Investing in badass founders
who are redefining core industries.
How we invest
- We invest in Construction, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and industrial-related sectors.
- We invest exclusively in US-based companies.
- We invest $100k-$500k in Pre-Seed and Seed Rounds. On special occasions, we have also written smaller exploratory checks of $10-25k in companies we absolutely love.
- We traditionally do not lead rounds, but we are fine commiting before a lead.
How we Support
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In the early stages, network is everything. We work hard to help our founders lock in their first big customers, smooth out GTM and sales motions, brainstorm how to build top-of-funnel, and help them fundraise.
Investment team
- Daniel Dart , General Partner
- Yahoo Finance: One man’s wild journey from prison and gangs to high finance
- Venture Capital Journal: From prison to pre-seed: Daniel Dart and Rock Yard Ventures
- Fox News LA: From homeless to venture capital
“Every investor claims to bring more than just capital to the table, but Daniel truly embodies that promise. From facilitating valuable introductions to other investors, to diving deep into GTM strategy brainstorming sessions, he consistently goes above and beyond. Daniel is the kind of investor every entrepreneur dreams of having in their corner. . .
. . .after 7 years of running 2 startups, I know a perfect investor when I see one.”
– Sohrab Haghighat, Founder & CEO, Hestus
Commitments
- Artifact – A modern workspace for electrical design - from concept to connector
- Hestus – Speeding up your hardware development through AI-powered CAD
- Interface – The industrial world’s autonomous safety expert
- Permitify – Site-specific code research and AI-powered plan review for architects and engineers
- Rectangle – Scale your freight operations without adding headcount and save your operations team hundreds of hours every month
- Reffie – All your property leads in one platform. Automate the boring so you can focus on closing more renters
- Revin – Forward-thinking service businesses use Revin to design and launch AI Agents across their biggest cost drivers
- Vallor – AI-powered procurement contract automation