# Daniel Block

> Daniel Block is a seed investor at Mercy Corps Ventures backing Credit and Wealth Management. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mercy Corps Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercy-corps)
- Location: Portland, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-block/

Daniel Block is a Partner at Mercy Corps Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 50% |
| Wealth Management | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pivo | Pivo is a financial hub that allows small & medium businesses across Africa access to all the financial services they need in one place. | $2M | Seed | Nov 21, 2022 |  |
| Pivo | Pivo is a financial hub that allows small & medium businesses across Africa access to all the financial services they need in one place. | $2M | Seed | Nov 21, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FoundersX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundersx-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Precursor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/precursor-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sprint Vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sprint-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Team Ignite Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/team-ignite-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Trinity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trinity-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Mercy Corps Ventures

VC Fund · Portland, United States

Mercy Corps Ventures is the impact investing arm of Mercy Corps

2 contacts available at Mercy Corps Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Block | Investment Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-block-34b1 |
| Tjada D'Oyen McKenna | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tjada-d-oyen-mckenna-d36e |

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## FAQ

### What does Daniel Block invest in?

Daniel Block invests primarily in Credit, Wealth Management and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Daniel Block last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Daniel Block closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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