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Cameron Van de Graaf

Cameron Van de Graaf

Principal at Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC

CA , United States

About

Cameron Van de Graaf is a Principal at Dragoneer Investment Group, where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments in high-quality growth businesses. At Dragoneer, his focus is on growth-stage private and public companies, particularly in the technology sector, leveraging his expertise to identify scalable business models and sector-defining companies.

Prior to his current role, Cameron served as an Investor at Dragoneer and gained foundational investment experience in private equity at Bain Capital, where he developed core analytical and deal execution skills that inform his current investment approach. He has also acted as a seed investor and advisor to various startups, demonstrating a continued commitment to innovation in financial services and technology.

Cameron holds a Bachelor's degree with distinction in Symbolic Systems (Artificial Intelligence) from Stanford University, reflecting his deep interest in data-driven decision making and emerging technologies. He is recognized for his analytical rigor and thoughtful approach to growth investing, focusing on sectors such as enterprise software, digital platforms, and AI-driven businesses.

Career History

OrganizationRoleDate RangeDetails
Dragoneer Investment GroupPrincipalDec 2023 to Present
Dragoneer Investment GroupInvestorMar 2022 to Dec 2023
Public / private growth investing
VariousSeed Investor and AdvisorJan 2018 to Present
EZ ICE Rinks (Advisor, previously Interim CFO) Exavir Therapeutics (Investor) Adtech Co. (Investor) Cleantech Co. (Investor) Supply Chain SW Co. (Investor) Limo Health (Investor) Superdial (Investor)
Bain CapitalPrivate Equity AssociateAug 2020 to Dec 2021
Bain CapitalPrivate Equity AnalystJul 2018 to Aug 2020
North America Private Equity - focused on healthcare and technology
HomebaseProduct Management ExternAug 2021 to Nov 2021
PM extern on newly-launched payroll product
Bain & CompanyAssociate Consulting InternJun 2017 to Aug 2017
Private equity group
GGV CapitalInternApr 2017 to Jun 2017
Developed market landscape for AI startups, contributed to sector thesis, and identified candidate companies. Built out firm’s network of top AI technical talent to support both deal sourcing and port...
Stanford ConsultingProject DirectorNov 2015 to Jun 2017
• Sourced and led a pricing strategy case combining extensive qualitative interviews with a quantitative survey for a rapidly-growing, public financial technology company and presented report to senio...
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORPORATIONQuantitative Analyst InternJun 2016 to Aug 2016
Coding & model development at a global macro hedge fund
Fletcher KnightConsulting InternJun 2015 to Aug 2015
Strategy consulting for leading lifestyle and CPG clients
Yale School of MedicineResearcherJan 2012 to Dec 2014
Intel Distinguished Research Paper Award for a recombinant protein nanoparticle Lyme disease vaccine

Education

Stanford University

Bachelor's degree with distinction, Symbolic Systems (Artificial Intelligence)

2014 2018

Darien High School

2010 2014

Skills & Expertise

Matlab
Leadership
Microsoft Office
Python
Data Analysis
Microsoft Word
Java
Research
Microsoft Excel
Science
Qualitative Research
Statistics
C++
Journalism
Ruby

Others at Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC (10)

NameRoleLocation
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Anelle Snyder
Senior Valuation AnalystSan Francisco, CA , United States
Daniel Gillespie
Daniel Gillespie
PartnerSan Francisco, CA , United States
Patrick Gordon
Patrick Gordon
PrincipalSan Francisco, CA , United States
Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson
President and Co-founderSan Francisco, CA , United States
Jerry Guo
Jerry Guo
PrincipalSan Francisco, CA , United States
K
Kartik Gupta
PrincipalSan Francisco, CA , United States
Kori Lu
Kori Lu
AssociateNew York, NY , United States
Michael Cooney
Michael Cooney
PrincipalSan Francisco, CA , United States
M
Michael Dimitruk
PartnerSan Francisco, CA , United States
Palak Kamdar
Palak Kamdar
Valuation AnalystCA , United States

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