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Dino Vendetti

Managing Partner & Founder atSeven Peaks VenturesOregon
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Dino Vendetti is the founder and managing partner of Seven Peaks Ventures. He has a background in venture capital, product leadership, and engineering.

What Dino can write

Writes checks of$500K to $3M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Seven Peaks Ventures writes $500K to $3M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Seven Peaks Ventures.

Career

  1. US West Cellular
  2. Metawave
  3. Qualcomm
  4. Formative Ventures
  5. Vulcan Ventures
  6. Bay Partners
  7. Seven Peaks Ventures · Managing Partner & Founder
    Now
  8. CrowdStreet
    2014-null

Companies founded

Seven Peaks VenturesCrowdStreet

Investments named in public bios

1XStoke SpaceLunar OutpostDawn AerospaceCustomer.ioVirtuousHeirloomCarta HealthcareCrowdStreetCodeHSTalkoot

Focus

AIRoboticsSpaceDual-use defense

Education

San Diego State University, BSEEUniversity of Washington, MSEEUniversity of Washington, MBA

Also at Seven Peaks Ventures

Tom GonserManaging Partner

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Brendon DurkinManaging Director, Koch Disruptive Technologies
Nick MoranGeneral Partner, New Stack Ventures

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Questions

Who is Dino Vendetti?

Dino Vendetti is the founder and managing partner of Seven Peaks Ventures. He has a background in venture capital, product leadership, and engineering.

How much does Dino Vendetti invest?

Dino Vendetti invests through Seven Peaks Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $3M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Dino Vendetti?

A warm intro from a founder Seven Peaks Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Dino Vendetti do before Seven Peaks Ventures?

US West Cellular; Metawave; Qualcomm; Formative Ventures; Vulcan Ventures; Bay Partners; CrowdStreet.

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