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We back early-stage companies with customer obsession in their DNA and accelerate the mass adoption of technologies they create.
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WHAT OUR FOUNDERS SAY
- Joshua BrowderCEO
Having Day One Ventures in our corner from the beginning has had a clear transformative impact on the company. A real inflection point for us: they launched us on the Today Show alongside other tier 1 publications, which helped us launch our Series A and increased our revenue. They have a global perspective from San Francisco to London to LA to Switzerland helping us meet & reach a global audience —Masha's always pushed us to think bigger and has been instrumental in getting us there. If you're a founder with the opportunity to take a Day One cheque, seize it! - Alex BlaniaCEO
Masha is the investor who knows how to make things happen; having her on your cap table is like adding a co-founder to the team: she worked with us around the clock to build and scale our executive team across Seed to Series C, advised us on difficult fundraising decision, and worked relentlessly to help us launch our company out of stealth. I let all my founders' circle know she is without a doubt the best venture investor today: a day-zero, high conviction partner who makes the impossible happen. - Job van der VoortCEO & Founder
Masha is a force of nature in the world of investors - she has introduced us to one our largest customers (a well known enterprise), has done very heavy lifting for us in PR and marketing, and is generally a great partner to Remote. One of the best. - Noor SiddiquiCEO
Day One Ventures has been a pivotal investor for us, and for any ambitious founder, I'd tell them they're the must-have partner. Whether it's helping us launch with tier-one media like WSJ and CNBC, introductions, or new customers, Masha and her team are incredibly supportive, passionate, and hands-on. They're truly committed to our success and roll-up their sleeves to get it done - Richard SocherCEO
Many funds invest and then you never hear from them again. Day One Ventures on the other hand is always helpful. They have full time staff and Masha herself helping with every press release and think about large marketing opportunities. We've secured many articles and had many amazing introductions to valuable journalists thanks to Masha and her amazing team. They also helped us hire some of our best talent. - Adam GuildCEO
We've been lucky to have many world class investors on our journey, but Day One Ventures stands out even among them. Beyond helping with landing top tier press and dialing in our communications, they've been super supportive even during rough patches. Typically, you'd pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to have PR advisors at their level helping grow your startup, but you get that for free when they invest. Having Masha and her team on your side is like activating a superpower for your startup. - Maddie HallCo-Founder & CEO
I am continually impressed by the breadth and depth of knowledge on the Day One Ventures team. Their ability to help us effectively communicate our complex business to the public has enabled us to gain traction and build a strong community of supporters. I am very grateful for their continued investment over time and would recommend them to any other founder in the future. - Kiran BhatrajuCEO
Day One and Sanjiv have been incredible partners for growth. They have a strong network and deep product expertise that's helped us navigate from a consumer brand to a B2B enterprise business. Sanjiv is always available to riff on ideas and think through market strategy, and knows how to have fun doing it. - Haroon MokhtarzadaCEO
I can honestly say that Day One Ventures was one of our most impactful investors, period. Masha believed in us when few did and is actually the only reason the company survived when we were on death's doorstep. We went from their seed check to unicorn exit in 4 years and never paid a dime in PR because they literally did all of our PR work for us. They have a stellar team, have put on fantastic events, and were incredibly supportive the entire time. 10/10 Highly recommend. - Allison WolffCEO
Day One Ventures has been an invaluable investor to Vibrant Planet. Other investors say they add value -- Day One really does it. Their bailiwick is communications and their hands on, dedicated support to our comms strategy and implementation is hard to put a value on. Beyond comms, Day One has been instrumental in making connections to mission-aligned investors, potential team members, and synergistic companies. Amazing partner to have behind our climate tech startup! - Paul BudnitzCEO
