Dellin Investments

What Dellin Investments does

Dellin Investments is a privately held investment firm founded in 2010 and headquartered in Philadelphia, with additional team presence in New York City and San Francisco. The firm operates across three distinct investment verticals: (1) Private Equity, where it invests in US small and mid-cap companies through fund of funds and direct co-investments (sidecar investments) alongside strategic partners such as 747 Capital and OFS Energy Fund, spanning manufacturing, financial services, oil & gas, and healthcare; (2) Early Stage, where it partners with VCs, angel networks, and accelerators, taking active roles in due diligence and board representation, with a sector focus on deep tech (including advanced materials), technology, and healthcare (medical devices, healthtech, pharma, biotech); and (3) Search Funds, where it supports young entrepreneurs acquiring, managing, and growing businesses through direct investments, co-investments, and search fund of funds.

The firm follows a relationship-driven model with explicit partner selection criteria: partners must have a proven track record, invest meaningfully alongside Dellin, and benefit from Dellin's experience, expertise, know-how, and network beyond capital. Dellin takes long positions across its portfolio, employs complex portfolio constructions, and uses aggressive risk management techniques. It maintains board seats and advisory board positions at multiple portfolio companies across all three verticals.

Dellin does not disclose AUM, fund size, fee structure, or financial returns. Its portfolio comprises more than 75 companies — 14+ in private equity, 25+ in early stage, and 21+ in search funds — built up over 14+ years. Revenue is derived from investment returns (equity participation, performance-based vesting structures particularly in search fund investments) and long-term capital appreciation rather than from a technology product or fee-for-service offering. The firm is founder/operator-controlled, with no disclosed parent company, institutional backing, or external investors.

Name

Dellin Investments

Legal name

Dellin Investments

Website

https://dellininvestments.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dellin Investments is a privately held investment firm founded in 2010 that deploys capital across three verticals — US small/mid-cap private equity, early-stage deep tech and healthcare, and search fund entrepreneurship — through co-investment partnerships with strategic funds, VCs, angel networks, and accelerators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Investment Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Investments for Private Wealth (Hedge Funds, PE/VC Access, Private Credit) (FSAAABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Private equity investments
• Early stage venture
• Search fund capital
• Fund of funds
• Co-investment partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Investment Management and Advisory Fees: Dellin Investments generates returns through its investment activities including fund of funds investments, co-investments, direct investments in search funds, and portfolio company oversight. The firm earns returns through equity participation, performance-based vesting structures (particularly in search fund investments), and long-term capital appreciation across private equity, early stage, and search fund portfolios.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dellin Investments is a private investment firm that deploys capital across three verticals: Private Equity (fund of funds and co-investments in US small and mid-cap companies), Early Stage (partnerships with VCs, angel networks, and accelerators in deep tech, technology, and healthcare), and Search Funds (capital and operational support to entrepreneurs acquiring businesses). The firm takes an active role in due diligence, board representation, and portfolio management alongside strategic partners who invest meaningfully alongside Dellin.

Product overview

Dellin Investments is an investment firm founded in 2010 that operates three distinct investment verticals: Private Equity (investing in US small and mid cap companies through fund of funds and co-investments), Early Stage (partnering with VCs, angel networks, and accelerators in deep tech, technology, and healthcare), and Search Funds (supporting entrepreneurs to acquire and grow businesses). The firm takes an active role in due diligence, board representation, and portfolio management across all verticals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Equity Investments

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Search Fund AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Search Fund Alliance for search fund investments. Collaborated on research article regarding tax treatment of expenses incurred by search funds.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 747 Capital: A US small and mid-cap PE firm that is a named Dellin co-investment partner. Operates the same small/mid-cap buyout strategy with similar sector breadth, making it the closest directly comparable peer in Dellin's PE vertical.
• OFS Energy Fund: Energy-focused private equity firm and named Dellin co-investment partner. Directly comparable as an energy-sector PE partner with which Dellin has built a long-running co-investment relationship.
• Search Fund Accelerator: Dedicated search-fund investor and accelerator. Closely comparable as a specialist capital provider for search fund entrepreneurs through education, network access, and direct investment.

Broad incumbents

• Investcorp: Large global alternatives manager serving private wealth and institutional clients across PE, credit, and real assets. Operates a multi-vertical alternatives platform analogous to Dellin's three-vertical model but at much greater scale.
• StepStone Group: Multi-asset class private-markets investor providing fund-of-funds, co-investment, and direct investment solutions. Highly comparable co-invest and fund-of-funds orientation for institutional and HNW investors.
• KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts): Global alternative asset manager with deep PE, credit, and infrastructure offerings and a broad HNW/institutional investor base. Comparable as a scaled platform operating a multi-vertical alternatives model.
• Apollo Global Management: Large alternatives platform spanning PE, credit, and hybrid value strategies, serving institutional and wealth-channel clients. Comparable breadth and wealth-channel distribution to Dellin's alternatives focus.
• The Carlyle Group: Diversified global alternatives manager with PE, credit, and real-asset strategies and a meaningful wealth-channel focus. Comparable multi-vertical model and HNW/private-wealth investor orientation.

Emerging players

• Industry Ventures: Specialist private-equity manager focused on venture capital, including fund-of-funds, secondaries, and co-investments. Comparable co-invest and fund-of-funds orientation within Dellin's early-stage vertical.

Others

• Search Fund Partners / Stanford GSB Search Fund Studies: Academic and ecosystem anchor for the search fund model. Comparable as a thought-leadership and LP-orientation node that overlaps with Dellin's search-fund articles and partner networks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dellin-investments

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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