# Dean Drako, Chairman & CEO at Capital Factory

> Dean Drako, Chairman & CEO at Capital Factory. 3 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/dean-drako (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Campbell, US · Angel

# Dean Drako

Chairman & CEO at [Capital Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory)

Latest rounds

- **SignalWire** Series A · $11.5M Aug 2019
- **infinite** Series B · $10.3M Aug 2018
- **Edgecase** Series A · $4.2M May 2013

Backs *DevOps* *Big Data & Analytics* *AI* *Software*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 3 last Aug 2019
- **Filings:** 2 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 3 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Capital Factory
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Capital Factory** VC firm · US **19** cheques in 12 months **212** all time **1** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-factory)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 3
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $26M
- **Active:** 2013–19

2019

- [SignalWire](https://millionrounds.com/company/signalwire) *Series A* **$11.5M** *US* Aug 2019 Joined · +6 investors

2018

- [infinite](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinite) *Series B* **$10.3M** *US* Aug 2018 Joined · +6 investors

2013

- [Edgecase](https://millionrounds.com/company/edgecase) *Series A* **$4.2M** *US* May 2013 Joined · +10 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **2**
- Series B **1**

What they backed

DevOps **1** Big Data & Analytics **1** AI **1** Software **1**

Alongside

- [Adam Ross *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-ross)
- [Allegro Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegro-venture-pa)
- [Austin Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/austin-ventures)
- [Brett Hurt *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brett-hurt)
- Chris Galvin/ Chicago Ventures *1*
- [Company *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/company-ventures)
- [Contour Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contour-venture-partners)
- Dougherty *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/startup/groupon)
- [Lasso Logic](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lasso-logic)
- [ManagerComplete](https://millionrounds.com/startup/managercomplete)
- [Postmaster](https://millionrounds.com/startup/postmaster)
- [Prefix](https://millionrounds.com/company/prefix)
- [SignalWire](https://millionrounds.com/company/signalwire)
- Edgecase (formerly Compare Metrics)
- Infinite io
- NinjaRMM
- appSmitten
- ihiji

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nutshell, Inc.** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **BARRACUDA NETWORKS INC** Executive Officer, Director since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Capital Factory

- [**Joshua Baer** Founder & CEO *16 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joshua-baer-2)
- [**Rob Taylor** Angel Investor *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rob-taylor-2)
- [**Andrew Busey** Co-Founder / Co-CEO *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-busey)
- [**Ross Buhrdorf** CEO *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-buhrdorf)
- [**Sam Decker** Co-Founder and Executive Chairman (Vr/ar) *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-decker)
- [**Bryan Menell** Chief Product Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bryan-menell)
- [**Dennis Dayman** Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dennis-dayman)
- [**Justin Siegel** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/justin-siegel)

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