Dental Venture Capital

What Dental Venture Capital does

Dental Venture Capital (DVC) operates as a strategic advisory and venture studio platform serving dental startups, despite its name. The company explicitly disclaims being a venture capital firm, registered investment advisor, or broker-dealer, and instead functions as a networking, advisory, and community service under the parent entity DrDDS Innovations, founded by Travis Rodgers in 2003. Its core offering is the 90-Day Startup Sprint Program, which combines idea validation, pitch deck development, investor introductions, growth marketing, and CRM/database access, delivered through Standard ($2,750/month), Light ($750/month), and Premium (~$5,000/month) subscription tiers.

DVC's product surface extends well beyond the core program. It distributes the DrDDS Dental Database (a 100,000+ contact repository of dentists, DSOs, vendors, and investors, sold as a one-time purchase or monthly subscription), GoHighLevel marketing automation configuration services, an Eventbrite webinar setup offering, 238 patient education video bundles, investor outreach sequence automation, and hourly Travis Rodgers consulting. Supporting platforms include Dentechubator (a dental startup incubator with tools, templates, and a private Slack community of 500+ dental founders) and DrDDS.io (the underlying CRM). Distribution leverages a 100k+ social following, monthly live pitch events with dental investors, bi-weekly investor Q&A sessions, Travis Rodgers' position as technology editor for Dental Entrepreneur magazine, and a co-chair role at the Dental VIP Summit alongside Revere Partners.

Commercially, DVC runs a hybrid model: recurring subscription advisory programs for SMB dental startup clients, supplemented by à la carte professional services (database sales, marketing automation setup, video licensing, event promotion) and event-driven community monetization. The firm is bootstrapped and self-funded, with 1-10 employees and revenue not publicly disclosed. The economic model is high-touch, founder-led, and ecosystem-dependent, with customer relationships, brand equity, and deal flow concentrated almost entirely in Travis Rodgers' personal network and 20+ year dental industry track record.

Name

Dental Venture Capital

Legal name

DrDDS Innovations

Website

https://dentalvc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dental Venture Capital is an advisory and venture-studio platform, not a fund, that helps dental founders move from idea to funded company through a 90-Day Startup Sprint Program, a 100,000+ contact DrDDS database, and a 500+ founder community, all anchored by founder Travis Rodgers under parent DrDDS Innovations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Startup Advisory and Venture Studio Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

Keywords

• Dental startup advisory
• Venture studio services
• Founder coaching programs
• Dental investor matchmaking
• Startup incubator platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Chandler

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. 90-Day Startup Sprint Program - Standard Plan: Monthly subscription at $2,750 providing full program implementation including 8 hours/month with Travis Rodgers, 10 hours/month with onboarding team, GoHighLevel marketing automation, access to all databases, featured in DVC monthly newsletter, CRM pre-configuration, email deliverability tools, quarterly LinkedIn feature, and priority pitching at pitch events.
2. 90-Day Startup Sprint Program - Light Plan: Monthly subscription at $750 providing 2 hours/month with Travis Rodgers, 2 hours/month with onboarding team, and one database per month.
3. Business Development Services: Monthly consulting service at $8,000 providing guidance and support to help dental startups take their idea from concept to exit.
4. DrDDS Dental Database: One-time purchase of $4,000 (or $9,000 retail) for searchable database of dental professionals, practice owners, DSOs, vendors, investors, and other dental contacts. Also available as monthly subscription at $375.
5. GoHighLevel Configuration Services: Weekly billing at $375 (5 hours/week) for GoHighLevel setup and configuration services.
6. Travis Rodgers Hourly Consulting: Hourly consulting with Travis Rodgers at $250/hour (discounted from $500/hour).
7. Eventbrite Setup Services: One-time project setup for Eventbrite account with access to 180k dental contacts for webinars at $750 (50% off from $1,500).
8. Investor Dinner Promotion: Promotion services for in-person investor dinners at high-end restaurants at $3,500.
9. Dental Patient Education Videos: One-time purchase of 238 patient education videos covering various dental topics (Airway, CAD/CAM, Edentulous, Endodontics, Implants, Occlusion, Oral Surgery) for unlimited marketing, email, and social media use. Prices range from $25-$125 per category.
10. Dentrix User Group Access: Month-to-month access for 5 members in Dentrix Ascend & Dentrix Facebook groups at $1,484/month.
11. Investor Sequences and Automations: One-time setup service for investor outreach sequences and database configuration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Dental Venture Capital provides subscription-based advisory and venture studio services to dental startups, anchored by the 90-Day Startup Sprint Program that combines idea validation, pitch deck development, investor introductions, growth marketing, and CRM automation support. The company also monetizes a 100,000+ contact DrDDS Dental Database, the Dentechubator incubator platform, monthly pitch events, bi-weekly Investor Q&A sessions, patient education video libraries, and hourly consulting with founder Travis Rodgers.

