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Kevin Dasch

Partner at Social Starts

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Kevin Dasch is a seasoned entrepreneur, startup executive, and investor based in Austin, Texas. With a background in business strategy and a track record of success, he has held key roles such as President and COO of YouEarnedIt and Chief Operating Officer at Spredfast, while also making strategic investments in companies like CodeSignal at the Series A stage. Dasch's career highlights include serving as President and COO of YouEarnedIt and as Chief Operating Officer at Spredfast, demonstrating his expertise in leading successful companies through growth and expansion. Additionally, his strategic investments in companies like CodeSignal at the Series A stage showcase his keen eye for identifying and supporting promising startups.

Work Experience 

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Social Starts

  • Partner

    2015 - Current

    Partner at Social Starts moment of inception venture capital funds, looking to invest in exciting early stage technology companies in Texas in our primary focus areas of Content, Analytics, Work Platforms, Mobile Commerce, and Internet Of Things Software.

Social Starts is a venture capital partnership that invests in companies focusing on emerging science.

socialstarts.com

Keystoke

  • Advisor

    2015

    Member of Advisory Board

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OutboundEngine

  • Advisor

    2013 - 2022

    Member of Advisory Board

OutboundEngine is super simple marketing software combined with a team of experts who make it work for you.

Raised $48,100,000.00 from S3 Ventures, Harmony Partners, Alerion Ventures, Silverton Partners, Noro-Moseley Partners, Capital Factory, Silverton Partners, Harmony Partners and Altos Ventures.

outboundengine.com

YouEarnedIt

  • President and COO

    2016 - 2018

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Spredfast

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2014 - 2015

    Led integration between Spredfast and Mass Relevance.

  • Chief Financial Officer

    2012 - 2014

    Joined Mass Relevance as its first CFO and helped the company grow to 150+ employees. Was responsible for and all operational functions, including finance, business operations, human resources, legal, and partnerships. Led integration with Spredfast post-merger.

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Food on the Table

  • Advisor

    2010 - 2013

    Advisory Board member

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IMVU, Inc.

  • SVP & Chief Revenue Officer; Vice President of Finance & Business Development

    2007 - 2012

    First CFO / CRO and head of Business Development for IMVU, helping grow the company to $50M+ in revenue and 150 employees. Had executive responsibility for IMVU's virtual economy, ad sales, and all corporate functions, including finance, human resources, legal, customer support, and corporate partnerships.

IMVU is the world’s largest friendship discovery and social metaverse platform and a top 5 grossing app.

Raised $64,000,000.00 from Structural Capital and NetEase.

secure.imvu.com
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Dell Inc.

  • Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy

    2006 - 2007

    Led Dell's Corporate Strategy team

  • Senior Marketing Manager, Home & Small Business Payments

    2004 - 2006

    Managed team responsible for marketing Dell's portfolio of private-label financing products to consumers & small businesses, setting Dell's US payments strategy, coordinating Dell's relationships with credit card associations and issuing banks, and managing Dell's gift card and mail-in rebate programs

  • Senior Strategy Consultant - Corporate Strategy

    2000 - 2004

Dell transforms computing and provides high-quality solutions for people and businesses to be ready to move forward.

dell.com

I/S/O Health Care Group

  • Consultant

    1997 - 2000

Education 

Investments 

CodeSignal

Seed Round

Total funding: $91M

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