About SBVP Team

Customer Acquisition is Our Specialty

Leverage the SBVP network of seasoned sales, marketing, & customer acquisition experts who work with our companies to maximize revenue in every marketing channel.

SBVP’s Managing Partner led customer acquisition at:

Experts in Growing Subscription & Software Businesses

Leverage our experience growing subscription services like GoToMeeting (acquired for $1.8 billion) and software firms FastSpring (bootstrapped from zero to $100M+ revenue) and Picasa (acquired by Google to become Google Photos).

A Genuine Partner

We are active, supportive investors who genuinely care about the people we work with. We have a relaxed, open, and honest working style, and we want our portfolio company leaders to truly enjoy the experience of building their company.

Santa Barbara Venture Partners Team

Dan Engel

Dan Engel

Founder & Managing Partner

Daniel Hedden

Daniel Hedden

Partner

Sarah Stark

Sarah Stark

VC Fund Operations

Jennifer Weisman

Jennifer Weisman

Fund Finances

Christy Noay

Christy Noay

Research Assistant

Andrea Hurtado

Andrea Hurtado

Marketing & Platform Lead