Haim Dabah

Haim Dabah is the Founder and Managing Partner of HDS Capital (hdscapital.com), which is dedicated to investing in mid to late stage companies at the intersection of technology, retail, and fashion.
Haim is also the Chairman of Box Equities, a private real estate investment firm specializing in the Industrial distribution space.
Previously, Haim was an Executive Director, Group President at Li & Fung USA, the $20+ billion Hong Kong based global supply chain provider of consumer goods.
In 2007, Haim sold his company, Regatta USA, to Li & Fung and stayed on to run its women’s business.
Prior to Regatta, he co-founded Gitano with his family, a global retail brand that was sold to Fruit of the Loom.
Haim has over 35 years of deep retail relationships and experience focused on fashion, brand building and marketing.
His brand portfolio includes Regatta, Simply Vera Vera Wang, Daisy Fuentes, Ellen Tracy, Nicole Miller, Karl Karl Lagerfeld, Adrienne Vittadini and Marchesa, as well as Keds and Skechers.
He led designer collaborations with retailers such as Macy’s, including Matthew Williamson and Giambattista Valli; and Kohl’s, including Narciso Rodriguez, Derek Lam, Catherine Malandrino, Peter Som and Elie Tahari.
He also led the Oxford team, which produced Target's collaborations, including Missoni, Proenza Schouler, Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, Zac Posen, Rodarte, Alexander McQueen, Thakoon and Jean Paul Gaultier.
An expert in the brand management field, he is considered a pioneer of the proprietary brand business model.
Haim is a lead investor in various technology startups, He was also an early investor in Isaac Mizrahi, and later sold his equity to Chanel.
Haim is also on the advisory boards of Compound Ventures and Firstime Ventures.
He is a Disruptor Foundation fellow, serves as co president of PROPEL a charity focused on guiding women to enter the workforce and serves on the board of Delivering Good.