Independent rating of Dynamo VC fund
Overall rating:
4.7
(25)
About Dynamo VC fund
Website:
Founded:
2016
Number of funds:
2
Number of investments:
56
Number of exits:
2
Headquarters:
Organization type:
Micro VC
How Dynamo VC fund invests
Rounds:
Average ticket size:
10.1M USD
Biggest investment:
31.9M USD
Would lead round:
Yes
Would coinvest:
Yes
Countries where invested:
Sectors of interest:
Logistics, Software, Supply Chain Management, SaaS, Information Technology, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Drones, Autonomous Vehicles, Warehousing, Transportation, Sensor, Robotics, Freight Service, Food Delivery, Financial Services, Finance, FinTech, Drone Management, Delivery, Construction, Cloud Data Services, CRM, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence, Agriculture, AgTech, Accounting
Founders' reviews of Dynamo VC fund
Older than a year by portfolio founder
Round: Pre-Seed
They Get Their Hands Dirty
Dynamo is actively involved and add real value with their input and network.
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Round: Seed
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Above and Beyond
Helpful, supportive, responsive, and professional I could not ask for more from my investor.
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Strong start
Very transparent with their process and thesis fit online and responded quickly to cold outreach which was awesome! Initial call was timely as well.
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Well Wishes
Although we did not secure funding from Dynamo, we appreciate the overall accommodation and professionalism in our discussions.
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Round: Seed
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Creates Solutions
Dynamo led our Seed Round. They take a hands on approach and are always ready to dig in and help Founders & Company solve problems.
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Gurus
Great to talk with and very productive conversation. They are very knowledgeable and understand the industry very well.
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Exciting Stuff
Very positive. Hoping for a follow up call with the investment committee.
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Lend you Grey Matter
They are a fair, quick, supportive, intelligent value added investor. We have enjoyed working with them since our first meeting.
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For Petes Sake
Insulting to have young, inexperienced kids asking founders for an unsolicited pitch without showing any interest in the company when Dynamo initiated the outreach.
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I Admire the Candor
Dynamo invested pre-seed in our business or better its team and the potential in the market. I valued that they made it clear that they weren't excited about the idea, but would work with the founders amend the product and business model. The investors are very supportive and can be considered as a value-add investor that is excited about building innovative businesses in the supply-chain industry.
Older than a year by non-portfolio founder
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Why Can't It Always Be Like This?
They reached out to us and we quickly got a meeting with one of their associates. The associate provided us with useful information to help us understand what the process was like for them. We are now getting ready to talk to one of the partners and he was quick to response to our meeting request. Overall, great and painless experience.
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It's Only the Beginning but...
Great early impression.
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Balanced and Speedy
I liked the mix of founders and VC-experts on the team. Not pure financial, and not pure operational. Also - genuinely nice bunch of blokes committed to taking risk in exchange for huge reward. Very quick decision and deal making progress in my experience.
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Thanks for having my back
Super well connected guys -- always on the side of the founders (even in tough times)
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The Coaches We've Needed
The Dynamo team has been incredibly helpful to us. They helped us think bigger about our business. They support us on the business and the emotional side of growing a company. They coach instead of criticize. We are grateful to have them in our corner.
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Tried and Tested
The ultimate test of a founder is: would you take capital from them again? My answer is an unwavering yes.
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Flipping Fantastic
Dynamo (and in particular Jon Bradford) have been fantastic in offering us mentoring, advice, feedback, and introductions. Jon is hugely knowledgeable and very well connected.
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Nearly Five Stars
Straightforward, non-toxic, focused on helping out founders without micromanaging. Could be more diverse in team and investments (gender and race in particular), but these are good guys who know their space well and whose business ethics are in the right place. I myself check a diversity box and would recommend to other diverse founders. Enjoyed working with all members of the team, and those who had relevant contacts for us rolled up their sleeves and made interesting connections for us. Santosh Sankar was our main point of contact, he was always quick to respond and eager to help out, both with key intros to close our round and on the biz dev side too. Highly recommend Dynamo!
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Hand Holders
Dynamo ventures has been really supportive and put an early pre-seed check into us. At times, it feels like there's a retort or answer to everything we say and to some extent it feels like they're guiding the process more than we are using them, but that's a dynamic that I think exists because we're 1'st time founders. That said, we listen to everything they say but don't necessarily take everything they say to heart.
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Here When Needed
Big fan. Deal with Santosh and Jon mostly - they're great. Super hands off but good level of accountability - great for checking your direction and digging into the premises around your decisions. Pleasant to deal with
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Very Cool
The team at Dynamo were great, they supported us early in our journey. We have enjoyed working with them.
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Connection Builders
Dynamo has been support supportive to help secure other investors as well as intros to customers. Have thoroughly enjoyed the relationship.
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More than Money
I have been massively impressed and surprised by the level of engagement we get from Dynamo. They are hugely supportive and engaged. It feels like they genuinely care about the companies they invest in (instead of having just chucked a bunch of money out there and let luck take its course).
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Dynamite
they rock
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Where the heck did they come from?
Dynamo is one of the most founder-friendly and supportive funds for Pre-seed and Seed stage companies. These are the kind of investors you want on your cap table. Their involvement will completely change the trajectory of the company and they do their best to support you at every stage of the company. All the partners are very approachable, respecting, and fun to work with.