# Dan Hobin

> Dan Hobin is a Bend, Oregon entrepreneur and investor who co-founded G5 with Greg Meier in 2005 and was CEO when the property-marketing software company was acquired by RealPage in 2021. He also co-founded the Bend Venture Conference and GreenT Climate Software. Summit Bank Group’s March 2025 proxy identifies him as managing partner of Chipper Creek Innovation and a director since 2016.

- **Role:** Managing Partner at Chipper Creek Innovation
- **Organizations:** Chipper Creek Innovation, GreenT Climate Software, G5, Bend Venture Conference, Summit Bank, Oregon State University - Cascades, SmashCast, Beyond.com, CyberSource
- **Education:** B.A. in Asian Studies, with a focus on Japanese business, University of California, Santa Barbara, Shibusawa International School, Fukaya, Japan
- **Known for:** Built G5 with Greg Meier from a self-storage marketing business into a platform serving more than 500 customers and 8,300 properties at its 2021 sale., Led G5 through five years of bootstrapping, outside investment and acquisition by RealPage., Co-founded the Bend Venture Conference.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2005** — Held sales and marketing roles at Beyond.com and CyberSource; founded and served as CEO of SmashCast, a San Francisco digital publishing company.
- **2002** — Moved from the Bay Area to Bend, Oregon.
- **2003** — Co-founded the Bend Venture Conference, as dated in the Bending Rules episode description.
- **2005** — Co-founded G5 with Greg Meier, initially addressing online marketing for self-storage operators.
- **2010** — After five years of bootstrapping, G5 secured $15 million led by Volition Capital.
- **2015** — G5 announced a $76 million investment led by PeakEquity Partners, which took a majority stake.
- **2016** — Began serving as a Summit Bank director.
- **2021** — Was G5 co-founder and CEO at its sale to RealPage; July 20 agreement announcement followed by September 15 investor exit announcement.
- **2023** — Co-founded GreenT Climate Software with Ryan Holmes, according to Holmes’s public launch announcement.
- **2025** — Summit Bank Group’s March proxy identified Hobin as managing partner of Chipper Creek Innovation.

## Achievements

- Built G5 with Greg Meier from a self-storage marketing business into a platform serving more than 500 customers and 8,300 properties at its 2021 sale.
- Led G5 through five years of bootstrapping, outside investment and acquisition by RealPage.
- Co-founded the Bend Venture Conference.
- Co-founded GreenT Climate Software and is identified by the company as an investor and board member.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Summit Bank Group’s proxy identified Hobin as managing partner of Chipper Creek Innovation and nominated him for a board term ending in 2028.
- **2024-12** — Appeared on the Bending Rules podcast to discuss early ventures, capital efficiency, leadership, investing and company culture.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danhobin

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