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Firms / Dental Innovation Alliance Management Company, LP
Dental Innovation Alliance Management Company, LP
Dental Innovation Alliance (DIA) is an organization of some of the country’s most successful and influential dental leaders who collectively fund, advise, connect and propel the success of early-stage dental technology companies.
venture manager, reported GAV $25.1M across 5 vehicles
Importance
11
low
Active deployment
29
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
63
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
9
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Cary, NCadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- 1391 KILDAIRE FARM ROAD, #1052, Cary, NC, 27511adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 984-296-0131adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- https://www.dialliance.com/
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 16, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 1 (1 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $35.3Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- Douglas W. Brown Revocable Trust (Partner), C; TAS Revocable Trust (Partner), C
- business email
- inquiries@dialliance.comdialliance.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 984-296-0131adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
1 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, enterprise software, fintech, biotech, marketplaces, energy, space
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- globally, united states
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 1
Funds and vehicles
5 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Innovation Alliance Vc Fund I, LP | Fund | 2024 form d first sale | Fundraising | $25.1M Nov 8, 2024 | 45 | $36.6M | Apr 29, 2026 |
| DIA Co-Invest I, LP | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2024 form d first sale | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $650,000 | Nov 19, 2025 |
| DIA Co-Invest II, LP | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $0 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| DIA Co-Invest IV, LP | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $0 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| DIA Co-Invest III, LP | SPV or co-invest vehicle | unknown | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $0 | Aug 19, 2025 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
2 current, 0 departed
Douglas W. Brown
Board or advisoryTrustee · since Jun 1, 2013
Thomas a. Sharpe
Board or advisoryTrustee · since Sep 1, 2020
Investments on record
1 edges, 1 companies, 0 partner-attributed
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy Policy | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 13, 2026 | Fact Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
7 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Maveron LLC 1 shared · one timePearl Energy Investments 1 shared · one timeCasa Verde 1 shared · one timeWayfinder Ventures Management, L.L.C. 1 shared · one timeParade Route LLC 1 shared · one timeGlobal Infrastructure Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeAspect Acquisition Management 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
2 dated events
- Nov 8, 2024Dental Innovation Alliance Management Company, LP first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Nov 8, 2024Dental Innovation Alliance Vc Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Dental Innovation Alliance Management Company, LP (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $25,150,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDental Innovation Alliance Vc Fund I, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Micro VC (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $25.1M across 5 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Micro VC (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $25.1M across 1 vehicles
Evidence
41 observations from 3 sources