# dara5

> dara5 is a VC fund in London backing Retail, Big Data and Analytics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dara5
- Website: https://www.dara5.com

dara5 is a venture capital firm that invests in ventures and businesses.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Communities | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Healf | Healf offers quality products across 4 pillars of health: Eat, Move, Mind, Sleep for health living. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 31, 2026 | https://healf.com/ |
| Dataplor | Dataplor is a location intelligence platform provider that connects businesses with an on-demand mobile workforce. The platform offers real-time data verification, augmentation, and market research on local firms using machine learning and artificial intelligence models, allowing clients to alter their collecting requirements readily. | $20.5M | Series B | Jun 03, 2025 | http://www.dataplor.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IRIS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iris-ventures-a70f) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acronym Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acronym-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Ami Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- APA Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CBRE Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cbre-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does dara5 invest in?

dara5 invests primarily in Retail, Big Data and Analytics startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did dara5 last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for dara5 closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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