After receiving his PhD in Petroleum Engineering, in 1998 Dan founded The Permedia Research Group, an Ottawa-based company focused on the numerical modeling and visualization of subsurface oil and gas flows. Permedia software was used all over the world by the industry’s leading oil and gas companies. In 2010, Permedia was acquired by Halliburton. Dan has invested in and supported a number of emerging technology companies including Blacksumac, the developer of Piper. Dan is now the Co-Founder & CEO of Raven Connected.