Managing Partner & Founder
CurrentA mid-stage venture capital firm that helps its portfolio companies with customer acquisition and marketing. Board Observer at various SBVP portfolio companies.
Aug 2020 - Present
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GP at Santa Barbara Venture Partners | Led customer acquisition @Google, GoToMeeting, Picasa, FastSpring | ex-CEO @FastSpring (acquired by Accel-KKR) | Homelessness Activist
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GP at Santa Barbara Venture Partners | Led customer acquisition @Google, GoToMeeting, Picasa, FastSpring | ex-CEO @FastSpring (acquired by Accel-KKR) | Homelessness Activist
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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Dan Engel previously worked as Managing Partner & Founder at Santa Barbara Venture Partners and Investor at Jackpocket. Dan Engel holds Bsm, Finance from Tulane University.
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Dan has been a B2B/B2C software entrepreneur since 1997 and a public securities investor since 1991. Prior to being Managing Partner & Founder at early growth VC firm Santa Barbara Venture Partners (and before it a Venture Partner at OCV Partners and NGEN Partners), Dan led customer acquisition for Google, GoToMeeting, Picasa, and FastSpring. In 2005, Dan co-founded FastSpring, a Fintech SaaS firm providing e-commerce store management and payments for 3,000+ software vendors worldwide. As CEO, Dan bootstrapped FastSpring’s revenue from $0 to over $120 million using funding of $30,000. FastSpring (acquired in 2013 and then again by Accel-KKR in 2018), was known for its phenomenal customer service (4-time winner of The Silver Stevie Award for “Customer Service Department Of The Year”). It was the #1 fastest-growing company in the LA area during 2006-2010, 13th fastest-growing in N. America, and ranked 41 & 53 on the Inc 500 for 2010 & 2011. FastSpring grew during the Great Recession at a compound growth rate of over 10% per month for over three years and had an annual churn rate of 1.3% across 3,000+ software clients. The founders/original investors in FastSpring earned an ROI of over 900X on their original investment.Prior to co-founding FastSpring, Dan led online customer acquisition/advertising for Google AdSense & AdWords through its IPO phase. Before Google, Dan co-led Picasa, a digital photo consumer software company sold to Google in '04 (now Google Photos). Dan led Picasa's customer acquisition & business development initiatives, growing revenue by 7x in ten months.Previously, Dan led customer acquisition for GoToMeeting & GoToMyPC software, generating tens of millions in revenue over a 2-year period, helping lead to a $225M acquisition by Citrix in '03 & building a major online brand. In '16, the GoToMeeting division generated over $600M in recurring SaaS revenue and was acquired by LogMeIn for $1.8 billion. At 24, Dan was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Idealab, the #1 .com incubator, after starting a consumer e-commerce company in college. He graduated Tulane majoring in Finance in 1998. Dan has appeared in various publications, including Entrepreneur, Forbes & the WSJ, and serves on various for and non-profit (homelessness) director/advisor boards. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Engel
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22 roles · 30 years
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Investor
CurrentJackpocket announced it was being acquired by DraftKings for $750M in Feb 2024.
Jun 2021 - Present
Investor
CurrentA leader in advanced space radar technology, Umbra in 2023 produced the highest-resolution commercial satellite image ever released.
Feb 2019 - Present
Seed Investor
CurrentApeel’s technology helps prevent food waste by making produce last longer. The company has been valued at over $2 billion.
Jan 2014 - Present
Seed Investor
CurrentSafeGraph builds truth sets for machine learning, deep learning, and AI to unlock the world's most powerful data so that machines and humans can answer society's toughest questions.
Mar 2017 - Present
Apr 2020 - Present
Investor
CurrentLeading seller of eco-friendly home products that avoid the use of plastics.
Sep 2018 - Present
Limited Partner
Current
Aug 2020 - Present
Advisor
CurrentOutsourced customer support company that’s grown from zero to over 1,500 employees.
