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Dan Engel

Investor

Founder & Managing Partner at Santa Barbara Venture Partners

Santa Barbara, California

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $700K

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About

Dan Engel is Founder and Managing Partner at Santa Barbara Venture Partners. He founded FastSpring, a fintech SaaS company that grew to become one of the fastest-growing companies in North America before its acquisition by Accel-KKR in 2018, and previously led online customer acquisition at Google (AdWords and AdSense) as well as revenue efforts for GoToMyPC/GoToMeeting and Picasa. He began his career as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Idealab incubator.

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Invests in

FintechSaaS

Investments

Board seats

Blue TriangleMobile1st

Investor

Apeel SciencesFastSpring

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Santa Barbara Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dan Engel?
Dan Engel is Founder and Managing Partner at Santa Barbara Venture Partners. He founded FastSpring, a fintech SaaS company that grew to become one of the fastest-growing companies in North America before its acquisition by Accel-KKR in 2018, and previously led online customer acquisition at Google (AdWords and AdSense) as well as revenue efforts for GoToMyPC/GoToMeeting and Picasa. He began his career as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Idealab incubator.
Where does Dan Engel work?
Dan Engel is Founder & Managing Partner at Santa Barbara Venture Partners.
What does Dan Engel invest in?
Dan Engel invests in Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Dan Engel write?
Dan Engel typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
What boards does Dan Engel sit on?
Dan Engel holds tracked board seats at Blue Triangle, Mobile1st.
What companies has Dan Engel invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apeel Sciences, FastSpring.

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