Dragoneer Investment Group
Investor
Key facts about this entity
Entity type: Investor
Schema.org type: Organization
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Country: United States
Founded: 2012
Founder: Marc Stad
Sector: Technology investment
Commercial role: Growth-equity investor
Geographic focus: Global
Known for: Participating in N26's 2021 Series E funding round
Official website: <a href="https://www.dragoneer.com/">dragoneer.com</a>
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoneer_Investment_Group">Wikipedia entry</a>
Entity Profile
Overview
Dragoneer Investment Group is a San Francisco-based growth-oriented investment firm founded in 2012 by Marc Stad, who serves as managing partner. The firm invests in high-quality technology businesses across both public and private markets globally, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Why this entity matters
Dragoneer is a sizeable growth investor with a flexible mandate spanning listed and private companies. Its private-market commitments place it among the institutional backers of large late-stage technology and financial-technology businesses.
Role in the startup, technology, investment, or innovation ecosystem
Dragoneer concentrates on growth-stage and later technology companies. In October 2021 it joined the Series E funding round of the German digital bank N26, a financing of more than 900 million US dollars that valued the company at over 9 billion US dollars. The round was reported at the time as the largest funding round for a digital bank in Europe.
Selected relationships and affiliations
Dragoneer was founded and is led by Marc Stad. In the N26 Series E it invested alongside Third Point and Coatue Management, which co-led the round, together with existing N26 backers.
Startuprad.io relevance
Dragoneer Investment Group appears in Startuprad.io's Unicorn Atlas coverage of N26 (Edition 3) as a participant in the company's 2021 Series E round. Its inclusion documents part of the international investor base behind one of Germany's highest-valued startups.
Public source context
The firm's founding year, founder, and headquarters are drawn from public reference material and business reporting. Its participation in the N26 financing is documented in the company's Series E announcement and contemporaneous coverage.