Santa Barbara Venture Partners

Email marketing expert who built and managed email systems for major companies including Live Nation and Expedia.

Former Chief Marketing Officer of Papa John's and marketing executive at major QSR and automotive brands with 25 years of global brand marketing experience.

Trade show marketing specialist with 15 years of experience in end-to-end conference strategy and execution.

Former SVP at Zendesk and VP Global Sales at PayPal with expertise in revenue operations, sales strategy, enablement, and go-to-market operations.

VP of Product Management, AI, and Product Operations at AppFolio with 18+ years of product management experience.

Dan Engel is the founder of Santa Barbara Venture Partners and has worked as a B2B and B2C software entrepreneur since 1997. Before launching SBVP, he was an angel investor and served as a Venture Partner and VC-in-Residence at OCV Partners and NGEN Partners, and earlier led customer acquisition for Google (AdSense/AdWords), GoToMeeting, Picasa, and FastSpring. In 2005 he co-founded and served as CEO of FastSpring, a fintech SaaS e-commerce and payments company later acquired by Accel-KKR; he holds a Finance degree from Tulane University.

Former Head of Affiliate at Groupon with 16 years of affiliate marketing management experience working with major publishers and advertisers.

Longtime Chief Marketing Officer at CBS who led the network's transformation and directed promotional strategies for major entertainment, news, and sports franchises.

Co-founder and former CEO of J2 Global (Nasdaq JCOM), a $5 billion cloud services and media conglomerate, with extensive M&A and deal-making expertise from over 170 acquisitions.

B2B content strategy and sales enablement specialist with 15 years of experience working with SaaS companies and major global brands.

Global Head of Alliances at SailPoint and Dynatrace with 12 years of strategic alliances and business development experience in software industry.

Pioneer in influencer marketing with experience at original IM agency WHOSAY and major brands including Google, Spotify, MTV, and Coca-Cola, contributing to major platform launches including Paramount+.

Jennifer Weisman manages fund cash flow, limited partner accounts, and financial reporting at SBVP, handling capital call planning, reconciliation, payroll, internal controls, audit support, and compliance reporting. She began her career in audit at KPMG and holds a CPA license in Pennsylvania. She earned an MA in Applied Economics from San Diego State University and a BS in Accounting and Finance from Hawaii Pacific University.

Former CMO at BigCommerce and Chief Growth Officer at Lyft with expertise in B2B, B2C, and D2C growth marketing.

Former Global Head of Customer Success at Zoom, responsible for leading a 500+ person team focused on customer retention and growth.

Talent advisor at Google working on executive succession planning and recruiting with 20+ years of experience, including prior role as Global Head of Talent at Sonos.

AI SEO expert with over 18 years of experience in SEO strategy and implementation across fintech and SaaS companies.

Former VP of Business Development and Product Marketing at Citrix, known for growing SaaS revenue through market validation, pricing analysis, and process enablement.

Former VP Global Sales Development at Snowflake and inside sales leader at Cloudera and HP Enterprise, with 25 years of enterprise software sales experience and expertise in Account-based Sales Development methodology.

CEO of Nu Media Mix podcast and radio advertising agency with 17 years of experience in podcast and radio advertising for technology companies.

Former VP of Marketing at J2 Global and VP of SMB at RingCentral with 24 years of marketing experience including P&L management, M&A integration, and pricing strategy for SaaS companies.

Formerly SVP of Sales at G2 Crowd with specialization in account-based marketing and B2B lead generation.

Product marketing and management expert with 30 years of experience across major technology companies including Adobe, Airbnb, Apple, Cisco, Eventbrite, Nest, PayPal, and RingCentral.

Former CFO and CSO at Procore and finance executive with experience managing over $1 billion in financial transactions.

Sarah Stark handles administrative operations at Santa Barbara Venture Partners. She previously worked with Dan at several of his prior companies on administrative operations, sales lead prospecting, and sales analysis. She started her career in the non-profit sector as a Children's Advocate at a domestic violence shelter.

Former President and COO at Procore for over 15 years with expertise in operations, company culture, customer acquisition cost, and scaling.

CEO of Sum Digital with 22 years of customer acquisition experience and expertise in optimizing digital advertising campaigns across major platforms.

Longtime Managing Director at Goldman Sachs who oversaw billions in assets and serves on boards of major financial institutions.

Long-time Salesforce executive with 15 years of experience leading corporate sales, sales enablement, and customer experience teams.