Day One Ventures is the very best. Masha and team’s brilliant help with PR, investor introductions, and advice when we need it has been responsible for a large part of Superplastic’s rapid growth and success fundraising. - Caroline SpiegelFounder & CEO
Masha and Drake have been invaluable partners for Quinn. We love working with them and appreciate their unwavering support. They’ve offered introductions, expertise, and thoughtful guidance, and I send founders their way whenever I can. I cannot recommend Day One enough! - Avante PriceCEO
Though we've worked with them for years, the Day One Ventures team has felt like family, well, since day one. Between immersive offsite experiences, intimate founder dinners, and helping us get our first press, they've been extremely valuable partners at every step of our founder journey. In a world of countless unknowns, the Day One team and community have contributed greatly to our confidence in the best path forward. - Nancy XuCEO
Day One has been a secret weapon in our journey. The entire team goes to bat with you, from being a strategic comms partner to introducing us to relevant, influential media. Their PR work helped our most recent fundraising and product launch get covered in places like Forbes and Fortune, from which we got 100s customer leads in a week. - Joshua BrowderCEOHaving Day One Ventures in our corner from the beginning has had a clear transformative impact on the company. A real inflection point for us: they launched us on the Today Show alongside other tier 1 publications, which helped us launch our Series A and increased our revenue. They have a global perspective from San Francisco to London to LA to Switzerland helping us meet & reach a global audience —Masha's always pushed us to think bigger and has been instrumental in getting us there. If you're a founder with the opportunity to take a Day One cheque, seize it!
- Alex BlaniaCEOMasha is the investor who knows how to make things happen; having her on your cap table is like adding a co-founder to the team: she worked with us around the clock to build and scale our executive team across Seed to Series C, advised us on difficult fundraising decision, and worked relentlessly to help us launch our company out of stealth. I let all my founders' circle know she is without a doubt the best venture investor today: a day-zero, high conviction partner who makes the impossible happen.
OUR PORTFOLIO
We back founders in:ai,
fintech,
climate & energy,
enterprise,
future of work,
consumer,
deep tech,
web 3.
world.org
Identity as a public utility
Sam Altman / Alex Blania
you.com
The AI Search Engine You Control
Richard Socher
symbolica.ai
Building structured cognitive architectures for machines.
George Morgan
inv.tech
AI-accelerated workflow outsourcing and optimization
Francis Pedraza
regie.ai
AI-powered content
Srinath Sridhar / Matt Millen
moonhub.xyz
Find top job candidates using AI
Nancy Xu
playgroundai.com
Create any image from your imagination
Suhail Doshi
ava.me
Real-time AI-based captioning
Thibault Duchemin
enso.org
Extract knowledge from complex data workflows
Wojciech Daniło / Sylwia Brodacka
knowherenews.com
Impartial News (Acquired)
Nathaniel Barling / Dylan Rhodes
EXIT
doordash.com
Maps for self-driving vehicles (Acquired)
Andrew Kouri
EXIT
snafurecords.com
Discovering and underwriting musicians using AI
Ankit Desai
calypsoai.com
Develop, train, deploy, and secure AI
Neil Serebryany
OUR WORK
How to mobilize generalist VCs for a moonshot idea
techcrunch.comAnnouncing Day One Ventures' $150M Fund III
This startup wants to help mom-and-pop restaurants drop Grubhub
fastcompany.comSearch Has Its Goliath. Could Richard Socher Be Its David?
theinformation.comThis Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born
wired.comVinod Khosla is betting on a former Tesla autopilot engineer who quit to build small AI models that can reason
fortune.comHow to mobilize generalist VCs for a moonshot idea
techcrunch.comAnnouncing Day One Ventures' $150M Fund III
Day One Ventures
The Crystal Ball: What 2025 holds for pivotal sectors, including crypto, consumer, and health
fortune.com / 2025-01-02
Day One Ventures
25 experts predict how AI will change business and life in 2025
fastcompany.com / 2025-01-02
Wordware
How Wordware Secured $30 Million Seed In 7 Days
forbes.com / 2024-11-28
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