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Day One Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 30 cheques on record.

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VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $3.3M, May 2026

Pre-seedSeedSeries ATechnology

Deploying now
50%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 30 on record
Since the last cheque249days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.8MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led1 of 30Sole investor3 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 89%
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Day One Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We back early-stage companies with customer obsession in their DNAFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Technology
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first30 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Concert BioGrant · GB$133KWith 4 others
  3. 2025

    5 rounds

  4. Dec
    RMFGPre-seed · US$4.5MWith 4 others
  5. Nov
    Valar AtomicsSeries A · US · TechStartups$130MLed
  6. Nov
    NeticSeries B · US$23MWith 4 others
  7. Oct
    TextureVenture · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  8. Mar
    Epoch BiodesignSeries A · GB · Kibo Invest$18MWith 8 others
  9. 2024

    5 rounds

  10. Oct
    PraxisVenture · US$525MWith 4 others
  11. Jul
    Vibrant PlanetVenture · US$4.2MWith 1 other
  12. Jun
    PandoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  13. Apr
    Symbolica AISeries A · US$33MWith 4 others
  14. Mar
    PaylodeSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  15. 2023

    7 rounds

  16. Dec
    OrchidSeed · US$12MWith 2 others
  17. Aug
    MoonhubSeed · US$10MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    Infinite CanvasVenture · US$6.0MWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    SNAFU RecordsVenture · SE$7.0MSole investor
  20. May
    Wasted*Venture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  21. May
    ZampSeed · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  22. Apr
    Alga BiosciencesSeed · US$4.0MWith 4 others
  23. 2022

    7 rounds

  24. Dec
    Canarie AiVenture · US$100KSole investor
  25. Oct
    QuinnSeed · US$3.2MWith 3 others
  26. Jul
    Flow.ClubSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  27. May
    BuiltaMartSeed$3.0MSole investor
  28. Apr
    Public GoodsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  29. Mar
    ArchieSeed · US$4.5MWith 5 others
  30. Jan
    CompoundSeries B · US$25MWith 4 others
  31. 2021

    2 rounds

  32. Oct
    FanfixPre-seed · US$1.3MWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    RebyVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  34. 2019

    3 rounds

  35. Oct
    WinnieSeries A · US · FinSMEs$9.0MWith 8 others
  36. Sept
    Package FreeSeed · US · TechCrunch$4.5MWith 5 others
  37. Aug
    SquadSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 6 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 registration2 named

MBMariia BucherManaging Member of Day One Ventures Management (GP) III, LLC the general partneriFiling they signed
MDMariia DrokovaManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 7 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$192Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
DAY ONE Ventures Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 290294

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

SquadBought by TwitterUndisclosedDec 2020

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Y CombinatorAccelerator6rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherAbstract VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherAscensionVC firm2rounds togetherCollaborative FundVC firm2rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherLiquid 2 VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSoma CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherTQ VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Day One Ventures put money into.

Concert Bio$133K · Mar 2026RMFG$4.5M · Dec 2025Valar Atomics$130M · Nov 2025Netic$23M · Nov 2025Texture$2.0M · Oct 2025Epoch Biodesign$18M · Mar 2025

On podcasts

1 episode naming Day One Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Day One Ventures

What does Day One Ventures invest in?

Day One Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

How active is Day One Ventures?

30 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Day One Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Concert Bio (Grant, Mar 2026), RMFG (Pre-seed, Dec 2025) and Valar Atomics (Series A, Nov 2025).

How big are Day One Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.8M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Day One Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 30 investments on record (3%).

Where does Day One Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and the United Kingdom (7%).

Is Day One Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Day One Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (6 rounds together), 500 Global (2 rounds together) and Abstract Ventures (2 rounds together).

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