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