Nov 2013 - Present
Venture Capitalist-In-Residence
An LA-based $261 million venture capital fund focused on software and life science investments.
Jan 2019 - Mar 2020
Venture Partner
A NYC-based venture capital firm which has invested over $500 million into positive impact companies.
Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
Advisor
Rincon Venture Partners (Now Bonfire Ventures)
Early-stage software venture capital firm.
Jan 2014 - Jan 2017
Mentor
Apr 2014 - Dec 2016
Ceo & Co-Founder, Board Member
Fastspring (Acquired By Pylon Capital In 2013 And Again In 2018 By Accel-Kkr)
From 2005 through the company's 2013 acquisition, Dan was Co-Founder & CEO at FastSpring, a leading e-payment SaaS platform for 3,000+ desktop software and SaaS companies worldwide, including Adobe, Smith Micro, and TechSmith. Dan bootstrapped FastSpring’s gross revenue from zero to over $100 million using total funding of thirty thousand dollars. In.
Nov 2005 - Apr 2015
Co-Founder
Morpheus Software
Makers of the #1 digital photo morphing, face swapping, and distortion software. Dan co-created entertaining videos showcasing the products which received over 50 million YouTube views. Morpheus developed its own social network for amateur animators, attracting tens of thousands of members. The software products were enjoyed by millions, and were.
Mar 2001 - Dec 2013
Head Of Customer Acquisition
In the position of Marketing Manager, Dan led online customer acquisition/advertising for the company's primary products, Google AdSense and Google AdWords. Dan had the privilege to experience Google's historic IPO in August of 2004.
Jul 2004 - Oct 2004
Vp, Market Development
Picasa, a digital photo consumer software company, was acquired by pre-IPO Google in July of 2004. Dan led Picasa's online customer acquisition, marketing, and business development initiatives, growing revenue by 7x in ten months. Today, Picasa and Picasa Web Albums (now Google Photos) are a leading online photo destination with over 100 million users.
Sep 2003 - Jul 2004
Strategic Development
Dan led revenue generation/customer acquisition for GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting software, generating tens of millions in revenue over a two-year period, helping lead to a $225 million acquisition by Citrix Systems in 2003 and building a major online brand. This online unit at Citrix generated over $600M in recurring SaaS revenue in 2016 and was acquired from.
Jan 2002 - Aug 2003
Entrepreneur In Residence
As an EIR, at age 24, Dan was tasked with building a new mobile Internet company from concept through maturity for Idealab, the legendary original technology incubator (founded in 1996).
Nov 2000 - Jan 2001
Ceo & Founder
Grapeape.Com
"Amazon.com for magazine subscriptions"
1997 - 1999
~2 yrs
Intern
Worked with mentor over four years learning investment management while attending college. Mentor was a very successful value investor who began his career at Merrill Lynch in 1967, and had been investing in stocks for 65 years.
Oct 1994 - May 1998
Intern
Worked with various mutual fund managers at Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR). Had the opportunity to spend time with Ned Johnson III, Peter Lynch, Will Danoff, and other legendary Fidelity investors.Prior to working at Fidelity and Merrill Lynch, Dan interned at Sanford Bernstein where he developed/designed their first website in 1996 and, in.
1996 - 1996
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Dan Engel education
Bsm, Finance
Tulane University
High School
Mamaroneck High School
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Dan Engel works for Santa Barbara Venture Partners.
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Dan Engel is listed as GP at Santa Barbara Venture Partners | Led customer acquisition @Google, GoToMeeting, Picasa, FastSpring | ex-CEO @FastSpring (acquired by Accel-KKR) | Homelessness Activist at Santa Barbara Venture Partners.
Where is Dan Engel based?
Dan Engel is based in Santa Barbara, California, United States while working with Santa Barbara Venture Partners.
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Dan Engel has worked for Santa Barbara Venture Partners, Jackpocket, Umbra, Apeel, and Safegraph.
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Dan Engel holds Bsm, Finance from Tulane University.
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