Dean Bakes
Principal @ M3 Ventures
New York, United States
Dean Bakes is a Series A investor at M3 Ventures in New York focused on E-Commerce and Delivery. Dean Bakes is the Principal at M3 Ventures and Investor at Foxtrot, Jaanuu, and Rhone. He is also an Advisory Committee of The Vinetta Project. He was the Creative Director at Michael Andrews Bespoke and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Charles Dean before that.He brings to M3 Ventures a unique combination of investment acumen,relationship building, and unbridled ambition. Dean has developed a firm knowledge and understanding of branded consumer companies as well as a unique perspective as the founder of his own apparel startup
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Dean Bakes invests in
Stages Dean Bakes invests in
Countries Dean Bakes invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Series A
- $6M–$17M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 2 (25%)
- Delivery 1 (13%)
- Shopping 1 (13%)
- Wine And Spirits 1 (13%)
- Retail Technology 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Seed 1 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (13%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Series C 1 (13%)
Country
- Canada 1 (13%)
- United States 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Foxtrot is a mobile app that lets customers shop their curated collections of drinks, food, and everyday essentials. The customer's order will be delivered straight to them in under an hour. The company was co-founded by Mike LaVitola with Brian Jaffee and Taylor Bloom in 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. | $100M / Series C / Jan 11, 2022 | ||
| Foxtrot is a mobile app that lets customers shop their curated collections of drinks, food, and everyday essentials. The customer's order will be delivered straight to them in under an hour. The company was co-founded by Mike LaVitola with Brian Jaffee and Taylor Bloom in 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. | $42M / Series B / Feb 22, 2021 | ||
| Blackcart develops try-before-you-buy software for e-commerce merchants. Its proprietary try before you buy fraud ai empowers merchants to give their customers the confidence of in-store shopping, at home, and risk-free. | $8.8M / Series A / Jan 25, 2021 | ||
| Blackcart develops try-before-you-buy software for e-commerce merchants. Its proprietary try before you buy fraud ai empowers merchants to give their customers the confidence of in-store shopping, at home, and risk-free. | $2M / Pre-Seed / May 25, 2020 | ||
| Foxtrot is a mobile app that lets customers shop their curated collections of drinks, food, and everyday essentials. The customer's order will be delivered straight to them in under an hour. The company was co-founded by Mike LaVitola with Brian Jaffee and Taylor Bloom in 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. | $17M / Series A / Feb 05, 2020 | ||
| Foxtrot is a mobile app that lets customers shop their curated collections of drinks, food, and everyday essentials. The customer's order will be delivered straight to them in under an hour. The company was co-founded by Mike LaVitola with Brian Jaffee and Taylor Bloom in 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. | $6M / Series A / Mar 15, 2018 | ||
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Co-Investors
About M3 Ventures
M3 Ventures is a New York based strategic investment partner to visionary founders in the fashion, lifestyle and wellness spaces. Managed by former creative artists agency executive Martin Dolfi, M3 Ventures provides early-stage capital to companies based in the United States.
M3 Ventures Contacts
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Tracy Dubb
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What does Dean Bakes invest in?
Dean Bakes invests primarily in E-Commerce, Delivery and Shopping startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Dean Bakes invest in?
Dean Bakes typically joins rounds of $6M–$17M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Dean Bakes's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Dean Bakes took part in.
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When did Dean Bakes last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dean Bakes closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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