MANAGING DIRECTORS

Dakota Venture Group's professional managing directors and managing associates bring an array of diverse backgrounds to the investment process. DVG members are educated in the perspective of many professions and industries, and all share a passion for entrepreneurship and the opportunities brought forth by venture capital.

HUNTER BECK
Chairman

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AMANDA PEREZ
Managing Director of IT and Operations

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GRADY NEER
Managing Director of Finance

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KODY BISSONETTE
Managing Director of Business Development

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TESSA FREDERICKSON
Managing Director of Marketing

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AUSTIN STEFFEN
Chairman Emeritus

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Managing Associates
Fall OF 2022

Back Row
Charlie Andrys
Matty Urbaniak
Lexi Mudrick
Maddie Frost
Kameron Jaeger
Cade Sogge

Front Row
Amanda Perez
Kody Bissonette
Austin Steffen
Hunter Beck
​Tessa Frederickson

Middle Row
Mikel Bahl
Brandt Bennett
​Grady Neer
Ahmed Essam
Dylan Enerson
Garrett Webber
Elliot Peterson
Luke Leshuk
​Mitchell Gilbert

Not Pictured
Devarshi Patel
​Jacoby Vault Jr. 

Names are listed from the left to right side of the picture.

ALUMNI

Gee Abdulnur
Allie Albrecht
​Andrew Allen
​Kasey Allen
Jonathan Alme
​Kyle Altendorf
Luke Amsbaugh
​Landon Bahl
Ian Ballantyne
Brady Banyai
Skylar Belgarde
​Brennen Bergdahl
Brian Berseth
​Pratik Bhandari
​David Burdick
Brianna Burggraf
David Burggraf
Eric Byers
Michael Carlson
Nate Carpenter
Jack Cassidy
Andrew Christensen
​Ryan Clark
​Sean Cleary
Longfei Cui
Dan Daffinrud
​Brody Davidson
Jon DeYoung
​Dylan Diede
​Andrew Diephuis
Paul Duerre
​Tyler Eiken
​Dean Ekkaia
​Dane Ellingson
​Katie Elliott
​Austin Emineth
James Ericson
Jeffrey Ferguson
Lauren Fischer
​Dylan Foley
Benjamin Forbes
​Connor Forde

​​​Danielle Foster
​Madelyn Frost
Rachel Funkhouser
​Landon Furhman
Mark Giese
​Jaco​b Geritz
Joshua Goldade
​Olivier Goudreau
​Dakota Green
Lee Groeschl
Jessica Gunderson
​Zachary Hagen 
Sam Hager
​Jaden Hansen
Eli Hicks
​Kristin Heck
Dan Horak
Amy Indridason
Thomas James
Emmanuel Jinor
Atle Alexander Berglie Johansen
​Bryce Johnson
Chase Johnson
Greg Johnson
​Marko Jukic
​​Randi Julson
Thomas Kading
​Jordan Kadrmas
Gannon Karsky
Crystal Kelly
Nate Kenner
​​Adam Kemp
​Matt Kirby
Brady Kok
Abby Koller
Aaron Kolquist
​Corey Kolquist
Conrad Kranz
​Will Kusler

Bradley LaLone
Ethan Leingang
​Sam Lerma
Knut Lindaas
​Jeremy Lunde
​Evan Lundeen
Kevin Lunke
Alexus Mahlum
Grant Marquardt
Florent Martel
Matt Marynik
​Matt Maurer
Megan Mawhir
Leann Mitzel
Dara Morehouse
​Erik McLaughlin
​Brandi Momerak
Tyler Monda
Matthew Mortinson
​Grant Munro
Jonathan Musselwhite
​Alex Mutch
Alex Naastad
Emily O'brien
Jacob Oleksik
​John Oleksik
Ben Olson
​Arthur (Trae) Ostman
​Preston Page
Tyson Page
​Whitney Page
Georgia Paul
Jeffrey Payne
​Shannon Pearson
Hans Peterson
Andrew Pieschl
​Nicholas Porsborg
​Brandon Pulst
Ashley Putnam
Dustin Ramage

Sameer Romani​
Josh Rosard
Sean Russo
Michael Sadler
​Satchall Schettler
​JJ Schlangen
​Michael Schmidt
Daniel Shanahan
​Jordan Schuetzle
​Luke Schields
​Austin Schweer
Ryan Shane
​​Matthew Shide
​Grant Shultz
​Morgan Simonson
Jeffrey Spaeth
Alec Spillum
Jarrod Steele
Jess Suda
Connor Sundberg
Kristine Svensoey
Aaron Sykes
​Greg Syrup
​Megan Talley
Benjamin Talley
Martin Tatom
Marcus Tibesar
Matty Urbaniak
Eric Veidel
Chris Virta
Scott Volker
Matt Volkmar
Daniel Waind
Zach Waller
Dylan Walski
Daniel Ward
​Josh White
​Robert Whiting
Sterling Wiggins
Matthew Witwer
Zach Wygant
​Austin Yaggie
Mickayla Zinsli