Day One Ventures
@DayOneVC
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Excited to announce our $150M fund III to keep betting on the most exceptional founders of our time working on the biggest ideas possible Read more from our founder / GP @mashadrokova 🚀
Today, I’m proud to announce @DayOneVC’s $150M fund III that brings our AUM to over $450M. Our north star remains the same: we will keep betting on the most exceptional founders of our time working on the biggest ideas possible.
Gundo’s a power spot solving humanity’s hardest problems like the dire water scarcity cc @ADoricko @RainmakerCorp @mashadrokova dropping facts in @latimes
While everyone’s trying to steal your attention, @joinrosebud built AI to give it back Proud to be early backers @chrysb @seandadashi and rosebud team building for lasting emotional health vs short-lived engagement
🌹 𝗪𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 $𝟲𝗠 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 Five years ago, @seandadashi and I realized the attention economy was doing more harm than good—keeping kids and adults glued to screens, chasing dopamine. As technologists, we…
Perhaps the best @ShawnRyan762 ep so far
It was a pleasure to sit down with Shawn Ryan and talk about how Valar Atomics is building America’s energy future! Full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/1tznArwmGN0
future of mining with the leading visionary in the space @teddyfeld
My first interview with Ted Feldmann (@teddyfeld) founder of Durin Durin builds and operates automated drill rigs to accelerate mineral discovery in America. 0:31 Growing up in mining 2:32 MP Materials 4:12 Rare earths & critical minerals 7:09 History of exploration drilling…
When I met @rahulvohra early in Fund I it was obvious that he was one of the best founders in tech. I've loved @Superhuman for its speed, elegance & deep customer love. All stayed true ever since. Proud of the team and excited for this new chapter. Forever loyal customer.
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“If you have the ability to build something good and you bury it, that’s a sin." so moved by the podcast with Daniel Francis, founder of @abel_gov
the most artistic way to structure @DayOneVC deep tech portfolio
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I like to call my shots when I talk to a founder I think is building something great. @teddyfeld with @DurinMining is going at absolutely breakneck speed. They are going to be huge, book it.
How’s it that most AI targets office work while ignoring opportunity in basements, rooftops, porches, backyards. The $500B service economy, HVAC, plumbing, electric, auto repair has been slept on. Excited to back unstoppable Melisa & Netic’s AI engine powering America’s backbone
After it took days to book an HVAC appointment in the sweltering heat, I built @Netic_AI: the AI revenue engine for businesses that keep America running. Silicon Valley ignored essential services for too long, so we raised $20m from @foundersfund, @greylock, @mavolpi to fix it.
2AM plumber booked, 9AM tornado hits, routine maintenance pushed so emergencies slot first, all w/o humans Peak or slow season Netic's the 24/7 revenue engine for America’s essential services Proud to back @melisatokmak @Netic_AI team building for America's backbone
After it took days to book an HVAC appointment in the sweltering heat, I built @Netic_AI: the AI revenue engine for businesses that keep America running. Silicon Valley ignored essential services for too long, so we raised $20m from @foundersfund, @greylock, @mavolpi to fix it.
Your parents flipped through baby name books. You’ll have the whole genome report @OrchidInc @noor_siddiqui_ bringing us leaps closer to the healthiest generations w/o the suffering that comes from genetic disease. @ashleevance, as always, gets to the core
New Core Memory episode on the future of babies
wow!
TIME’s new cover: An audacious startup co-founded by Sam Altman wants to prove you’re human with a device called “The Orb.” What else does it want? ti.me/3H8HNOX
You can’t solve the trust problem online without solving identity. Proud of @worldcoin team and the iconic orb in its rightful place, on the cover of @TIME
"The Internet will inevitably need some kind of proof-of-humanity system in the near future."
Policy, urgency, execution. That’s the new blueprint @isaiah_p_taylor and @GovCox just announced @valaratomics X Utah July 4th 2026. A 250th birthday gift for American energy
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 A few minutes ago, Governor @GovCox and I announced LIVE on Bloomberg that Valar Atomics and the State of Utah are partnering to meet President Trump’s challenge to turn on an advanced reactor on American soil by July 4, 2026, America’s 250th birthday.
World Foundation raised $135M from @a16z and @BainCapCrypto to accelerate scaling the real human network. Funding was through a recent direct purchase of liquid, market-priced $WLD.
When an industry’s drowning in paperwork you don’t throw more bodies at the problem. When it’s heavily regulated you can’t rip out the workflow You build @FiledHQ Proud to back @oelry and Filed team already giving tax pros 3x more leverage without breaking what works
We decided to help tax pros actually enjoy tax season. Not survive it. Not dread it. Enjoy it A crazy idea? Maybe Until it worked 👇
this one was fun
.@maxmarchione, co-founder of @superpower, and @mashadrokova, Founder & GP at @DayOneVC , sat down with our Spring 2025 fellows for a raw and practical conversation on what it actually looks like to raise $30M, build something original, and stay sane in the chaos of early-stage…
I met @sahilkphadnis when we were 16 and 18 years old. We were looking for roommates at UC Berkeley, and ended up starting a company together the same day we met. We recruited a team, built a product, launched, and then it flopped . . . hard. It was a tough pill to swallow. We…
🚨Big news: Affiniti raises $17M Series A led by @SignalFire to bring financial intelligence to the backbone SMBs of America. This round accelerates our plan to give owners visibility into their small business’s biggest blind spot: cash flow. 🧵 Here’s why this matters: