| Dartmouth College, B.A. | |
| Government & Economics |
Dennis Phelps joined Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) in October 2001 and has over twelve years of experience in technology-related finance. He focuses primarily on growth capital investments in software, Internet, wireless and digital media companies, as well as select public market opportunities. Dennis was recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 100 venture capitalists in the world by inclusion in the 2009 Midas List.
Dennis led IVP’s investments in Chordiant Software (CHRD), Dust Networks, Quigo Technologies (TWX), SuccessFactors (SFSF), SupportSoft (SPRT), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), Vonage (VG) and Yodlee, and he has been actively involved with the firm’s investments in Business.com (RHD), Gaia Online, Mobile 365 (SY), MySQL (JAVA) and Twitter. He currently serves as a board director for Dust Networks and Yodlee.
Prior to IVP, Dennis spent several years with Battery Ventures and Internet Capital Group (ICG). At Battery, he managed the firm’s West Coast software deal sourcing program, executed new investments in emerging software and Internet companies and worked closely with portfolio company management teams. His investments at Battery included two financial software companies, Corillian (CORI) and eCredit.com, each of which generated several multiples of return on invested capital. In November 1999, Dennis was recruited from Battery to ICG, where he was a key member of ICG’s West Coast Acquisitions team. As Director of Acquisitions, he was responsible for identifying and executing strategic acquisitions, providing partner company management teams with operational and financial assistance, managing business development initiatives and generating portfolio liquidity.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Tracked.com | 7/09 | Series A | $6.5M | 8 |
| Tracked.com | 7/08 | Angel | $5M | 7 |
