Daniel Idzkowski is CIO for a Central Europe–based family office. Daniel not only leads investments for this family office but also deploys capital from his own, bringing both institutional discipline and principal conviction to his approach. His focus is on early-stage investing in Silicon Valley, with a particular emphasis on deep tech and frontier technologies that create positive impact — bridging the gap for European families to access breakthrough opportunities in Silicon Valley. He began his career in hedge funds as a quantitative developer and researcher, gaining expertise in systematic strategies and risk management, before co-founding venture-backed startups that created multi-billion-dollar industries through deep tech innovation — including SKUNKLOCK, the first and only exploding bicycle lock, and Sidepocket, a financial deep tech that built new foundational models for asset allocation, replacing 75-year-old antiquated frameworks in the industry. With over 50% of family offices globally making allocations in early-stage investment opportunities in 2024, Daniel represents a new generation of CIOs—combining hedge fund rigor, entrepreneurial execution, and principal investing experience to bridge institutional finance with operator insight at the edge of innovation.