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Darling Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firmWebsite unconfirmedNow at focal.vc

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI/MLAdtechB2B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque2946days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MCheque size, as they say$250K – $500KRounds led0 of 13Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Darling Ventures

Darling Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    13 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.1M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AI/MLAdtechB2B
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2018

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    HumanSeries B · US · FinSMEs$21MWith 5 others
  3. May
    ThryveUS · FinSMEs$1.4MWith 5 others
  4. 2015

    4 rounds

  5. Oct
    CloudwearSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  6. Jul
    KyndiVenture · US$1.1MSole investor
  7. May
    avocarrotSeed · GB$2.0MWith 3 others
  8. May
    BridgefySeed · US$225KWith 2 others
  9. 2014

    6 rounds

  10. Sept
    TapsterSeedUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. Sept
    DWNLDUS$2.0MSole investor
  12. Sept
    OmniSeed · USUndisclosedWith 23 others
  13. Sept
    BridgefySeed · US$100KSole investor
  14. May
    WeaveSeed · US$120KWith 4 others
  15. Apr
    SendHubUSUndisclosedWith 1 other
  16. 2013

    1 round

  17. Mar
    GridiumSeries A · US · sec.gov$750KWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 4 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

14 of 40 we have independently watched raise

Beam HealthBridgefyBriqFlamingoGeminusGleamGridiumKeragonLightswitchOmbreOn MeOpenbuilderPumpTrelent1derAltira HealthBrackettConquest LabsCoworkerDiagraphicsDoxxDrafterEclipseEvallosFinch ClaimsKaidenL2 LabsMastheadMaxedPrecurionPrescientSolderableStarkSubliminal LabsTakeoffTenvosThorasThreadwiseUnobioYrikka

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Darling Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Darling Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Darling Ventures

What does Darling Ventures invest in?

Darling Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI/ML, Adtech and B2B.

How active is Darling Ventures?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2018.

What has Darling Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Human (Series B, Oct 2018) and Thryve (Undisclosed round, May 2018).

How big are Darling Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $500K.

Does Darling Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Darling Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Darling Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2018.

Who does Darling Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Eastlink Capital (2 rounds together).

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