# Daniel Hennessy

> Daniel Hennessy is a Series C investor at Namib Minerals backing Software and Cloud Security. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Namib Minerals](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/namib-minerals)
- Location: Wilson, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/djhonlinkedin

Daniel Hennessy is a Series C investor at Namib Minerals in Wilson focused on Software and Cloud Security. Daniel Hennessy is based out of Zephyr Cove, Nevada and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. Daniel previously worked at Daseke Inc. as a Vice-Chairman of the Board. Daniel Hennessy attended Boston College. Daniel Hennessy has been awarded Norman Cohn Hope Award.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Security | 1 | 100% |
| Virtualization | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Computing | 1 | 100% |
| Cloud Management | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Benu Networks | Benu Networks is a privately held telecommunications software company led by an experienced team that is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA. Benu Networks is a leading software and solutions provider, simplifying the industry’s most complex edge networks. With a comprehensive set of products and innovative solutions coupled with overa decade in the industry, Benu Networks delivers solutions to instantly transform legacy networks, elastically manage services, and carve the path to 5G. Backed by leading venture capital funds, Benu Networks has received funding from Sutter Hill Ventures, Liberty Global Venture, Comcast Ventures, Spark Capital, and ARRIS Group, Inc. | $27.7M | Series C | Jan 27, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Comcast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comcast-interactive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spark Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spark-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Namib Minerals

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Namib Minerals.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Hennessy | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-hennessy |

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## FAQ

### What does Daniel Hennessy invest in?

Daniel Hennessy invests primarily in Software, Cloud Security and Virtualization startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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