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
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragoneer Investment Group | Principal | Dec 2023 to Present | — |
| Dragoneer Investment Group | Investor | Mar 2022 to Dec 2023 | Public / private growth investing |
| Various | Seed Investor and Advisor | Jan 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 Capital | Private Equity Associate | Aug 2020 to Dec 2021 | — |
| Bain Capital | Private Equity Analyst | Jul 2018 to Aug 2020 | North America Private Equity - focused on healthcare and technology |
| Homebase | Product Management Extern | Aug 2021 to Nov 2021 | PM extern on newly-launched payroll product |
| Bain & Company | Associate Consulting Intern | Jun 2017 to Aug 2017 | Private equity group |
| GGV Capital | Intern | Apr 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 Consulting | Project Director | Nov 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 CORPORATION | Quantitative Analyst Intern | Jun 2016 to Aug 2016 | Coding & model development at a global macro hedge fund |
| Fletcher Knight | Consulting Intern | Jun 2015 to Aug 2015 | Strategy consulting for leading lifestyle and CPG clients |
| Yale School of Medicine | Researcher | Jan 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
Others at Dragoneer Investment Group, LLC (10)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
A Anelle Snyder | Senior Valuation Analyst | San Francisco, CA , United States |
| Partner | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
| Principal | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
| President and Co-founder | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
| Principal | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
K Kartik Gupta | Principal | San Francisco, CA , United States |
| Associate | New York, NY , United States | |
| Principal | San Francisco, CA , United States | |
M Michael Dimitruk | Partner | San Francisco, CA , United States |
| Valuation Analyst | CA , United States |
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