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Santa Barbara Venture Partners

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Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Santa Barbara, United States
Countries of investment
  • United States
Investment stages
  • Growth
Industries
  • Enterprise Software
  • Software
About
Santa Barbara Venture Partners provides both capital and strategic support to technology entrepreneurs, helping them accelerate growth and scale sustainable software businesses. The firm leverages its local expertise in California’s Central Coast while maintaining a broader national perspective in tech-enabled services.
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$50M
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Investment Thesis

Santa Barbara Venture Partners focuses on investing in capital-efficient, recurring-revenue software companies. The firm targets growth-stage technology businesses in the United States, with a particular emphasis on enterprise software and SaaS solutions.
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Manager's Experience

Led by a team of seasoned software investors with decades of experience backing capital-efficient SaaS companies. The partners have scaled multiple recurring-revenue businesses in California and across the U.S., with exits in enterprise software and tech-enabled services.

Santa Barbara Venture Partners Contacts Information

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Team

Dan Engel – Founder & Managing Partner

Daniel Hedden – Partner

Andrea Hurtado – Marketing & Platform Lead

Portfolio

Bark Technologies

Rad AI

Apeel

Jackpocket

Rwazi

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