David Daneshgar

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David Daneshgar
Born
David Charles Daneshgar

(1981-06-18) June 18, 1981 (age 42)
Westlake Village, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Occupation(s)Former professional poker player, co-founder of BloomNation

David Charles Daneshgar (born June 18, 1981, in Westlake Village, California) is an American former professional poker player and the co-founder of BloomNation.com.

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Poker

Daneshgar became interested in poker while attending the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught a pass/not pass course on the Statistics and Probability of Gaming. In 2006, he was ranked the #5 player in the world by Card Player magazine. [1] That year, he won major titles at Borgata Winter Poker Open, [2] Bicycle Casino Winnin' o' the Green, [3] and Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic. [4] In 2008, he captured his first World Series of Poker bracelet and the $625,443 cash prize. [5] As of 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000. [6]

BloomNation

In 2010, while attending the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Daneshgar co-founded the online floral marketplace BloomNation with Farbod Shoraka and Gregg Weisstein. He won a two-day poker tournament in Los Angeles that gave the company enough seed funding to create a beta version of the marketplace and establish proof of concept. [7] BloomNation has since raised $1.65 million in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Spark Capital, Chicago Ventures and CrunchFund. [8]

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BloomNation is an American online floral marketplace with about 3,500 florists delivering to nearly 5,000 cities across the country. As an “Etsy-type” site for flowers, customers connect directly with local florists whose flower arrangements are highlighted in the marketplace. The florists upload their own real photos of their floral design as no stock catalog images are allowed. In the marketplace, customers can browse flower arrangements and reviews from participating florists all in one place.

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  2. ↑ "World Poker Tour - WPT Borgata Winter Open, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2006 Winnin' o' the Green, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker". World Series of Poker. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "David Daneshgar's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ Chang, Julia (January 28, 2014). "6 Leaders Share Their Secrets For How To Be Fearless About Money And Life". Forbes. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  8. ↑ Perez, Sarah (October 24, 2013). "BloomNation, A Platform For Local Florists, Raises $1.65M From Andreessen Horowitz & Others". Techcrunch. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
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