# Daisy funding: rounds and investors

> Daisy has raised $19M across 3 rounds since 2024. Investors include CMT Digital, Western Technology Investment and Goldcrest Capital.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/daisy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Daisy*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Advertising & Adtech Creator Economy Martech Social Media

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$19M** raised across 3 rounds since 2024, from 3 sources

**$3.9M** Seed **$15M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Seed, $3.9M Mar 2025
- **Biggest round:** $15M Series C · Mar 2025
- **Investors:** 5 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2025

**?** Pre-seed

**$3.9M** Seed

**$15M** Series C

- **First round:** Pre-seed
- **Biggest round:** $15M
- **Between rounds:** 7 months

## The rounds

- **Mar 2025** Seed **$3.9M** *1 new* *1 returning* [CMT Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmt-digital) [Volt Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volt-capital) Source recorded
- **Mar 2025** Series C **$15M** *2 new* [Western Technology Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wti) [Goldcrest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldcrest-capital) Source recorded
- **Aug 2024** Pre-seed **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* [CMT Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmt-digital) Lead [EV3](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ev3) Reported by Escape Velocity (Ev3

## Founders and team

From Daisy's own website: 32 founders, 20 on the team.

**Hagan Kappler** Co-Founder and CEO, Daisy

**A.J. Kuhrmeyer** Branch Founder & Leader

**Awele Nwaeze** Co-Founder & Leader

**Bert Herrero** Branch Founder & Leader

**Brian Bishop** Branch Founder & Leader

**Brian Leddy** Branch Founder & Leader

**Chad Jasinski** Branch Founder & Leader

**Charles Dyer** Branch Founder & Leader

**Corey Ardell** Branch Co-Founder & Leader

**Dehn Harper** Branch Founder & Leader

**Dion Persson** Co-Founder & CGO

**Eduardo Guerra** Branch Founder & Leader

**Everett Williams** Branch Founder & Leader

**Frank Castellano** Branch Founder & Leader

**Ijeoma Nwaeze** Co-Founder

**Jim Schoene** Branch Founder & Leader

**Joe Thomas** Branch Founder & Leader

**Justin Tsuchida** Branch Founder & Leader

**Kevin Mayer** Branch Founder & Leader

**Kim Lyznicki** Branch Founder & Leader

**Lisa Shissler Smith** Branch Co-Founder & Leader

**Marc Bryant** Branch Co-Founder & Leader

**Mark Peterson** Branch Founder & Leader

**Mike Barry** Branch Founder & Leader

**Mike Major** Branch Founder & Leader

**Nick Mark** Branch Founder & Leader

**Peter Cook** Branch Founder & Leader

**Ray Tamasovich** Branch Founder & Leader

**Ronny Esquenazi** Branch Founder & Leader

**Shane Shissler** Branch Co-Founder & Leader

**Thomas Vickery** Branch Founder & Leader

**Tracy Purdy** Branch Founder & Leader

- **Shiv Krishnan** CFO
- **Brian Wiersma** Head of Franchise Development & Operations
- **Alyssa Aguad** Co-General Manager
- **Ana Essex-Joseph** Technical Operations Project Manager
- **Andrea Vickery** Office Manager
- **Daisy Branch Leaders** Director of Marketing
- **Dylan Demnard** Branch Manager
- **Erin Thomas** General Manager
- **Esteban Rey Torres** Principal Engineer
- **Jason DeBaugh** Co-General Manager
- **Josh Sroka** Director of Operations
- **Katie Graves** Controller
- **Luke Frederickson** General Manager
- **Marty Sambrano** IT Operations & Security Specialist
- **Monica Arrington-Miller** Accounting Manager
- **Paul Foley** General Manager
- **Steve Stary** General Manager
- **Taylor Barry** General Manager

And 2 more on the team.

Advisers *Gordon van Zuiden* *Greg DellaCorte*

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Pre-seed** 2024 **Seed** 2025 **Series C** 2025 [CMT Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmt-digital) L [Western Technology Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wti) [Goldcrest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldcrest-capital) [Volt Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volt-capital) [EV3](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ev3)

## Everyone who backed them

[CMT Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmt-digital) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[Western Technology Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wti) VC firm **1** round

[Goldcrest Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldcrest-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Volt Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volt-capital) VC firm **1** round

[EV3](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ev3) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=daisy).

## Quick answers about Daisy

### Who invested in Daisy?

Daisy's investors include CMT Digital, Western Technology Investment, Goldcrest Capital, Volt Capital and EV3.

### How much has Daisy raised?

Daisy has raised $19M across 3 rounds since 2024. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Daisy last raise?

Daisy's most recent round was a Series C of $15M in Mar 2025.

### What was Daisy's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in Mar 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Daisy first?

Daisy's first round on record, in Aug 2024, was backed by CMT Digital and EV3.

### What stage is Daisy at?

Daisy's latest named round is a Series C, in Mar 2025.

### Where is Daisy based?

Daisy is based in the United States.

### Who led Daisy's rounds?

CMT Digital led the Pre-seed in 2024.

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