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About Us
Our story
RNP Capital wasn’t built in a boardroom...
...it was forged over decades of operational excellence, deep enterprise relationships, and real-world GTM execution.
It started in the 2000s. Alan Dumas and David Bates — veterans of the technology sales and integration space — built Accunet Solutions into the largest global partner for Isilon Systems. When Isilon was acquired for $2.25B by EMC, the realization hit hard: their role in building that trajectory was never matched by a piece of the outcome. As David puts it:
“If we had simply asked to invest, we would’ve made more than we did over eight years of partnership.”
That realization became the spark that lit RNP Capital. The idea? Invest earlier, deliver greater value than traditional capital ever could, and build something that allows everyone — founders, customers, and investors — to win.
​Since then, RNP has evolved into a full-stack investment and enablement engine. We don’t just write checks. We bring customers through DTG’s direct sales force, GTM insights from decades in the field, and strategic LPs who open doors as operators and buyers.
We exist to bring real-world execution back into early and mid-stage investing — and we’ve built the playbook to prove it.
Our Story
​Our Investment Philosophy
There’s no shortage of capital in tech. What’s rare is capital that adds effect.
At RNP, we’re committed to:
Investing in our lane — and going deep
We only invest in cybersecurity, AI, and cloud infrastructure because we’ve built, scaled, and sold in these domains. Our technical and GTM edge gives us asymmetric insight — and lets us help our companies scale smarter, faster
Validating before investing.
We test solutions via DTG’s national sales team before committing capital. That lets us:
De-risk our investments
Deliver immediate value to founders
Build conviction from market traction, not pitch decks
Maximizing structure, not just size
We lead with clarity :
SPVs clean up cap tables by consolidating checks from 10+ LPs into one entity
Our secondary participation strategy allows us to realize returns before traditional exits
We enable smaller checks from high-value LPs who are deeply engaged
Partnering for the long-term.
We’re not tourists. We’ve been in this ecosystem for 35+ years. Many of our LPs and advisors have worked with us for decades. Founders trust us — not just because we’re helpful, but because we show up, stay consistent, and make good on what we promise
Our Investment Philosophy
Scaling national businesses like Accunet Solutions and DTG
Developing trusted relationships with customers and innovators
Blending competitiveness with empathy and vision
What sets them apart isn’t just what they’ve built — it’s how they’ve done it:
Blending competitiveness with empathy and vision
With a bias for execution and no interest in ego
With a love of the game, and the people in it
Our Team
Alan Dumas and David are the driving force behind RNP Capital. With a combined 65+ years in tech leadership, sales execution, and founder-facing operations, they’ve built a reputation for:
Our LP community includes:
100+ limited partners across cybersecurity, enterprise tech, and infrastructure
25+ active CISOs, CTOs, and CIOs
Founders, operators, and buyers who often become advisors, champions, and customers to our portfolio companies
What we’ve built is more than a firm — it’s a trusted network with real teeth. A place where capital, customers, and operators converge to create outcomes that matter.
“In this world, relationships are the barometer of your success. And at RNP, we’ve built a community people want to be part of.”
Our Team
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