Fund profile / United States

dao5 Fund II

Geography
United States
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
$222M
Focus
AI/ML, Enterprise Software, SaaS and Web3 Infrastructure
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About dao5 Fund II

dao5 Fund II is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Web3 Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Enterprise Software
SaaS
Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Crypto-native founders building decentralized protocols or DAOs

crypto
DAO
decentralized
experimental
web3

Bullish Signals

Unique DAO-conversion fund structureexternal
Self-described experimental crypto firmwebsite
Committed to decentralization via DAO conversionwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Experimental model, unproven governance structureexternal
DAO conversion = fund structure uncertaintywebsite

Founder Do's

Build in crypto/web3 space
Embrace decentralization thesis
Show on-chain traction

Founder Don'ts

Pitch traditional equity structures
Ignore DAO governance models
Skip crypto-native approach

11 signals on dao5 Fund II

3 bullish · 2 contrarian · 3 pitch do's · 3 don'ts, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$222M
Saves0
People

Key People

Tekin Salimi

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