Robin Daniels

Zensai

Working to elevate how people become more successful, happy, and fulfilled.

I lead:
- Product
- Marketing
- Pre-sales & Post-sales
- Category-creation

The company is growing at over 50% year over year, due to our award-winning Human Success Platform built for the Microsoft eco-system.

Chief Business Officer

byFounders

byFounders is an early stage venture fund actively investing in tech startups across the Nordics and Baltics. Made up of some of the region's most accomplished entrepreneurs (Zendesk, Unity, Skype, and more), the byFounders Collective invests in and supports the next generation of globally ambitious founders. I help byFounders portfolio companies with deal sourcing, go-to-market strategy, business development, and fundraising advice.

Founding Member & Advisor

Stage 2 Capital

The Go-To-Market Venture Capital Fund backed by elite GTM executives investing in and helping software companies scale sustainable revenue.

Limited Partner

Robin Daniels Inc.

Advisor, investor, and board member to a number of companies, including:

Beamery
N26
Uizard (acquired by Miro)
Singulate
Radious
Pult
Commsor
Cutover
Multiplier
ELO Health
Lative
Shouter
Doubble
Lighthouse (Formerly OTA Insights)
Rhombus Systems
Labster
Guide
Outfunnel
Synata

Advisor & Board Member & Investor

Sequoia Capital

Working with Sequoia on finding the next great founding teams.

Scout for Great Companies and Great Talent

Matterport

We took Matterport public on July 23rd, 2021. 

During my time at Matterport we saw:
- 500% subscriber growth
- IPO that 10x'ed the value of the company
- 2x revenue growth

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

WeWork

Led a global marketing team of ~400 people.

Key results include:
- Significant increase in lead quality which led to massive increases in revenue
- Activation of the community to share love for the brand
- Introduction of new products to the market

LinkedIn

Leader for the product, partner and transformation marketing teams for LinkedIn Talent Solutions.

This includes:
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- LinkedIn Jobs
- LinkedIn Talent Media
- LinkedIn Talent Insights
- Competitive and Market Intelligence
- Program and Innovation Management
- Evangelism
- Field Transformation and Enablement
- Partner Marketing

Global Head of Product, Partner, and Transformation Marketing

Help System Inc

I was CMO at VERA - Acquired by HelpSystems in December of 2020.

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), responsible for Marketing and Business Development. Ran sales + marketing as CRO for a year.

Responsible for:
- Marketing
- Business Development and Partnerships
- Strategic Growth Initiatives
- Fund-raising
- Company Culture

Chief Marketing Officer at Vera (CMO)

Synata

Acquired by Cisco in 2017.

Advisor to the CEO on GTM.

Advisor

Chief Business Officer @ Zensai #HumanSuccess & #AI | 3xCMO | 2.5xIPOs 😆 | Ex @Salesforce @WeWork @LinkedIn @Box @Matterport | LinkedIn Top Voice | Creator of Epic Teams | Dad | Runner | Made in Denmark 🇩🇰

I'm an experienced executive focused on growth, marketing, GTM, product innovation, and leadership development to deliver epic results through ground-breaking, fun, and highly differentiated activities, while empowering people and teams to do the best work of their lives. 

I'm Chief Business & Product Officer for Zensai (zensai.com).

Throughout my career I've held executive leadership roles in high growth companies of all sizes, including Matterport (IPO) WeWork (near IPO), Salesforce, LinkedIn, Box (IPO), Veritas, and Vera (acquired).

My areas of expertise include growth strategy, product innovation, marketing, product marketing communications and media, GTM strategies, org design, leadership development, innovation management, mergers & acquisitions, top-level leadership, category-creation, brand building, public speaking, and sales transformation.

Here's more about my life story and journey during the last two decades: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/roadmap-life-love-happiness-robin-daniels/

I spent over 20 years in the US and UK, but I'm from Copenhagen, Denmark and an avid runner and movie nerd.

Sequoia help the daring build legendary companies, from idea to IPO and beyond.

Scout

Snap Inc.

Senior Client Partner responsible for the mid-market advertising business for Snap in Sweden and Denmark.

Growing Snap’s commercial business by helping companies grow using the Snapchat Augmented Reality and advertising suite.

Industry Lead, Mid-market

Various Companies

Angel investor in some 20+ technology startups including:
Synq (backed by Index), Magic.dev (CapitalG), Strise (Atomico), CodiumAI (TLV Partners), Churney (TLV Partners), Pluto (Magnetic), Lun (Lowercarbon), TastyUrban (EarlyBird), HeyHack (acquired by F5) and other great early stage startups.

Angel Investor

Google

Leading the Venture Capital & Private Equity business development for Google's International Growth Team in EMEA.

Venture Capital & Private Equity EMEA Lead

Responsible for growing Googles international growth business in Denmark and Norway.

International Growth Lead

Advising and helping CEO's and Founders design and implement market expansion strategies for international growth.

Senior International Growth Consultant

Helping companies grow using Google's advertising products.

Key Account Manager

Brigham Young University - Hawaii

Online adjunct faculty at The Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University Hawaii, teaching BSc-level courses in Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneur In (Virtual) Residence

Goldman Sachs

Spent a summer working really long hours and learning from brilliant people at the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities trading team.

Summer Analyst

HEARU AB

3D tech startup attempting to disrupt the earphone and hearing-aid industry with a mission to digitize and customize everyone's ear devices.

Entrepreneur

Microsoft

Sold Microsoft online services to small and medium sized enterprises.

Partner Account Manager

Passionate about company building, compassionate leadership, and early-stage investing.

- Entrepreneurially-minded technology operator with 10+ years of experience from companies such as Google, Microsoft, and now Snap Inc. Vast experience in go-to-market strategies, sales, marketing, and international expansion.

- Early-stage technology investor with a portfolio of 20+ companies.

- Scout for Sequoia Capital.

- Many small entrepreneurial ventures, including a ton of failures.

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