# Dan Cunningham

> Dan Cunningham is a seed investor at Menagerie Investments and Holdings backing Crowdfunding. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Menagerie Investments and Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/menagerie-investments-and-holdings)
- Location: Tempe, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Dan Cunningham is a seed investor at Menagerie Investments and Holdings in Tempe focused on Crowdfunding and Apps. Seed Investor - Managing Partner at Menagerie Investments & HoldingsStrategic Advisor - Chief Strategist at 396West, the strategic advisory arm of Menagerie Investments & Holdings. 369West serves startups and emerging growth companies by providing high level strategies and execution for marketing, business development, operating plans,crisis management, and pivots. Film/TV Producer - President of Production at Busted Buggy Entertainment. BBE is a dynamic, independent film and television production company. Their NY TIMES Critic's Pick, THE GIRL IN THE BOOK, can be seen on Netflix, and their recent micro-budget success, RESCUE DOGS, can be seen on Showtime. Small Business Advisor - Founder of Worth Becoming Consulting. Worth Becoming provides hands-on advisory and execution services for small, local businesses. Leveraging the vast experience in the start-up world to help small businesses get the edge in their community by thinking high level strategy at a global level, while executing at a local level.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $930k–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Crowdfunding | 2 | 67% |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Film | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Angel | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seed&Spark | Seed&Spark is an entertainment platform for conscious consumers. Synthesizing subscription streaming with the next evolution of crowdfunding, Seed&Spark delivers truly diverse content for audiences and sustainability for artists. Seed&Spark is built to address the business problems in entertainment that cause the social problem of lackof diversity and representation. Their subscribers not only get to watch an award-winning slate of movies and shows they can't find anywhere else, they also get to vote to fund a new project each month. All the movies and shows on Seed&Spark are actively increasing representation in front of and behind the camera. | $1M | Seed | Aug 06, 2014 |  |
| Crowdfunder | Crowdfunder is an equity crowdfunding platform connecting investors with early-stage entrepreneurs. It sources and funds high-growth ventures with a network of over 130,000 entrepreneurs and investors. Crowdfunder and its VC Index Fund provide the opportunity for direct online investment into single ventures, as well as diversification into a broadVC-led portfolio (Index Fund) of early-stage startups backed by many of the world’s leading Venture Capital firms and private investors.Crowdfunder was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $1M | Angel | Feb 06, 2014 |  |
| Speakr | Based in Hollywood, California, Speakr is one of the leaders and foundingcompanies within the influencer marketing space. Speakr has been marryingtechnology and social psychographic data with highly creative content forthe biggest brands, agencies, and publishers since 2010. Through a fullybuilt influencer media-buying platform thataggregates 6,000 data points perinfluencer, Speakr enables advertisers to activate and sell their own influencermarketing programs and custom-built networks with the same control, scalability,and predictability of traditional media buying. With unmatched innovation andaward-winning campaign creation, 90% of all Speakr campaigns over deliver tosurpass client goals and KPIs. | $930K | Seed | Dec 01, 2012 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [K5 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k5launch) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Menagerie Investments and Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/menagerie-investments-and-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Scout Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scout-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Menagerie Investments and Holdings

VC Fund · Chandler, United States

A Diversified Private Seed Fund, Sophisticated Angel Style

1 contacts available at Menagerie Investments and Holdings.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Cunningham | Founder - Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-cunningham-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Dan Cunningham invest in?

Dan Cunningham invests primarily in Crowdfunding, Apps and Film startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Dan Cunningham's check size?

Dan Cunningham typically joins rounds of $930k–$1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dan Cunningham participates in.

### When did Dan Cunningham last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dan Cunningham closed in Aug 2014. Shizune tracks 3 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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