Dan Engel and Dan Hedden of Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Making Genuine Investment Partnerships

29 Mar 2023 · 30 min
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29 Mar 2023 · 30 min

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This is a podcast episode titled "Dan Engel and Dan Hedden of Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Making Genuine Investment Partnerships" recorded in March 2023. The content features Neal Bloom as the host interviewing Dan Engel and Dan Hedden from Santa Barbara Venture Partners. The discussion centers on venture capital investing, the Santa Barbara tech ecosystem, investment strategies focusing on later-stage recurring revenue software companies, and community building within the tech and startup scene. The episode also includes informal segments about local culture such as favorite taco spots, reflecting the podcast's theme of blending tech and local lifestyle.

Questions this episode answers

Summer of 2020.

75+ investors/participants.

Later-stage recurring-revenue software and subscription businesses (companies with millions in revenue, growing ~2–5x per year).

Approximately $1–2 million per investment.

10 investments deployed in about 19 months.

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