United States · Investor

DNS Capital

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietFamily office

SeedSeries ASeries BLatinxHistorically Ignored FounderAfrican American

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque2531days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MRounds led1 of 6Mostly inUnited States, 83%
Pitch DNS Capital

DNS Capital highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

DNS Capital is the investment office and internal merchant bank for the business enterprise of Gigi Pritzker, Michael Pucker, and their immediate family.From their own website
Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
LatinxHistorically Ignored FounderAfrican American
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Nov
    Truvian SciencesSeries B · US · FinSMEs$27MWith 3 others
  3. Oct
    Activ SurgicalSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MLed
  4. Jul
    RecogniSeries A · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 5 others
  5. Jun
    RapidAPISeries B · US · FinSMEs$25MWith 3 others
  6. 2016

    1 round

  7. Oct
    FinanceitCA · FinSMEs$17MWith 1 other
  8. 2015

    1 round

  9. Jun
    ThreadSeries A · US$2.8MWith 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 15 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)

7 of 54 we have independently watched raise

CompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany

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 DNS Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies DNS Capital put money into.

Quick answers about DNS Capital

What does DNS Capital invest in?

DNS Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Latinx, Historically Ignored Founder and African American.

How active is DNS Capital?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has DNS Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Truvian Sciences (Series B, Nov 2019), Activ Surgical (Series A, Oct 2019) and Recogni (Series A, Jul 2019).

How big are DNS Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M.

Does DNS Capital lead rounds?

Yes: it led 1 of its 6 investments on record (17%).

Where does DNS Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Canada (17%).

Is DNS Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

Who does DNS Capital invest alongside?

Most often GreatPoint Ventures (3 rounds together) and Tao Capital Partners (2 rounds together).

Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. How we count · Report a correction · Is this your firm? Claim it