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Steve Schlenker

Managing Partner at DN Capital

Palo Alto, California

Overview 

Steve Schlenker is the Founding Managing Partner at DN Capital, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. With a strong background in board-level roles and angel investing, he has successfully invested in and supported companies like Remitly and AUTO1 Group, demonstrating a track record of successful investments and business development expertise. Schlenker's career highlights include co-founding DN Capital and serving on the boards of various successful companies, such as Kyte and ShipHawk, where he has made impactful contributions to their growth and success through strategic guidance and investment decisions.

Work Experience 

3M

3i Members

  • Member

    2024 - Current

    3i brings engaged private investors together to source opportunities, share expertise and build value for one another that goes far beyond the deal.

3i Members is a non profit organization.

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MEXT

  • Board Observer and Investor

    2024

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himala AI

  • Board Member and Investor

    2023

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Aibidia

  • Board Member and Investor

    2023

    Enabling global companies to efficiently navigate transfer pricing rules and regulations, as well as optimize business organization, using AI

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Sanas

  • Board Observer and Investor

    2020

    First seed check into this amazing AI company that is improving human understanding and changing communication forever.

Sanas is a software development company that assists multilingual speakers to deliver clear communication through accent correction.

Raised $52,219,678.00 from General Catalyst, Quiet Capital, Google Ventures, DN Capital, Insight Partners, Alorica, Human Capital, Gokul Rajaram, Carya Venture Partners and Assurant Ventures.

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Parallel Wireless

  • Board Member and Investor

    2016

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Partnerize

  • Board Member and Investor

    2015

    While DN Capital has been involved with Partnerize (originally Performance Horizon Group) from almost inception on 2010, I took over the board role in 2015 and have been involved with many of the major strategic decisions over the last 10 years, including the acquisition of PepperJam, leadership transition, adapting to Covid, etc.

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Ombud

  • Board Observer and Investor

    2014

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DN Capital

  • Co-Founder and Managing Director

    2000

    I look after most of our US portfolio, help our European companies come to the US, and bring US ideas to our European team to consider for new investments there. I also co-lead our AI software practice and lead our investment thesis around financial inclusion. Prior successes include Auto1, Remitly, Endeca, Brigit, Robin Systems, Yottaa, FuturePlay, Lagan, Datanomic. Current portfolio includes, amongst others, Sanas, Aibidia, Mext, Himala, ShipHawk, Partnerize, RecargaPay and Ombud. On my successful exits, our LPs have realized pre-carry profits of over $500,000,000.

  • Owner

    2000

DN Capital operates as an early-stage venture capital firm.

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Shiphawk

  • Board Member / Observer and Investor

    2014

Education 

Investments 

Aibidia

Series A

Total funding: $19M

Kyte

Pre Seed

Total funding: $100M

Tignis

Series A

Total funding: $15M

Remitly

Series B

Total funding: $420M

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