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Meet The Keel Team
Keel’s founding team brings decades of experience as principals, operators, lenders, and executives across the middle market.

Dan Picmann
CEO & Co-Founder
Keel Merchant Bank
Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

Dan Picmann
CEO & Co-Founder
Keel Merchant Bank
Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

Dan Picmann
CEO & Co-Founder
Keel Merchant Bank
Former PE principal with deep experience leading operational transformations across the middle market. Architect of the advisory-first model that defines how Keel operates: embedding inside businesses, deploying capital alongside them, and staying accountable to the outcome. Built Keel Merchant Bank to deliver institutional-grade execution to the companies that need it most.

Kap Haldia
COO & Co-Founder
Keel Merchant Bank
Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.

Kap Haldia
COO & Co-Founder
Keel Merchant Bank
Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.

Kap Haldia
COO & Co-Founder
Keel Merchant Bank
Former PE principal with extensive operational and capital markets expertise across the middle market. Has been on every side of the table as investor, operator, lender, and advisor, across 70+ acquisitions, $500M+ in capital deployed, and 500+ credit agreements negotiated.
Eddie Perlman
Independent Director & Strategic Advisor
Keel Merchant Bank
Eddie Perlman
Independent Director & Strategic Advisor
Keel Merchant Bank
Alex Putzer
CTO & Managing Partner
Keel Argonav

Alex Putzer
CTO & Managing Partner
Keel Argonav

Sean Koons
Chief Product Officer
Keel Argonav
Sean Koons
Chief Product Officer
Keel Argonav
Jackson Fust
Vice President
Keel Advisory
Jackson Fust
Vice President
Keel Advisory
Kevin Sindelar
Vice President
Keel Advisory
Kevin Sindelar
Vice President
Keel Advisory