# Dan Friedkin

> Dan Friedkin is a Series B investor at The Friedkin Group (Houston) backing Training and Aerospace. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Friedkin Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-friedkin-group-9c5e)
- Location: Houston, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571753854419

Dan Friedkin is a Series B investor at The Friedkin Group in Houston focused on Training and Aerospace. Dan Friedkin is based out of Houston, Texas, and is the Chairman and CEO of The Friedkin Group and Board of Director at Loft Dynamics. Dan Friedkin attended Rice University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Training | 1 | 100% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 100% |
| Virtualization | 1 | 100% |
| Virtual Reality | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loft Dynamics | Loft Dynamics is a training solutions provider that creates a virtual reality (VR) flight simulator. It was the first VR full motion simulator to receive Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) EASA FTD Level 3 authorization from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Loft Dynamics, with a talented team of passionate engineers, highlyspecialized developers, and dedicated aviation experts, assists leading global aircraft manufacturers, airlines, aviation operators, flight schools, and training organizations around the world in providing safer and more effective pilot training.It was formerly known as VRMotion AG, which was founded in Zurich in 2018 and has quickly established itself as the market leader in the development and manufacture of virtual reality training devices for helicopter pilots. | $24M | Series B | Aug 21, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alaska Star Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alaska-star-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Craft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UP Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/up-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Friedkin Group

VC Fund · Houston, United States

THE FRIEDKIN GROUP is a privately-held consortium for automotive, hospitality, entertainment, golf & adventure companies.

3 contacts available at The Friedkin Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Friedkin | Chairman and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-friedkin |
| Keith Turpin | Chief Information Security Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-turpin |
| Kitarack Chapman | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kitarack-chapman |

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## FAQ

### What does Dan Friedkin invest in?

Dan Friedkin invests primarily in Training, Aerospace and Virtualization startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dan Friedkin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dan Friedkin closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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