Product overview

Dental Venture Capital operates as a strategic growth ecosystem and advisory platform for dental startups, not a traditional venture capital firm. The company does not manage funds or guarantee funding outcomes. Its core offering is the 90-Day Startup Sprint Program (available in Standard at $2,750/month, Light at $750/month, and Premium at $5,000/month tiers), which provides structured advisory support combining idea validation, pitch deck development, investor introductions, and growth marketing. Supporting services include the DrDDS Database (100,000+ dental contacts available as one-time purchase or monthly subscription), GoHighLevel marketing automation configuration, 238 patient education videos, Eventbrite setup, investor sequences automation, and hourly consulting with Travis Rodgers. The platform also offers monthly pitch events, bi-weekly investor Q&A sessions, and a private Slack founder community. All services are advisory, consulting, and community-focused rather than a standalone software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 500+ dental startups
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dental VIP SummitcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 January 2026Travis Rodgers (Dental Venture Capital) serves as co-chair of the Dental VIP Summit, an invitation-driven conference scheduled for February 18, 2026, at the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile. The summit features keynote sessions on dental-medical integration, DSO evolution, innovation adoption, and capital formation in oral health, along with expert panels on AI, predictive dentistry, venture capital, and new care models.
• Pacific Dental ServicesminorOthers · 28 January 2026Pacific Dental Services is confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Dental VIP Summit co-chaired by Travis Rodgers. This represents speaking/invitation engagement rather than formal partnership.
• Henry ScheinminorOthers · 28 January 2026Henry Schein is confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Dental VIP Summit co-chaired by Travis Rodgers. This represents speaking/invitation engagement rather than formal partnership.
• Dykema's Dental Service Organizations Industry GroupminorOthers · 28 January 2026Dykema's Dental Service Organizations Industry Group is confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Dental VIP Summit co-chaired by Travis Rodgers. This represents speaking/invitation engagement rather than formal partnership.
• Revere Partners (Jeremy Krell)coreOthers · 28 January 2026Jeremy Krell of Revere Partners serves as co-chair of the Dental VIP Summit alongside Travis Rodgers of Dental Venture Capital. Revere Partners is a dental-focused venture capital firm.
• Marty JablowcoreOthers · 28 January 2026Marty Jablow serves as co-chair of the Dental VIP Summit alongside Travis Rodgers of Dental Venture Capital and Jeremy Krell of Revere Partners. Marty Jablow is a recognized dental industry leader.
• GoHighLevelcoreTechnology or IntegrationDVC integrates GoHighLevel marketing automation into their service offerings. The DVC Standard Plan includes GoHighLevel Marketing Automation ($97/mo value), DVC GHL Snapshot Pre-Configuration (500+ hours saved, $2k value), and weekly/monthly GoHighLevel configuration services available for purchase.
• DrDDS.io (CRM)coreTechnology or IntegrationDrDDS.io is the CRM platform integrated into DVC's service offerings, providing dental database access and CRM automation for client outreach and follow-up.
• DentechubatorcoreOthersDentechubator is the dental startup incubator platform providing exclusive access to tools, templates, and peer community for DVC clients. Also available at dentechubator.com.
• DrDDS InnovationscoreOthersDrDDS Innovations is the parent company of Dental Venture Capital (DVC) brand. DVC operates as a brand of DrDDS Innovations, providing advisory, consulting, and community services to dental entrepreneurs, startups, and investors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Revere Partners: Dental-focused venture capital firm that invests in and supports dental startups. Co-chairs the Dental VIP Summit with DVC and is one of the closest comparable dental-startup ecosystem builders; unlike DVC, Revere actually deploys capital.
• Dental Innovation Alliance: Venture alliance focused on dental innovation and startup development. Operates in the same niche of supporting dental founders and connecting them to capital, making it a directly comparable ecosystem peer to DVC.
• Maeva Dental Advisors: Dental management consulting firm with 30+ years of experience. Listed as a DVC portfolio backer; competes for the same dental-startup customer wallet with practice-management and exit-stage advisory expertise.
• Spring Capital Partners: Healthcare and dental-focused investment and advisory firm. Comparable in that it combines capital connections with strategic support for dental and healthcare entrepreneurs, mirroring DVC's advisory-plus-network model.

Broad incumbents

• Y Combinator: Largest global startup accelerator offering a90-day program, demo days, and investor introductions. DVC's 90-Day Startup Sprint mirrors YC's structure, though DVC is dental-specialized and services-led rather than equity-led.
• Rock Health: Established digital health venture fund and accelerator. While broader than dental, it competes for health-tech founders and offers similar accelerator programming, advisory, and investor matchmaking that DVC provides within dental.
• Techstars: Global accelerator network with mentorship-driven programs and investor demo days. Comparable to DVC as a structured accelerator offering, though Techstars typically takes equity and is sector-agnostic.

Emerging players

• gener8tor: Mid-sized accelerator running cohort-based programs with mentor networks and investor connections. Comparable in go-to-market structure (cohort programs, demo days) but operates as an equity-backed accelerator rather than a subscription advisory.
• StartUp Health: Health-focused startup accelerator and investor network. Provides similar founder-development, investor-introduction, and community services to DVC but across all of health rather than dental specifically.
• Dreamit Ventures: Venture-backed accelerator focused on healthtech and urbantech startups. Comparable as a niche accelerator providing structured programming, mentorship, and investor access, similar to DVC's sprint model for dental founders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thetravisrodgers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dentalvc
• Instagraminstagram.com/travrodgers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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