Dan Laboe

Founding Principal at Nymbl Ventures

Speaker

Daniel is a versatile investor with a broad range of experience across asset classes, markets, and investment stages, enabling him to develop a keen ability to identify and assess innovative investment opportunities. As the Director of Venture & Investments at BuiltWorlds, he pioneered a scalable deal-flow and due diligence program that attracted over 30 corporate VC arms dedicated to discovering high-potential startups in the built environment. His deep financial acumen and passion for Industry 4.0 technologies have empowered him to identify, evaluate, and support promising startups, connecting them with the right investors to drive their growth in this rapidly evolving sector. Daniel's career began on the trading floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and quickly advanced to portfolio management at Zacks Investment Research. During his tenure as a sell-side analyst at Zacks, he provided clients with detailed fundamental and technical market insights, specializing in market-disrupting technologies. His efforts resulted in an impressive internal rate of return (IRR) of over 85%, placing him in the 99th percentile among sell-side analysts.

Daniel is currently based in Chicago, IL. Growing up, curiosity was evident in his childhood from his invention drawer in his grade school years to starting a longboard business in middle school and running it profitably through his college years. Daniel is a lifelong learner and an avid reader. He can often be found reading about one of his passions - the field of theoretical physics. Daniel's family resides in Michigan, South Carolina, and California, and he enjoys visiting them whenever possible. After successfully passing CFA Levels I & II, Daniel is now pursuing Level III to obtain his charter by the beginning of 2025.