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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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Aydin SenkutunlockedDan: together at Google (2004)
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×6Dan: together at Fidelity Investments
×3Dan: together at Tulane University

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

FintechSaaS

Experience

  1. Santa Barbara Venture PartnersManaging Partner & Foundercurrent2020 — presentSanta Barbara, CA
  2. YPO Pacific OneMembercurrent2025 — present
  3. Engel VenturesFounder2012 — 2021Santa Barbara, California, United States
  4. OCVVenture Capitalist-in-Residence2019 — 2020Greater Los Angeles Area
  5. NGEN PartnersVenture Partner2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
  6. FastSpringCEO & Co-Founder2005 — 2013Santa Barbara, California Area
  7. GoogleHead of Customer Acquisition2004San Francisco Bay Area
  8. PicasaVP, Market Development2003 — 2004Greater Los Angeles Area
  9. GoToCustomer Acquisition Strategic Development2002 — 2003Santa Barbara, California Area
  10. IdealabEntrepreneur in Residence2000 — 2001
  11. GrapeApe.comCEO & Founder1997 — 1999Greater Boston Area
  12. Merrill LynchIntern1994 — 1998New Orleans, Louisiana
  13. Fidelity InvestmentsIntern1996Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)1Digital MarketingVenture CapitalE-commerce77Start-ups99Online Marketing31SaaS42Online Advertising26Product Management12Strategic Partnerships31Entrepreneurship54Business Strategy21
+12 moreAngel InvestingBusiness DevelopmentMergersMarketingManagementSalesGoogle AdwordsCustomer AcquisitionEnterprise SoftwareLead GenerationPPCInvestments
  • Tulane Green Wave Innovation Network Mentor — Tulane University Innovation Institute

From Dan's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Blue TriangleMobile1st

Investor

Apeel SciencesFastSpring

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Santa Barbara Venture Partners

Andrea Hurtado
Marketing & Platform Lead at Santa Barbara Venture Partners
Christy Noay
Research Assistant at Santa Barbara Venture Partners
Daniel Hedden
Partner at Santa Barbara Venture Partners
Jennifer Weisman
Fund Finances at Santa Barbara Venture Partners
Jennifer Weisman
Director of Finance and Admin at Curate Capital
Kevin Davis
Investor at Santa Barbara Venture Partners
Sarah Stark
Venture Capital Fund Operations 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.
Where did Dan Engel go to school?
Dan Engel studied at Tulane University (BSM, Finance); Mamaroneck High School (High school).

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