Decibel Partners

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Investor type

Founded

2021

AUM

Location

Palo Alto, California, United States

Investment Ticket

Investment Stage

Seed Series A Series B

Region of investment

North America

Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Decibel Partners is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2021. The firm focuses on investing in technical founders and provides resources to help them accelerate their path to product-market fit and scale. Decibel Partners is known for its deep connections with industry leaders and a community of early adopters, including CISOs, CTOs, and VPs of Engineering and Data.

The firm invests primarily in essential software used by engineering and security teams, with a focus on sectors such as AI, cybersecurity, devtools, and enterprise software. Decibel Partners typically invests in Seed to Series B+ stages, with check sizes ranging from $100K to $10M. The firm manages Decibel Partners I, a venture capital fund with a vintage year of 2021, and has Cisco Investments as a notable limited partner.

Notable investments by Decibel Partners include Spotnana - travel management platform, Intellipse - business productivity software, Botpress - chatbot development platform, Root.io - software development applications, and Abacus.AI - AI infrastructure platform.

Industry

Cybersecurity AI Business Services (B2B) Software Developer Tools

Decibel Partners Funds

Name	Type	Industry	Stage	Region	Size	AUM	Launch date
Decibel Partners I	Venture Capital (VC)	Business Services (B2B)		North America	$1-5 m	—	January 2021

Contacts

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Jon Sakoda Founder

Founder

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Dan Nguyen-Huu Partner

Partner

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FAQs about Decibel Partners

Is Decibel Partners a venture capital or private equity firm?

Decibel Partners is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series A and Series B.

Where is Decibel Partners located?

Decibel Partners is located in Palo Alto, California, United States.

When was Decibel Partners founded?

Decibel Partners was founded in 2021.

What sectors and industries does Decibel Partners invest in?

Decibel Partners invests in companies and startups in Cybersecurity, AI, Business Services (B2B), Software, Developer Tools.

What is Decibel Partners geographical focus of investments?

Decibel Partners invests in companies and startups in North America.

At what stages of companies and startups does Decibel Partners typically invest in?

Decibel Partners invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A, Series B.

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