Dan Lewis

Dan Lewis

CEO & Co-Founder at Stealth startup
Greater Seattle Area

Dan Lewis is CEO and co-founder at two stealth startups and serves as an advisor and investor at various companies, as well as Corporate Vice President at Microsoft. He previously founded Convoy, which was acquired, and has expertise in pitching and selling, product systems and strategy, UX, marketplaces, venture and angel investing, machine learning and AI, e-commerce, supply chain, robotics, and enterprise software and services.

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Convoy Co-founder Dan Lewis Leaves Microsoft to Launch Stealth Startup for Efficient AI Model Computing

Dan Lewis, co-founder of the former freight marketplace Convoy, has left his corporate vice president role at Microsoft to launch a stealth startup focused on creating an efficient computing platform for running AI models. His new venture aims to optimize AI inference costs by managing data centers, networking, chips, and software to make AI more efficient and affordable.

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Convoy Co-founder Dan Lewis Shares Startup Culture and Leadership Lessons at 2026 Seattle AI Summit

Dan Lewis, Convoy co-founder and Microsoft VP, shared lessons from building the now-shuttered unicorn startup at the 2026 Seattle AI Startup Summit, emphasizing deliberate culture shaping, codifying values based on proven practices, and ensuring employees understand the 'why' behind decisions. His insights aim to help entrepreneurs create strong startups by fostering ownership and intentional culture design.

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    Stealth startup CEO & Co-Founder 2026–present · current
  • Microsoft Corporate Vice President 2025–2026, Chief Product Officer 2025, Group Product Manager 2008–2011, Chief Product Officer for Business & Industry Solutions and Copilot AI 2026 · current
  • Various Companies Advisor and Investor 2012–present · current

Education

  • Yale University Bachelor's, Cognitive Science/Psychology
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso Study Abroad (Yale), Studied cognitive science, spanish

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