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Sky Dayton

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

VC firmQuiet

Seed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque3199days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$100MRounds led0 of 7Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Sky Dayton

Sky Dayton highlights

  1. 01

    7 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Founder of EarthLink, Boingo Wireless, investor and serial entrepreneur.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. Feb
    Joby AviationSeries B · US · FinSMEs$100MWith 8 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Jul
    AirMapSeed · US$2.6MWith 7 others
  5. 2014

    1 round

  6. Apr
    ArtsySeries B · US$18MWith 10 others
  7. 2012

    1 round

  8. May
    DiffbotSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 8 others
  9. 2011

    1 round

  10. Jan
    GobblerSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 5 others
  11. 2010

    2 rounds

  12. May
    This Week InSeed · US$300KWith 2 others
  13. Jan
    IdentifiedSeries A · US · innovationendeavors.com$1.5MWith 17 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

IdentifiedBought by WorkdayUndisclosedFeb 2014

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Sky Dayton put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Sky Dayton in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Sky Dayton

What does Sky Dayton invest in?

Sky Dayton invests most often at Seed and Series B (86% of the rounds on record).

How active is Sky Dayton?

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

What has Sky Dayton invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Joby Aviation (Series B, Feb 2018).

How big are Sky Dayton's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M.

Does Sky Dayton lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Sky Dayton invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Sky Dayton investing now?

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

What kind of investor is Sky Dayton?

Sky Dayton is a VC firm based in United States.

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