# Dixon Doll

> Dixon Doll is a Series A investor at DCM Ventures (Menlo Park) backing SaaS and E-Commerce. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DCM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcm)
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dixon-doll/21/a32/37b
- Website: http://www.impactvc.com

Dixon Doll is a Series A investor at DCM Ventures in Menlo Park focused on SaaS and E-Commerce. Dixon Doll is the Co-Founder and Partner Emiritus at DCM Ventures, and for more than 35 years has influenced and guided entrepreneurs, investors and executives in the computer, communications, and internet industries. In the mid 1980s, Dixon cofounded the VC industry's first fund focused on telecom while at Accel Partners. Following his tenureat Accel, Dixon founded DCM, formerly (Doll Capital Management), where he built a top global VC firm with offices in Silicon Valley, Beijing and Tokyo. DCM is widely regarded as the first Silicon Valley venture firm to successfully invest in China, Japan and the US. His diverse experience also includes strategy consulting, teaching, authoring two books, regular Bloomberg Television appearances, economic policy leadership, non-profit fundraising, a TED Talk, and innovative philanthropic accomplishments.Dixon was named to the Forbes Midas List for four consecutive years and received the 2013 Special Achievement Award in VC from the International Business Forum. He was elected to the Board of the National Venture Capital Association in 2005 serving on the Executive Committee and as Chairman in 2008/9. Under Dixon’s leadership, the NVCA developed a widely embraced set of recommendations (NVCA 4-Pillar Plan) to stimulate liquidity in the U.S. venture capital industry. This plan resulted in bipartisan Congressional support for new job creation legislation and simplification of the IPO process for young emerging companies. Known as the JOBS Act, President Obama signed it into law in 2012.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 3 | 21% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 21% |
| FinTech | 2 | 14% |
| Finance | 2 | 14% |
| Shopping | 2 | 14% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 21% |
| Series B | 3 | 21% |
| Series C | 2 | 14% |
| Series D | 2 | 14% |
| Series E | 2 | 14% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BlueCart | BlueCart is a web and mobile platform built to streamline and modernize the wholesale procurement process for buyers and sellers. It offers online and mobile ordering to new and existing customers while boosting sales with the BlueCart marketplace tools. BlueCart was formerly known as Improvonia and is launched in July 2014. |  |  | Jan 10, 2022 |  |
| SigFig | SigFig is dedicated to making high-quality investment advice more accessible and affordable to investors of all wealth levels. Using a combination of design, data science, and technology, SigFig helps empower investors with the information and guidance they need to achieve their personal financial goals. Through partnerships with some of theworld’s largest and most innovative financial institutions, SigFig seeks to help investors and advisors better manage their investments. Its enterprise technology accelerates time to market for its partners, while doing so in a secure, scalable, and compliant way. Its product, design, and growth labs fuel innovation, accelerate adoption, and create delight for clients.Founded in 2007, SigFig is backed by leading financial institutions including Eaton Vance, Comerica Bank, New York Life, Santander InnoVentures, and UBS, as well as top-tier venture capital firms, including Bain Capital Ventures, DCM Ventures, Nyca Partners, and Union Square Ventures. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at www.sigfig.com. | $50M | Series E | Jun 19, 2018 |  |
| SigFig | SigFig is dedicated to making high-quality investment advice more accessible and affordable to investors of all wealth levels. Using a combination of design, data science, and technology, SigFig helps empower investors with the information and guidance they need to achieve their personal financial goals. Through partnerships with some of theworld’s largest and most innovative financial institutions, SigFig seeks to help investors and advisors better manage their investments. Its enterprise technology accelerates time to market for its partners, while doing so in a secure, scalable, and compliant way. Its product, design, and growth labs fuel innovation, accelerate adoption, and create delight for clients.Founded in 2007, SigFig is backed by leading financial institutions including Eaton Vance, Comerica Bank, New York Life, Santander InnoVentures, and UBS, as well as top-tier venture capital firms, including Bain Capital Ventures, DCM Ventures, Nyca Partners, and Union Square Ventures. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at www.sigfig.com. | $40M | Series D | May 24, 2016 |  |
| SigFig | SigFig is dedicated to making high-quality investment advice more accessible and affordable to investors of all wealth levels. Using a combination of design, data science, and technology, SigFig helps empower investors with the information and guidance they need to achieve their personal financial goals. Through partnerships with some of theworld’s largest and most innovative financial institutions, SigFig seeks to help investors and advisors better manage their investments. Its enterprise technology accelerates time to market for its partners, while doing so in a secure, scalable, and compliant way. Its product, design, and growth labs fuel innovation, accelerate adoption, and create delight for clients.Founded in 2007, SigFig is backed by leading financial institutions including Eaton Vance, Comerica Bank, New York Life, Santander InnoVentures, and UBS, as well as top-tier venture capital firms, including Bain Capital Ventures, DCM Ventures, Nyca Partners, and Union Square Ventures. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at www.sigfig.com. | $11M | Series C | Jun 15, 2014 |  |
| byUs | byUs.com is a new platform for trusted recommendations. Modeled on the way people naturally find and share personal recommendations in the offline world, byUs.com is positioned to fundamentally alter how those in the know find important service providers (e.g. pediatricians, general contractors, wealth advisors). | $1.5M | Angel | Dec 25, 2013 |  |
