DAG Ventures is an American
venture capital
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firm based in
Palo Alto, California
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Th ...
. DAG Ventures works with
startups
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in providing early stage and growth stage funding. Since its founding in 2004, by Tom Goodrich and John Cadeddu, the firm has backed nearly 180 ventures, including
Ambarella Inc.
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,
Armo Biosciences,
Eventbrite
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,
Fireeye
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,
Glassdoor
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In 2018, the company was acquired by the Japanese company Recruit Holdings (owner of Indeed) for US$1. ...
,
Grubhub
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,
Nextdoor
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Wealthfront
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History
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,
Wix.com
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,
Yelp
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, and
Zettle
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.
Funds
DAG Ventures was created out of Duff Ackerman & Goodrich, a private investment firm formed in 1991.
In June 2011, DAG Ventures announced their fifth fund.
In 2019, founding members of DAG Ventures launched a new venture fund, the Corner Ventures DAG Fund.
Investments
DAG Ventures has invested in almost 250 startups, since its inception in 2004. Notable ones are including,
References
External links
*{{official website, www.dagventures.com
Venture capital firms of the United States
Financial services companies established in 2004
Companies based in Palo Alto, California
2004 establishments in California