DA

Day One Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

Portfolio

19+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in founders creating scalable consumer platforms with new models of monetization.

Meet the Team

MM

Matt Mickiewicz

Venture Partner

AI
Web3
Deep Tech
MB

Masha Bucher

Founder

Enterprise Software
Developer Tools & Infrastructure
Fintech & Payments
Climate & Clean Energy
Consumer Apps & Social
JC

Jenny Chao

Director of Communications & Investor

Communications Strategy
PR
Early-stage Investing
SS

Sanjiv Sanghavi

Venture Partner, Climate

Climate Tech
Clean Energy
EnergyTech
DR

Drake Rehfeld

Principal

AI
Climate
Enterprise
Pre-seed / Seed stage
RD

Rhianna Donaldson

Communications Lead

Communications
Strategic Storytelling
PR Support
S

Sanjiv

Partner

growth
product
market strategy

Described by a founder as an incredible partner for growth with a strong network and deep product expertise, helping navigate from a consumer brand to a B2B enterprise business.

M

Masha

Partner

Described by founders as a hands-on investor at Day One Ventures who helps with fundraising, executive hiring, press launches, marketing, customer introductions, and company launches.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
Enterprise
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (19)

Other

BE

BeReal

Social Networking
ST

Starry

Consumer App
WO

world.org

Identity as public utility

YO

you.com

AI search engine

SY

symbolica.ai

Structured cognitive architectures for AI

IN

inv.tech

AI-accelerated workflow outsourcing and optimization

AB

abelpolice.com

AI for community-focused law enforcement

RE

regie.ai

AI-powered content generation

MO

moonhub.xyz

AI-powered talent discovery and matching

AV

ava.me

Real-time AI-based captioning for accessibility

How to pitch Day One Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Matt Mickiewicz, Venture Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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