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Darling Ventures

32 Heron St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States

Overview

Pre-seed investment firm specializing in software businesses.

Founded

2013

Deals · 12mo

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Links

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Stage focus

Seed
Series B

Geographic focus

South Africa
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

AgTech
Construction
Enterprise Software
FinTech
...

Investment portfolio

17rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Prescient AI
Mar 2023Led
$5 MSeed
Zurp
Jan 2023Participated
$5 MSeed
Stark
Aug 2022Participated
$6 MSeed
Geminus
Jun 2022Participated
$6 MSeed
CryptoLeague
Mar 2022Participated
$2 MSeed
CatalyzeX
Nov 2021Participated
$2 MSeed
Kintsugi
Aug 2021Participated
$8 MSeed
Prescient AI
Jul 2021Led
$2 MSeed
Stark
Oct 2020Led
$2 MSeed
Briq
May 2020Participated
$10 MSeries A
FogHorn
Feb 2020Participated
$25 MSeries C
Human Inc
Oct 2018Participated
$21 MSeries B
Prescient AI
Mar 2023Led
$5 MSeed
Zurp
Jan 2023Participated
$5 MSeed
Stark
Aug 2022Participated
$6 MSeed
Geminus
Jun 2022Participated
$6 MSeed
CryptoLeague
Mar 2022Participated
$2 MSeed
CatalyzeX
Nov 2021Participated
$2 MSeed
Kintsugi
Aug 2021Participated
$8 MSeed
Prescient AI
Jul 2021Led
$2 MSeed
Stark
Oct 2020Led
$2 MSeed
Briq
May 2020Participated
$10 MSeries A
FogHorn
Feb 2020Participated
$25 MSeries C
Human Inc
Oct 2018Participated
$21 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

Darling Ventures: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Darling Ventures: 17 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed37
Series A02
Series B03
Series C+01
Other Equity01

Monthly Deal Activity

Darling Ventures: 17 deals are recorded across 138 months.All available history.
Darling Ventures: 17 deals are recorded across 138 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Darling Ventures: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Darling Ventures: Networks, Cloud & Communication is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Networks, Cloud & Communication8
Enterprise Software7
AI & Machine Learning7
Hardware & Robotics4
Fintech4
Marketing & Advertising3
Manufacturing3
E-Commerce & Retail2
Professional Services2
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Real Estate & Construction1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Consumer & Lifestyle1
Crypto & Blockchain1
Health & Life Sciences1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Darling Ventures: 17 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Darling Ventures: 17 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M7
$5M-$10M5
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Darling Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (15 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Darling Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (15 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States15
Europe1
South Africa1
Darling Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with March Capital sharing 3 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Darling Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with March Capital sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
March Capital3
Robert Bosch Venture Capital3
Aramco Ventures (Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures)2
Dell Technologies Capital2
GE Ventures2
Honeywell Ventures2
Indicator Ventures2
Intel Capital2
Magic Fund2
On Deck2
PivotNorth Capital2
The Hive2
Yokogawa Electric Corporation2
Abstract Ventures1
Abstraction Capital1
Acrew Capital1
Animal Capital1
Basecamp Fund1
BaseCamp Ventures1
Blackhorn Ventures1

Investment Strategy

Darling Ventures: Led accounts for 18% and participating for 82% of round participation.All available history.
Darling Ventures: Led accounts for 18% and participating for 82% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led318%
Participating1482%
Darling Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 33% and co-led for 67% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Darling Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 33% and co-led for 67% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead133%
Co-led267%

Team

Pascal Unger

Managing Partner