Dana Stalder

Husband, Father and Early Stage Venture Capitalist

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2012
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Seed Investor
Jun 2012
Were a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful on Canva on any device, from anywhere in the world. Since our launch in 2013, we’ve had the crazy big goal of making design accessible to everyone. We were founded on the belief that people shouldnt need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. We’re leveling the playing field and democratizing access to design and visual communication by empowering 100% of the world to communicate in a way that was once limited to the 1%. Weve always had a deeper mission surrounding Canva — which we talk about as our simple two-step plan: to build one of the world’s most valuable companies, and to do the most good we possibly can. Were committed to our core value of Being a Force for Good, so as the value of our company grows, so too does our ability to have a positive impact on the world.
Seed Investor
Jun 2011
Postmates is transforming the way local goods move around a city by enabling anyone to get any product delivered in under an hour. Available for iPhone, Android and on the web, the on-demand logistics service connects customers with local couriers, who purchase and deliver goods from any restaurant or store in a city, 24/7. Postmates’ passionate community of riders and drivers are currently delivering in 40 major metropolitan markets. See the full list at postmates.com. Download the Postmates app today or order online: www.postmates.com
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2017
Board of Directors
2017
We started a movement in which everyone can win – shoppers, retailers, society and every person on our team. To play fair, trust people and reward them for doing the right thing. We see and feel the impact of our work as more and more people gain financial freedom and retailers grow across the globe. Founded in Sydney, Australia in 2014, Afterpay has millions of active customers globally and is offered at many of the world’s best retailers including Lululemon, Ikea, Expedia, Sephora, Dicks Sporting Goods, Wayfair and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins. Afterpay is free for customers who pay on time – helping people manage their spending without incurring interest, fees or revolving debt. Afterpay empowers customers to access the things they want and need, while still allowing them to split payments into installments, for both online and in-store purchases. Afterpay is committed to delivering positive outcomes for customers and supporting our community of sellers. We trust in the next generation and share a vision of a more accessible and sustainable world in which people are rewarded for doing the right thing. *This page represents Afterpay in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. For Afterpay US news and updates, please visit the Cash App LinkedIn page and for Clearpay in the UK, visit the Clearpay LinkedIn Page.
2012
Seed Investor
Jun 2012
Were a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful on Canva on any device, from anywhere in the world. Since our launch in 2013, we’ve had the crazy big goal of making design accessible to everyone. We were founded on the belief that people shouldnt need to understand complex software to unlock their creativity. We’re leveling the playing field and democratizing access to design and visual communication by empowering 100% of the world to communicate in a way that was once limited to the 1%. Weve always had a deeper mission surrounding Canva — which we talk about as our simple two-step plan: to build one of the world’s most valuable companies, and to do the most good we possibly can. Were committed to our core value of Being a Force for Good, so as the value of our company grows, so too does our ability to have a positive impact on the world.
2011
Seed Investor
Jun 2011
Postmates is transforming the way local goods move around a city by enabling anyone to get any product delivered in under an hour. Available for iPhone, Android and on the web, the on-demand logistics service connects customers with local couriers, who purchase and deliver goods from any restaurant or store in a city, 24/7. Postmates’ passionate community of riders and drivers are currently delivering in 40 major metropolitan markets. See the full list at postmates.com. Download the Postmates app today or order online: www.postmates.com
2008
General Partner
2008
Matrix is an early-stage venture capital firm, investing from idea through Series A. As a close-knit team of former founders and company builders, weve partnered with companies from Apple and FedEx to Oculus and Canva.