Danielle joined Silversmith Capital Partners in 2020 and is currently a Principal. She believes the best companies are often built by founders who deeply understand or have experienced their customers' problems and channel that insight into building best-in-class products and services. Danielle partners with founders and management teams to help accelerate their businesses through the next phase of growth, turning early momentum into long-term sustainable success.
Danielle invests in both software and technology-enabled services businesses, with a particular interest in companies using AI to find new ways to deliver value to customers and to innovate faster than was previously possible. She has spent the most time in developer tools, IT and security software, education technology, and vertical applications. Danielle has led investments in Brightfin, CollegeVine, Gearset, GiveCampus, and Worldly.
Danielle's path into growth equity began with a cold email to a Silversmith partner. Prior to Silversmith, Danielle was a private equity investor at Vector Capital focused on infrastructure software and vertical applications. Previously, she worked at Morgan Stanley in the Media & Communications Investment Banking group. Her passion for technology was first sparked at MongoDB, where she started her career.
Danielle was named a Rising Star dealmaker in The Wall Street Journal's Special Report on Women to Watch and was recognized by GrowthCap Advisory as Woman Leader of the Year in Growth Investing in 2026. She serves on the advisory board of Brown University Women in Business.
Originally from the Boston area, Danielle is thrilled to be back near Fenway Park after stints in San Francisco and New York. She is an avid skier who remains locked in an ongoing debate with her snowboarder husband about which winter sport reigns supreme. When not on the slopes, Danielle enjoys running, practicing Pilates, and visiting her family's dogs, Lulu and Bear.
Education
MBA, with Second-Year Honors, from Harvard Business School
BA in History from Brown University
