# Dan Hedden

> Dan Hedden is a startup investor at Santa Barbara Venture Partners (Santa Barbara). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Santa Barbara Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/santa-barbara-venture-partners)
- Location: Santa Barbara, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhedden/

Dan Hedden is a startup investor at Santa Barbara Venture Partners in Santa Barbara. Working on investments at Santa Barbara Venture Partners while earning a Master of Technology Management (MTM) degree from UC Santa Barbara (Graduate 06/2021). Experienced in business development and account management with a demonstrated history of working in the software industry. Genuinely enjoy building relationships with people as well asconnecting people with one another. B.S. in Environmental Management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

## About Santa Barbara Venture Partners

VC Fund · Santa Barbara, United States

Venture capital firm that invests in tech and tech-enabled companies. The firm has unique expertise in building leading software companies, generating substantial revenue through on and offline customer acquisition, and in marketing in general. AUM ~$65M in 2025

4 contacts available at Santa Barbara Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Engel | Managing Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-engel |
| Dan Hedden | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-hedden |
| Harold Hughes | Venture Scout | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harold-hughes-2 |
| Ishan Amin | Limited Partner - Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ishan-amin |

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