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Day One Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 51 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund, Dec 2020VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BCollaboration ToolsEnterpriseProsumer

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88%of best year14cheques in 12 months, 51 on record
Since the last cheque45days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.7MCheque size, as they say$300K – $1.8MRounds led0 of 51Sole investor7 roundsMostly inUnited States, 55%
Pitch Day One Capital

Day One Capital highlights

  1. 01

    14 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $1.8M

What they do

We lead and co-lead Pre-Seed and Seed rounds across CEE.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$300K – $1.8M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Collaboration ToolsEnterpriseProsumer
Based in
Budapest, Hungary
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first51 appearances

  1. 2026

    14 rounds

  2. Sept
    VeridionSeries A · Gapminder VC$20MWith 6 others
  3. Jul
    ImagiSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.5MWith 6 others
  4. Jun
    Concert BioGrant · GB$132KWith 4 others
  5. Jun
    VolteumSeed · HU$2.9MWith 1 other
  6. May
    TextureSeries A · US$13MWith 2 others
  7. Apr
    Wasted*Venture · US$3.2MWith 2 others
  8. Mar
    OrqaSeries A · HR$15MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    AffinitiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  10. Feb
    Juewu TechnologySeries A$15MWith 1 other
  11. Feb
    AllonicPre-seed · HU$7.2MWith 3 others
  12. Feb
    TurbineSeries B · HU$25MWith 1 other
  13. Feb
    ResoloonPre-seed · HU$651KSole investor
  14. Jan
    ABZ InnovationVenture · HU$8.2MWith 1 other
  15. Jan
    TivaraSeed · US$3.6MWith 2 others
  16. 2025

    8 rounds

  17. Jun
    RootSeed · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  18. May
    FiledSeed · US · TechCrunch$17MWith 3 others
  19. May
    MarveriSeed · US$3.5MWith 4 others
  20. Apr
    SuperpowerSeries A · US · Startup Daily$30MWith 11 others
  21. Apr
    ArtisanSeries A · US · TechCrunch$25MWith 9 others
  22. Mar
    EsperSeed · AU · Startup Daily$3.1MWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    QneiformSeed · HU$3.3MWith 3 others
  24. Feb
    WhaleboneSeries B · CZ$14MSole investor
  25. 2024

    10 rounds

  26. Dec
    Enpower GreentechSeries B · US$14MWith 1 other
  27. Dec
    Perciv AISeed · NL$2.6MWith 3 others
  28. Nov
    MirosPre-Series A · EE · EBRD Venture Capital$6.6MWith 6 others
  29. Nov
    WordwareSeed · US$30MWith 5 others
  30. Oct
    Abel PoliceSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    GameEon StudiosVenture · CZ$1.0MWith 4 others
  32. Sept
    NetNowPre-seed · CA$1.3MWith 3 others
  33. Jul
    PoshSeries A · US$22MWith 3 others
  34. Feb
    UnybrandsVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  35. Feb
    ColossyanSeries A · US$22MWith 3 others
  36. 2023

    4 rounds

  37. Sept
    CommsigniaSeries B · US$15MWith 3 others
  38. Jun
    BONDPre-seed · US$2.0MSole investor
  39. May
    FLOWX.AISeries A · RO$35MWith 2 others
  40. Jan
    Talk-A-BotVenture · HU$3.8MWith 1 other
  41. 2022

    12 rounds

  42. Sept
    HofySeries B · GB$15MWith 2 others
  43. Sept
    SynnadaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  44. Jul
    SkyePre-seed · US$1.6MSole investor
  45. Jul
    PathriseSeries B · US$17MWith 4 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

FCFeng ChenDirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 11 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Credo VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator5rounds togetherInventureVC firm3rounds togetherPartech VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherKeen Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherLAUNCHub VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherLong Journey VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Day One Capital put money into.

Veridion$20M · Sept 2026Imagi$4.5M · Jul 2026Concert Bio$132K · Jun 2026Volteum$2.9M · Jun 2026Texture$13M · May 2026Allonic$7.2M · Feb 2026

Quick answers about Day One Capital

What does Day One Capital invest in?

Day One Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Collaboration Tools, Enterprise and Prosumer.

How active is Day One Capital?

51 investments on record, 14 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Day One Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Veridion (Series A, Sept 2026), Imagi (Seed, Jul 2026) and Concert Bio (Grant, Jun 2026).

How big are Day One Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.7M. It says it writes cheques of $300K to $1.8M.

Does Day One Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 51 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Day One Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (55%), Hungary (18%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

Is Day One Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 14 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Day One Capital invest alongside?

Most often Credo Ventures (5 rounds together), Y Combinator (5 rounds together) and Inventure (3 rounds together).

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