# DAG Ventures

> DAG Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Enterprise Software. See 172 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 172
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 28%
- Fund size: $300M
- Last fund: Nov 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dag-ventures/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/dagventures
- Website: http://www.dagventures.com

DAG Ventures is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Software and Enterprise Software. The DAG (Duff Ackerman & Goodrich) Ventures partnership began with investments in the cable TV, infrastructure, media, and wireless industries in the 1980's. The firm now invests in a variety of technology companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 30 | 17% |
| Enterprise Software | 18 | 10% |
| Internet | 17 | 10% |
| Mobile | 12 | 7% |
| SaaS | 11 | 6% |

188 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 53 | 31% |
| Series B | 31 | 18% |
| Series D | 29 | 17% |
| Series E | 19 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 16 | 9% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 104 | 60% |
| Israel | 1 | 1% |
| Philippines | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Linn | Controller | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-linn |
| Deberah Stark | Administrative Controller | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deberah-stark |
| Greg Williams | Managing Director | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-williams |
| Greg Williams | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-williams-bba4 |
| Nicholas Pianim | Managing Director | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-k-pianim |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nextdoor | Nextdoor is the app where you plug into the neighborhoods that matter to you. Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on. Neighbors turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, local businesses, and publicagencies.We believe connecting with others is a universal human need. That truth, and the reality that neighborhoods are among the most important communities in our lives, have been guiding principles for Nextdoor since the beginning.Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in 276,000 neighborhoods around the world, including the United States (nearly 1 in 3 U.S. households), the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, and Canada, with many more to come. Nextdoor is a privately held company based in San Francisco with backing from prominent investors including Benchmark, Shasta Ventures, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Riverwood Capital, Bond, Axel Springer, Comcast Ventures, and others. | $18.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Point | Point is a home equity platform that helps homeowners access equity financing in exchange for a fractional share of the future value of their homes. With a Home Equity Investment, homeowners can eliminate debt, get through periods of financial hardship, and diversify their wealth. For investors, Point provides access to a previously untapped assetclass in the residential real estate space. | $115M | Series C | May 03, 2022 |  |
| Pavilion Data Systems, Inc. | Pavilion Data Systems is redefining storage to put real-time performance at scale within reach of all. Pavilion provides unmatched storage performance and density, without the cost and complexity of legacy all flash arrays (AFAs). Pavilion provides consistent, predictable performance across the fabric with ultra-low latency and linear scalability.Pavilion has disrupted the enterprise storage landscape with its innovative architecture and software and is pulling the industry into a new category of storage appliances: Hyperparallel Flash Arrays. Hyperparallel Flash Arrays utilize multiple controllers within a single system and leverage the parallelism of flash to go beyond the limitations of legacy, dual controller AFAs, delivering breakthrough performance and value. Pavilion is the leader of this new “Third wave” of storage with the largest deployments and most deployments because the customer need for ever-increasing data throughput continues to expand.Pavilion Data Systems brings together experienced technology professionals with expertise in storage system architecture, network switch design, dense micro-server architectures, and solid-state storage technology to deliver a ground-breaking storage system design that is purpose-built to take advantage of memory-class media available both today and in the future. | $45M | Series D | Jan 20, 2022 |  |
| Algolia | Algolia is the search-as-a-service platform that enables companies of all sizes to deliver fast and relevant digital experiences that drive real results. With Algolia, consumers are able to easily find and discover what they want across the web, mobile, and voice. Algolia allows developers and business teams to build and optimize delightful Search& Discovery experiences that increase online engagement, conversion rates, and revenue. | $150M | Series D | Jul 28, 2021 |  |
| Vectra AI | Vectra AI develops an AI-driven integrated attack signal for threat detection and response. It empowers hybrid and multi-cloud enterprises to see and stop advanced attacks before they become breaches. The company assists SOC analysts in turning the tables on attackers by applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to the problem offinding attack signals. | $130M | Series F | Apr 29, 2021 |  |
| Rec Room | Rec Room is an augmented and virtual reality software company that operates in the technology industry. They share a passion for VR, AR, social, and multiplayer experiences. | $20M | Series C | Dec 17, 2020 |  |
| Innovium | Innovium was founded with a focus on developing and deploying advanced technology that successfully addresses the most challenging issues facing data centers. As a technology-driven company, they pride themselves on creating leading-edge innovation that aims to shatter generally accepted limits, delivering breakthrough results for their customers.The company is backed by leading venture capital firms including Greylock Partners, Walden Riverwood, Capricorn Investment Group, Qualcomm Ventures, S-Cubed Capital, and Redline Capital. | $170M | Series F | Jul 21, 2020 |  |
| Algolia | Algolia is the search-as-a-service platform that enables companies of all sizes to deliver fast and relevant digital experiences that drive real results. With Algolia, consumers are able to easily find and discover what they want across the web, mobile, and voice. Algolia allows developers and business teams to build and optimize delightful Search& Discovery experiences that increase online engagement, conversion rates, and revenue. | $110M | Series C | Oct 15, 2019 |  |
| Pavilion Data Systems, Inc. | Pavilion Data Systems is redefining storage to put real-time performance at scale within reach of all. Pavilion provides unmatched storage performance and density, without the cost and complexity of legacy all flash arrays (AFAs). Pavilion provides consistent, predictable performance across the fabric with ultra-low latency and linear scalability.Pavilion has disrupted the enterprise storage landscape with its innovative architecture and software and is pulling the industry into a new category of storage appliances: Hyperparallel Flash Arrays. Hyperparallel Flash Arrays utilize multiple controllers within a single system and leverage the parallelism of flash to go beyond the limitations of legacy, dual controller AFAs, delivering breakthrough performance and value. Pavilion is the leader of this new “Third wave” of storage with the largest deployments and most deployments because the customer need for ever-increasing data throughput continues to expand.Pavilion Data Systems brings together experienced technology professionals with expertise in storage system architecture, network switch design, dense micro-server architectures, and solid-state storage technology to deliver a ground-breaking storage system design that is purpose-built to take advantage of memory-class media available both today and in the future. | $25M | Series C | Aug 13, 2019 |  |
| TrustArc | TrustArc, the leader in privacy compliance and data protection for over two decades, offers an unmatched combination of innovative technology, expert consulting and TRUSTe certification solutions, that together address all phases of privacy program management. The TrustArc Platform, fortified over seven years of operating experience, across awide range of industries and client use cases, along with our extensive services, leverage deep privacy expertise and proven methodologies, which have been continuously enhanced through thousands of customer engagements. Headquartered in San Francisco, and backed by a global team across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, TrustArc helps customers worldwide demonstrate compliance, minimize risk and build trust. | $70M | Series D | Jul 10, 2019 |  |

10 of 172 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Benchmark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benchmark) — VC Fund, 48 deals together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 48 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 31 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 27 deals together
- [Northgate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northgate-capital) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 12 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does DAG Ventures invest in?

DAG Ventures invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and Internet startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 172 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact DAG Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at DAG Ventures?

The team at DAG Ventures includes Christopher Linn (Controller), Deberah Stark (Administrative Controller) and Greg Williams (Managing Director), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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