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Overview

Venture capital fund of funds platform providing access to investments.

Founded

2004

Deals · 12mo

3

Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

Japan
Taiwan
United States

Sector focus

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

15rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
OXMIQ
Jul 2026Participated
$35 MSeries A
Protuoso Biosciences
May 2026Led
$10 MSeed
bitBiome
May 2026Participated
$22 MSeed
PopChill
Sep 2025Led
$3 MSeries A
KKday
Dec 2024Participated
$70 MOther Equity
PopChill
May 2024Participated
$3 MSeries A
PopChill
Oct 2023Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Profet AI
Jan 2023Led
$6 MSeries A
FunNow
Nov 2021Participated
$15 MSeries B
Proxifile
Jun 2021Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Iweecare
Oct 2020Participated
$2 MSeries A
Spider AF
Dec 2019Participated
$3 MSeries A
OXMIQ
Jul 2026Participated
$35 MSeries A
Protuoso Biosciences
May 2026Led
$10 MSeed
bitBiome
May 2026Participated
$22 MSeed
PopChill
Sep 2025Led
$3 MSeries A
KKday
Dec 2024Participated
$70 MOther Equity
PopChill
May 2024Participated
$3 MSeries A
PopChill
Oct 2023Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Profet AI
Jan 2023Led
$6 MSeries A
FunNow
Nov 2021Participated
$15 MSeries B
Proxifile
Jun 2021Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Iweecare
Oct 2020Participated
$2 MSeries A
Spider AF
Dec 2019Participated
$3 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Darwin Ventures: 15 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Darwin Ventures: 15 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed11
Series A25
Series B02
Series C+01
Other Equity03

Monthly Deal Activity

Darwin Ventures: 15 deals are recorded across 204 months.All available history.
Darwin Ventures: 15 deals are recorded across 204 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Nov '091
Dec '090
Jan '100
Feb '100
Mar '100
Apr '100
May '100
Jun '100
Jul '100
Aug '100
Sep '100
Oct '100
Nov '100
Dec '100
Jan '110
Feb '110
Mar '110
Apr '110
May '110
Jun '110
Jul '110
Aug '110
Sep '110
Oct '110
Nov '110
Dec '110
Jan '120
Feb '120
Mar '120
Apr '120
May '120
Jun '120
Jul '120
Aug '120
Sep '120
Oct '120
Nov '120
Dec '120
Jan '130
Feb '130
Mar '130
Apr '130
May '130
Jun '130
Jul '130
Aug '130
Sep '130
Oct '130
Nov '130
Dec '130
Jan '140
Feb '140
Mar '140
Apr '140
May '140
Jun '140
Jul '140
Aug '140
Sep '140
Oct '140
Nov '140
Dec '140
Jan '150
Feb '150
Mar '150
Apr '150
May '150
Jun '150
Jul '150
Aug '150
Sep '150
Oct '150
Nov '150
Dec '150
Jan '160
Feb '160
Mar '160
Apr '160
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Jun '160
Jul '160
Aug '160
Sep '160
Oct '160
Nov '160
Dec '160
Jan '170
Feb '170
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Apr '170
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Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '170
Jan '180
Feb '180
Mar '180
Apr '180
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Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '181
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '181
Jan '190
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '190
May '190
Jun '190
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '190
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '191
Jan '200
Feb '200
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Dec '210
Jan '220
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Mar '220
Apr '220
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Dec '220
Jan '231
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Sector Breakdown

Darwin Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 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.

Darwin Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Consumer & Lifestyle7
AI & Machine Learning6
Enterprise Software5
E-Commerce & Retail5
Travel & Hospitality4
Networks, Cloud & Communication4
Health & Life Sciences3
Hardware & Robotics2
Cybersecurity & Privacy1
Data, Analytics & IT1
Space & Frontier Tech1
Marketing & Advertising1
Fintech1
Manufacturing1
Media & Entertainment1
Professional Services1
Social & Community Platforms1
Developer Tools1

Deal Size Distribution

Darwin Ventures: 15 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.

Darwin Ventures: 15 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M6
$5M-$10M4
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M1
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Darwin Ventures: Taiwan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals).All available history.

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

Darwin Ventures: Taiwan has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Taiwan9
United States3
Japan3
Darwin Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with AVA Angels Fund 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.

Investment Strategy

Darwin Ventures: Led accounts for 20% and participating for 80% of round participation.All available history.
Darwin Ventures: Led accounts for 20% and participating for 80% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led320%
Participating1280%
Darwin Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Darwin Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead267%
Co-led133%

Team

Emily Wu

Partner

Frank R. Caufield

Managing Partner

Scott Monahan

Administrative Partner

Simon Fang

Partner