Dennis Phelps
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) · Board director at Zefr
Sausalito
Writes $1M – $25M checks · typically $25M
Midas 2019 · #76Midas 2018 · #18Midas 2017 · #45Midas 2015 · #78
About
Dennis Phelps is an advisory partner who led his firm's early Snapchat investment at ~$800M, published a metrics-driven thesis justifying the price, and is hands-on recruiting senior executives during hypergrowth.
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- d•••@ivp.comreveal100% confident
- d•••@ivp.comreveal75% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Board director at Zefr
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Zefr's investors · 6
Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2016GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2016IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2016MK CapitalNorthfield · $2M – $10M checks · since 2016Shasta VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $6M checks · since 2016US Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks · since 2016
Co-founders at Zefr
RR
Richard RaddonExecutive Officer, Director
ZJ
Zacharias JamesExecutive Officer, Director
ZJ
Zach JamesFounder
Colleagues at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Ajay Vashee
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Albert Zhang
Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alejandro Gomez
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alex Lim
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alexandria Simcox
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Gale
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Hobbs
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Hsu
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Ajay VasheeScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Albert ZhangScout
Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Angela ZhuScout
Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Bryce MarionScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Cack WilhelmScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Clay BergerScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Cynthia KuoScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Danielle MorrillScout
Co-Founder & CEO, Groupthink at xfactor ventures
Edward LandoScout
Partner at Pareto Holdings
Eric LiawScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Jules MaltzScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Somesh DashScout
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dennis Phelps?
- Dennis Phelps is an advisory partner who led his firm's early Snapchat investment at ~$800M, published a metrics-driven thesis justifying the price, and is hands-on recruiting senior executives during hypergrowth.
- Where does Dennis Phelps work?
- Dennis Phelps is General Partner at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) and Board director at Zefr.
- What does Dennis Phelps invest in?
- Dennis Phelps invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Dennis Phelps write?
- Dennis Phelps typically writes checks of $1M – $25M.












