Daniel Tyre
About Daniel Tyre
Dan Tyre joined HubSpot in May 2007 as part of the original team. Stage 2 Capital describes him as the #6 employee and first salesperson, and says he spent more than 17 years in roles covering inbound sales, demand generation, customer success and operations. It also says he ran the HubSpot Small Business Division and helped start the HubSpot for Startups program in 2010.
Before HubSpot he held roles at Businessland (area director), Groove Networks (regional manager) and Helm Software (president). He was founder and CEO of ALI Technologies and co-founder and VP of Sales at CelebraTech. He studied political science at Colgate University.
He now runs Tyre Angel, which Stage 2 Capital describes as an investment company focused on building leaders and companies. His NFX Signal profile also lists him as a limited partner and operating partner at Stage 2 Capital. He is based in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Crunchbase lists 4 personal investments: Qureos (seed), Rentdrop (pre-seed), OneScreen.AI (pre-seed) and EpiFinder (angel round). NFX Signal dates these to Feb 2026, Aug 2021, Nov 2020 and Dec 2015. It lists EpiFinder as a $450K round.
PitchBook shows a longer list of 10 investments from 2015 to 2021, including Databox, ClicData, Chicory, Prospectify and Nivati. PitchBook lists 7 of the 10 as exits, but does not give deal sizes.
His AI investment on record is Qureos. In February 2026 the company announced a $5 million seed round led by Prosus Ventures and Salica Oryx Fund. Daniel Tyre, described as an early HubSpot executive, took part. Qureos is an AI-driven hiring platform founded in the Middle East. It says the funding will go toward AI capabilities, go-to-market teams and geographic expansion.
OneScreen.AI (pre-seed, 2020) also appears in his record.
His record is mostly pre-seed and seed. NFX Signal ranks him in SaaS and AgTech at both stages. His own bio centers on sales and marketing alignment, inbound go-to-market and helping companies scale, so his experience is most relevant to founders working on go-to-market.
NFX Signal lists an investment range of $10K to $25K, with a sweet spot of $25K. This comes from a third-party profile, not a statement from him.
- Qureos: AI-driven hiring platform founded in the Middle East; $5M seed round announced Feb 2026.
- Rentdrop: pre-seed round in Aug 2021, per Crunchbase and NFX Signal.
- OneScreen.AI: $2M pre-seed round in Nov 2020, per NFX Signal.
- EpiFinder: angel round of $450K in Dec 2015, per NFX Signal. PitchBook lists the company as out of business.
- Databox: investment dated May 2015 on PitchBook.
- signal.nfx.com/investors/dan-tyre
- crunchbase.com/person/dan-tyre
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/277868-89
- stage2.capital/team/dan-tyre
- fortcollinsstartupweek2015.sched.com/speaker/dtyre
- startupblogpost.com/you-gotta-hustle
- propakistani.pk/2026/02/04/qureos-raises-5-million-in-seed-funding-to-
- linkedin.com/in/dantyre01
Investing activity
Daniel Tyre appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Qureos (Seed, $5M, Feb 2026).
Daniel Tyre most often invests alongside Prosus, Salica Oryx Fund, Salica Investments and BDev Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Daniel Tyre
Who is Daniel Tyre?
Dan Tyre is an angel investor and the founder and CEO of Tyre Angel. He was a member of HubSpot's original team in 2007 and its first salesperson, and he is based in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Has Daniel Tyre invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in Qureos's $5M seed round in February 2026. Qureos is an AI hiring platform, and the round was led by Prosus Ventures and Salica Oryx Fund. He is also listed as a 2020 pre-seed investor in OneScreen.AI.
What check size does Daniel Tyre write?
NFX Signal lists a range of $10K to $25K with a $25K sweet spot. He has not stated this publicly in any source I found, so confirm it with him directly.
What stage does Daniel Tyre invest in?
His recorded deals are mostly pre-seed and seed, with some earlier angel rounds. NFX Signal ranks him in SaaS and AgTech at pre-seed and seed.
What does Daniel Tyre look for in founders?
I found no public statement from him on investment criteria. In a talk he said co-founders are better than solo founders, because building a company is a mental game. He has spoken often about attitude, and about alignment between sales and marketing.
How can founders contact Daniel Tyre?
He is on LinkedIn, on X as @dantyre, and at dantyre.com. A 2015 conference bio and his X profile mention office hours, which he says he has held since 2012.
Is Daniel Tyre an angel investor?
Yes. Daniel Tyre invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Daniel Tyre invested in?
Daniel Tyre's AI investments include Qureos. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Daniel Tyre invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Daniel Tyre has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Daniel Tyre co-invest with?
Daniel Tyre's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Prosus (1 deal), Salica Oryx Fund (1 deal), Salica Investments (1 deal), BDev Ventures (1 deal) and Globivest (1 deal).