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almoayed-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Asymmetry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asymmetry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [East West Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-west-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [First Check Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-check-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Synkun VC Fund 1 contacts available at Synkun. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Dan Capelle | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-capelle | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/real-ventures) — VC Fund - [Anges Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anges-quebec) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Retail Angel Investors in Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/retail-angel-investors-canada) ## FAQ ### What does Dan Capelle invest in? Dan Capelle invests primarily in Retail, Hardware and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### How do I contact Dan Capelle? Public channels for Dan Capelle include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox. ### When did Dan Capelle last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Dan Capelle closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? 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