Investors / Daft Capital
Daft Capital
Venture capital
Daft Capital is a venture firm that invests $500k to $2M at inception in early-stage companies. It was founded by Jon Dishotsky and is backed by institutions, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsearly-stageventureartificial intelligencespacefintechhealthcare
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Or find every investor that fitsDaft Capital lists 25 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (26%), Education (14%) and Healthcare & Biotech (12%). 63% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Accel, General Catalyst and Giant Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Daft Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Daft Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 3 companies; its own site lists 25. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 3 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 60th | 25 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 72th | 8% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 39th | 26% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 26% | 18% |
| Education | 14% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 7% | 8% |
| Fintech | 7% | 12% |
| Legal & Compliance | 5% | 2% |
| Gaming | 5% | 1% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 6% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Accel | 3 |
| General Catalyst | 3 |
| Giant Ventures | 3 |
| Khosla Ventures | 3 |
| Liquid 2 Ventures | 3 |
| NEA | 3 |
| SV Angel | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2496%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company14%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Daft Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Daft Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Seed | |
| 14 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 7 May 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Daft Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Daft Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
25 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentway automates back-office operations with AI speed, human judgment, and proof the work was done right. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| AIM commercially deploys autonomous earthmoving solutions for industries such as mining, construction, and defense | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| ARMR Sciences is developing preventive therapies, including a vaccine, against synthetic drug threats such as fentanyl | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AvantStay offers vacation rentals, hotels, and getaways of various kinds | Real Estate & ConstructionLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Beyond Aero develops electric business aircraft using hydrogen propulsion. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company is building a helpful robot for every home | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Corca is building a collaborative math editor | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company is building a collaborative math editor | EducationEducation | Jun 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| The company connects rights holders to AI developers through its licensing platform | Media & EntertainmentAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Elvy provides a subscription-based service for home electricity and heating solutions, including installation and maintenance of equipment such as heat pumps, solar panels, and batteries. | EducationEducation | May 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Fifth Door allows users to make and play AI games in their browser | GamingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Howtoo provides car repair and upgrade services, including step-by-step repair help and exact-fit parts | E-commerce & MarketplacesMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Legora develops and provides collaborative AI solutions for legal work. | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Limitless develops AI-enabled wearables, including a product called Pendant. | AI & Machine LearningConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Loan Labs provides a platform for loan origination, connecting brokers, lenders, and agents to streamline the loan process. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Mercury provides online business banking services for startups, small businesses, and scaling companies. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | |||
| Monaco provides an all-in-one revenue platform for startups to manage sales and customer interactions | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for global payroll, employer of record, and contractor management | FintechHuman Resources | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- daftcapital.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 7 May 2026
- Companies checked
- 25
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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