Andre De Baubigny

Founder and General Partner

2020 - Current

The Most-Valuable-Partner on your cap table. We partner with elite, early-stage teams building differentiated and defensible deep technology. With a third of our team solely dedicated to driving value post-investment, we’re on a mission to provide the most value per dollar on our founders’ cap tables. We are hyper-focused on helping founders accelerate go-to-market, hire great talent, and unlock future growth capital.

Investor - Series B, C, E and F

2012

Founder & Managing Partner (Fund 1, 2 and 3)

2017 - 2020

Founder & Managing Partner

2007 - 2017

Deep Fork Capital I (DFC I) is a stage agnostic tech-focused venture capital fund founded by a billionaire for his family, providing capital to companies in the consumer internet and digital media spaces. DFC I portfolio companies have included Trulia (NYSE: TRLA; acquired by Zillow), Songza (aqcuired by Google, now GooglePlay), Dataminr, Oodle (acquired by QVC), Amie Street (acquired by Amazon.com), Dash Navigation (acquired by Research in Motion).

Investor + Board Member

2008 - 2012

Founder & Chairman

2007 - 2009

VINTRUST is a full-service management resource for wine collectors, wineries and restaurants provided by people who really know wine. Vintrusr developed proprietary wine management software and hired an expert team to visit cellars and inventory entire collections. With a click of a mouse, wine inventories will be online, ready to manage and enjoy. Vintrust's systems integrate the wine in a collection with data informing collectors about what they have and what to do with it. We recruited the most highly respected SOMMelier partners from around the country to offer a range of private services to expand and enhance the management, understanding and enjoyment of wine.

Founder & CEO

2003 - 2007

VINTRUST is a full-service management resource for wine collectors, wineries and restaurants provided by people who really know wine. Vintrusr developed proprietary wine management software and hired an expert team to visit cellars and inventory entire collections. With a click of a mouse, wine inventories will be online, ready to manage and enjoy. Vintrust's systems integrate the wine in a collection with data informing collectors about what they have and what to do with it. We recruited the most highly respected SOMMelier partners from around the country to offer a range of private services to expand and enhance the management, understanding and enjoyment of wine.

Managing Partner - Technology & Internet Investments

1999 - 2000

Managed $500 million private equity portfolio of technology and Interner-related investments from Paris, New York and San Francisco. As part of our $100 million investment in Oxygen Media (sold to NBC), I acted as our representative on the Board of Directors.

Principal - Technology Group/Internet Practice

1998 - 1999

Managed Morgan Stanley's global Internet practice - initial public offerings, private placements and strategic advice. Working in partnership with Morgan Stanley's Internet research analyst, Mary Meeker, Andre advised new and large companies including Amazon.com, eBay, Priceline, Excite, Broadcast.com, @Home, Ask Jeeves, Real Networks, VeriSign, AOL/Time Warner, Viacom, The Gap, American Airlines, LVMH and Softbank, among others

Vice President - Founder, Internet Practice

1995 - 1997

Founded the Internet practice at Robertson Stephens.

Associate Attorney

1989 - 1993