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Dynamo Fund III

Geography: United States
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $54M
Focus: AI/ML, Deep Tech, Mobility & Transport and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Dynamo Fund III

Dynamo Fund III 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, Deep Tech, Mobility Transport, 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

Deep Tech

Mobility & Transport

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Relentless founders upgrading physical economy & supply chain

physical economy

supply chain

logistics tech

industrial AI

autonomous/drone

Bullish Signals

$54M Fund III closed, top-decile returnsexternal

Early LP liquidity unlockedexternal

Portfolio: Gatik, Stord, Manna, Bonxexternal

Series C exit-track co in portfolioexternal

Portfolio spans Seed to Series Fexternal

Space economy bet: Lux Aeterna (Seed)external

AI-native ERP: Bonx in portfolioexternal

FreightHero: pre-seed AI freight brokerexternal

Gatik CEO validates deep domain supportexternal

Drone delivery: Manna Series B backedexternal

Reusable satellite bus: Lux Aeternaexternal

Stord Series F: warehouse cloud platformexternal

Industrial renaissance narrative: thought leadershipexternal

Gatik middle-mile AV commercialization leadexternal

Santosh authored trades pipeline analysisexternal

Madelyn published compute cost researchexternal

Unitail Labs: high-density robotics retailexternal

Gautam Narang: Gatik CEO endorses supportexternal

Agility Robotics analysis: foundational industry insightexternal

Contrarian Signals

Narrow physical economy niche onlyexternal

Small $54M fund sizeexternal

Space bet outside core thesisexternal

Founder Do's

Build in physical economy or logistics

Show real-world operational insight

Target supply chain inefficiencies

Bring deep domain expertise

Pitch pre-seed to Series C

Founder Don'ts

Pure software with no physical component

Consumer-focused business models

No defensible operational moat

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$54M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Santosh Sankar, Jon Bradford

Santosh SankarGeneral Partner

Jon BradfordGeneral Partner

Madelyn O'FarrellPartner

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