# Dan Toscano

> Dan Toscano is a seed investor in New York backing B2B and Local. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-toscano-0693b71a/

Dan Toscano is a seed investor in New York focused on B2B and Local. Dan Toscano is the Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. He attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 33% |
| Local | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Grocery | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DinnerCal | DinnerCall is a mobile app that enables users to search, order, and pickup family-style dinner from grocery stores. It was launched by Gerry Hays, Ashton Chaffee, and Akram Mnif in September 2015 and it operates from San Francisco, California. | $400K |  | Jul 01, 2015 | http://www.dinnercall.com |
| Pear (formerly Apparel Media Group) | Pear is a leader in brand engagement advertising. Our platform delivers authentic, meaningful relationships with target consumers that brands can leverage to drive digital engagement metrics vital to fan acquisition, video distribution, content creation, CRM, and consumer insights initiatives. National reach, performance pricing and industryleading results. | $1.2M | Series A | Feb 01, 2011 | http://www.pearup.com |
| Pear (formerly Apparel Media Group) | Pear is a leader in brand engagement advertising. Our platform delivers authentic, meaningful relationships with target consumers that brands can leverage to drive digital engagement metrics vital to fan acquisition, video distribution, content creation, CRM, and consumer insights initiatives. National reach, performance pricing and industryleading results. | $665K | Seed | Dec 01, 2009 | http://www.pearup.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gravity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gravity-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Apex Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IU Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iu-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vast-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dan Toscano invest in?

Dan Toscano invests primarily in B2B, Local and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### How do I contact Dan Toscano?

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### When did Dan Toscano last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dan Toscano closed in Jul 2015. 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?

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