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Santa Barbara Venture Partners

914 California Street, Santa Barbara, California, 93103, United States

Overview

Venture capital firm investing in tech and tech-enabled companies.

Founded

2020

Deals ยท 12mo

2

Links

WebsiteLinkedIn

Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

India
United States

Sector focus

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

8rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Hydrosat
Jan 2026Participated
$60 MSeries B
Automotus
Dec 2025Participated
$9 MOther Equity
Rwazi
Jul 2025Participated
$12 MSeries A
Hydrosat
May 2023Participated
$15 MSeries A
Spin Technology
Aug 2022Participated
$16 MSeries A
Nice Healthcare
Mar 2022Participated
$30 MSeries A
Hydrosat
Nov 2021Participated
$10 MSeed
Jackpocket
Nov 2021Participated
$120 MSeries D
Hydrosat
Jan 2026Participated
$60 MSeries B
Automotus
Dec 2025Participated
$9 MOther Equity
Rwazi
Jul 2025Participated
$12 MSeries A
Hydrosat
May 2023Participated
$15 MSeries A
Spin Technology
Aug 2022Participated
$16 MSeries A
Nice Healthcare
Mar 2022Participated
$30 MSeries A
Hydrosat
Nov 2021Participated
$10 MSeed
Jackpocket
Nov 2021Participated
$120 MSeries D
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Deal Distribution

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: 8 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Santa Barbara Venture Partners: 8 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A04
Series B01
Series C+01
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: 8 deals are recorded across 60 months.All available history.
Santa Barbara Venture Partners: 8 deals are recorded across 60 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Sector Breakdown

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Networks, Cloud & Communication4
AI & Machine Learning4
Data, Analytics & IT4
Food & Agriculture3
Clean Energy & Sustainability3
Space & Frontier Tech3
Enterprise Software1
Government & Defense1
Health & Life Sciences1
Gaming & eSports1
Real Estate & Construction1
Transportation & Logistics1

Deal Size Distribution

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: 8 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: 8 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M4
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (7 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (7 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States7
India1
Santa Barbara Venture Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with Cultivation Capital sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Santa Barbara Venture Partners: 20 co-investors are shown, with Cultivation Capital sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Cultivation Capital3
OTB Ventures3
Blue Bear Capital2
Conductive Ventures2
Expon Capital2
Freeflow Ventures2
Hartree Partners2
Statkraft Ventures2
Techstars2
Alumni Ventures1
Anchor Capital1
BarronKent1
Blu Ventures1
Blueprint Equity1
BlueRun Ventures1
Bonfire Ventures1
Brown Venture Group1
DNA Capital1
European Investment Fund1
F. R. Bigelow Foundation1

Investment Strategy

Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating8100%
Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Santa Barbara Venture Partners: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

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Team

Dan Engel

Managing Partner and Founder

Dan Hedden

Partner

Ishan Amin

Limited Partner - Investor