Investments
104Portfolio Exits
15Funds
7Partners & Customers
1About DBL Partners
DBL Partners maintains a Double Bottom Line investment strategy to invest in companies that can deliver top-tier venture capital returns (First Bottom Line), while working with their companies to enable social, environmental and economic improvement in the regions in which they operate (Second Bottom Line). DBL Partners assists its portfolio companies in achieving a "double bottom line": that is, strong long-term financial success, as well as positive social, environmental and economic impact in the local community.
DBL Partners Headquarter Location
One Montgomery St Suite 2375
San Francisco, California, 94104,
United States
415-568-2901
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Latest DBL Partners News
Oct 4, 2021
DroneSeed, a Seattle, WA-based climate tech and post-wildfire reforestation company, raised USD 36M in Series A funding. The round was led by Social Capital and Seven Seven Six, with participation from with participation from DBL Partners, Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, Resilience Reserve, Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, Spero Ventures, Gaingels with Flight.vc, HBS Lady Angels, Julia Lipton’s Awesome People Ventures, and the Coalition angels including Ashley Mayer, Massive, Drone.vc, and Rob Ness Syndicate. Katelin Holloway, Founding Partner at Seven Seven Six, is joining the board as an observer.
DBL Partners Investments
104 Investments
DBL Partners has made 104 investments. Their latest investment was in Better Place Forests as part of their Series C on November 11, 2021.
DBL Partners Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/30/2021 | Series C | Better Place Forests | $20M | Yes | 1 | |
11/18/2021 | Series G | Farmers Business Network | $300M | No | 8 | |
10/4/2021 | Series C | Bellwether Coffee | $30M | No | Congruent Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | |
9/29/2021 | Series A | |||||
9/23/2021 | Series E |
Date | 11/30/2021 | 11/18/2021 | 10/4/2021 | 9/29/2021 | 9/23/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series C | Series G | Series C | Series A | Series E |
Company | Better Place Forests | Farmers Business Network | Bellwether Coffee | ||
Amount | $20M | $300M | $30M | ||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | Congruent Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 1 | 8 |
DBL Partners Portfolio Exits
15 Portfolio Exits
DBL Partners has 15 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was View on March 08, 2021.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/8/2021 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
1/14/2021 | Acquired | 5 | |||
10/15/2020 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 3/8/2021 | 1/14/2021 | 10/15/2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Reverse Merger | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 5 | 1 |
DBL Partners Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
DBL Partners acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Bentek Corporation on May 17, 2005.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/17/2005 | Debt | $4.43M | Acquired |
Date | 5/17/2005 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | Debt |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $4.43M |
Note | Acquired |
Sources |
DBL Partners Fund History
7 Fund Histories
DBL Partners has 7 funds, including DBL Partners IV.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/16/2020 | DBL Partners IV | 2 | |||
8/6/2020 | DBL Partners TIAB 2020 | ||||
6/23/2015 | DBL Partners III | ||||
12/31/2011 | DBL Equity Fund II | ||||
10/4/2011 | DBL Equity Fund - BAEF II LP |
Closing Date | 9/16/2020 | 8/6/2020 | 6/23/2015 | 12/31/2011 | 10/4/2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | DBL Partners IV | DBL Partners TIAB 2020 | DBL Partners III | DBL Equity Fund II | DBL Equity Fund - BAEF II LP |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | |||||
Sources | 2 |
DBL Partners Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
DBL Partners has 1 strategic partners and customers. DBL Partners recently partnered with Revolution Foods on May 5, 2021.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/26/2021 | Partner | Revolution Foods | United States | `` DBL Partners has worked alongside Revolution Foods since its inception in 2006 , so we have been able to witness the significant impact the company has had on addressing the food insecurity issue within our nation , '' said Nancy Pfund , founder and managing partner of DBL Partners . | 2 |
Date | 5/26/2021 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | Revolution Foods |
Country | United States |
News Snippet | `` DBL Partners has worked alongside Revolution Foods since its inception in 2006 , so we have been able to witness the significant impact the company has had on addressing the food insecurity issue within our nation , '' said Nancy Pfund , founder and managing partner of DBL Partners . |
Sources | 2 |
DBL Partners Team
4 Team Members
DBL Partners has 4 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Ira Ehrenpreis.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Ira Ehrenpreis | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Nancy E. Pfund | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Michael Dorsey | Managing Partner | Current | |
Cynthia Ringo | VantagePoint Capital Partners, CopperCom, and Madge Networks | Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Ira Ehrenpreis | Nancy E. Pfund | Michael Dorsey | Cynthia Ringo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | VantagePoint Capital Partners, CopperCom, and Madge Networks | |||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | Founder, Managing Partner | Managing Partner | Managing Partner |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current |