| SigFig | SigFig is dedicated to making high-quality investment advice more accessible and affordable to investors of all wealth levels. Using a combination of design, data science, and technology, SigFig helps empower investors with the information and guidance they need to achieve their personal financial goals. Through partnerships with some of theworld’s largest and most innovative financial institutions, SigFig seeks to help investors and advisors better manage their investments. Its enterprise technology accelerates time to market for its partners, while doing so in a secure, scalable, and compliant way. Its product, design, and growth labs fuel innovation, accelerate adoption, and create delight for clients.Founded in 2007, SigFig is backed by leading financial institutions including Eaton Vance, Comerica Bank, New York Life, Santander InnoVentures, and UBS, as well as top-tier venture capital firms, including Bain Capital Ventures, DCM Ventures, Nyca Partners, and Union Square Ventures. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at www.sigfig.com. | $15M | Series B | Jul 02, 2013 |  |
| Keep Holdings | Keep Holdings offers products focusing on advertising, commercial email, and e-commerce to enhance the link between consumers and brands. The company's products empower consumers and brands to better connect and engage. Keep Holdings' suite of services focuses on commercial email and e-commerce with an emphasis on how the social web canbring brands and consumers together in new productive ways. | $8M | Series A | Sep 01, 2010 |  |
| SigFig | SigFig is dedicated to making high-quality investment advice more accessible and affordable to investors of all wealth levels. Using a combination of design, data science, and technology, SigFig helps empower investors with the information and guidance they need to achieve their personal financial goals. Through partnerships with some of theworld’s largest and most innovative financial institutions, SigFig seeks to help investors and advisors better manage their investments. Its enterprise technology accelerates time to market for its partners, while doing so in a secure, scalable, and compliant way. Its product, design, and growth labs fuel innovation, accelerate adoption, and create delight for clients.Founded in 2007, SigFig is backed by leading financial institutions including Eaton Vance, Comerica Bank, New York Life, Santander InnoVentures, and UBS, as well as top-tier venture capital firms, including Bain Capital Ventures, DCM Ventures, Nyca Partners, and Union Square Ventures. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at www.sigfig.com. | $2.5M | Series A | Oct 01, 2007 |  |
| Brickfish | Founded in 2005 and based in Chicago, Brickfish was built on the principle of creating engaged brand communities. Using our patented, proprietary technology that has achieved numerous awards for excellence in social media engagement, the Brickfish platform is the most powerful independent social media marketing platform on the market. Since itsfounding, Brickfish campaigns have driven over 1 billion consumer engagements for some of the world’s leading brands. We’ve grown into a company focused on the broader digital landscape and have expanded our web and mobile solutions. Leveraging our proprietary technology, creative team and full-service support, we drive digital and social engagement and create a powerful digital presence for leading brands. | $11.2M | Series A | Feb 21, 2007 |  |
| Keep Holdings | Keep Holdings offers products focusing on advertising, commercial email, and e-commerce to enhance the link between consumers and brands. The company's products empower consumers and brands to better connect and engage. Keep Holdings' suite of services focuses on commercial email and e-commerce with an emphasis on how the social web canbring brands and consumers together in new productive ways. | $35M | Series B |  |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Union Square Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/union-square-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Eaton Vance Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eaton-vance-management) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [New York Life Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-life-insurance-co) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [UBS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ubs) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Comerica Incorporated](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comerica-incorporated) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About DCM Ventures

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

DCM Ventures assists entrepreneurs in building companies that will change how institutions and people use and live with technology.DCM Ventures focuses on the size of its team, the money they raise, and the investments they make all so that it can focus on the business of helping portfolio companies succeed. Collectively, the DCM investingpartners have over a century of investing and operational experience and each DCM partner has experience building hyper-growth startups into billion-dollar businesses.DCM Ventures manages ten funds totaling $4.0 billion and has made investments in more than 400 technology companies across the United States and Asia. With offices in Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Tokyo, DCM provides hands-on operational guidance and a vast network of global business and financial resources to its portfolio companies.

5 contacts available at DCM Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weijin Huang | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/weijin-huang-e57a |
| David K. Chao | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-chao |
| Dixon Doll | Co-Founder & Partner Emeritus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dixon-doll |
| Frank Lin | Co-Founder and General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hurst-lin |
| Ibrahim AlSuwaidi | Principal & Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibrahim-alsuwaidi |

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## FAQ

### What does Dixon Doll invest in?

Dixon Doll invests primarily in SaaS, E-Commerce and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dixon Doll last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dixon Doll closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 14 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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