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Ira Ehrenpreis
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at DBL Partners
Palo Alto, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Ira Ehrenpreis is Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners. He has held leadership roles across venture capital organizations, including the National Venture Capital Association, the Western Association of Venture Capitalists, and the VCNetwork, and founded the World Energy Innovation Forum. He earned a JD/MBA from Stanford Law School and Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from UCLA.
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Invests in
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Deals · 2
Terram LabBoard seat
via DBL Partners · filed Aug 2026 · $25M raise
R-Zero SystemsBoard seat
via DBL Partners · filed May 2022 · $125M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Tesla Motors
Investor
AirspaceBeamreachfiber-global-bgMenlo Microrzero-bgSpaceXWheels
Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at DBL Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ira Ehrenpreis?
- Ira Ehrenpreis is Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners. He has held leadership roles across venture capital organizations, including the National Venture Capital Association, the Western Association of Venture Capitalists, and the VCNetwork, and founded the World Energy Innovation Forum. He earned a JD/MBA from Stanford Law School and Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from UCLA.
- Where does Ira Ehrenpreis work?
- Ira Ehrenpreis is Founder & Managing Partner at DBL Partners.
- What does Ira Ehrenpreis invest in?
- Ira Ehrenpreis invests in Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
- What check size does Ira Ehrenpreis write?
- Ira Ehrenpreis typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Ira Ehrenpreis sit on?
- Ira Ehrenpreis holds tracked board seats at R-Zero Systems, Terram Lab, Tesla Motors.
- What companies has Ira Ehrenpreis invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Airspace, Beamreach, fiber-global-bg, Menlo Micro, rzero-bg, SpaceX, Wheels.
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