John J. Cadeddu is the Managing Director and co-founder of DAG Ventures. See sector focus and contact routes.
John J. Cadeddu is the Managing Director and co-founder of DAG Ventures, a Palo Alto-based growth-stage venture capital firm he established in 2004 with Tom Goodrich. Before joining DAG in 1999, he served as a Managing Director at Amsterdam Pacific and held roles at JP Morgan, Octel Communications, and Tandem Computers. His investment thesis targets later-stage companies in IT, life sciences, healthcare, consumer services, and technology, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area with checks between $10 million and $30 million at Series B and C. DAG typically deploys these funds as lead or significant follow investors in growth rounds, having backed 172 companies with 130 exits. Notable portfolio companies include Eventbrite, which he invested in during its Series D round, as well as FireEye, Grubhub, Yelp, and Wix through his later role at Corner Ventures. Cadeddu also led DAG II’s investments into firms like Raza Microelectronics, Tropos Networks, and Entrisphere, serving on the boards of Trapeze Networks, Qlusters, Pedestal Networks, and Entrisphere. While no distinctive public writing is cited in available sources, his track record reflects a focus on s
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