# Darco Capital

> Darco Capital is a VC fund in Philadelphia backing Software and Wellness. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Philadelphia, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 26%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/darco-capital
- Website: https://darcocapital.com/

Darco Capital is a VC fund in Philadelphia focused on Software and Wellness. Darco Capital is the family office investment vehicle of David Adelman. Darco Capital is an investment firm that focuses on investing in technology and consumer businesses, startups, and companies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$29M |
| Series A | $6M–$13M |
| Series B | $37M–$55M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 16% |
| Wellness | 3 | 16% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 16% |
| Sustainability | 3 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 16% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 53% |
| Series A | 3 | 16% |
| Series B | 2 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 11% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 14 | 74% |
| Chile | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David J. Adelman | CEO | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-j-adelman |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RCX sports | RCX Sports is a youth sports business that partners with premier sports brands and professional leagues. |  | Private Equity | Jun 04, 2026 |  |
| Happy Howl | Happy Howl sells human-grade dog food that is rich in vitamins and minerals. They provide dog food that has been shown to relieve acute diarrhea, vomiting, and digestion issues, as well as help with weight management for all. Happy Howl's recipes contain no artificial preservatives, additives, meat fillers, or byproducts and are made from 100%locally sourced, human-grade ingredients. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 01, 2025 |  |
| Prolific Machines | Prolific Machines is a biotech company developing cell technologies to redefine how cells are produced for a sustainable and healthy future. It combines cutting-edge technologies to enable cell production at a new scale. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $55M | Series B | Jun 06, 2024 |  |
| Type One Energy | Type One Energy is a fusion power system developer whose goal is to provide clean fusion power to cities. Through innovations in high-temp superconducting magnets and additive manufacturing, the company's system connects the compact, cost-effective stellarator fusion power plant to the grid, allowing people to access power when it is needed. | $29M | Seed | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| ReMo Energy | ReMo Energy is a pioneer in the use of renewable energy in place of fossil fuels to produce industrial goods. | $5.3M | Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| Neutral | Neutral is a carbon-neutral food company that builds a sustainable carbon-neutral food ecosystem starting with milk and a half and half.The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Portland, OR. |  | Series A | May 02, 2022 |  |
| Neutral | Neutral is a carbon-neutral food company that builds a sustainable carbon-neutral food ecosystem starting with milk and a half and half.The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Portland, OR. |  | Seed | Apr 26, 2022 |  |
| Neutral | Neutral is a carbon-neutral food company that builds a sustainable carbon-neutral food ecosystem starting with milk and a half and half.The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Portland, OR. |  | Seed | Apr 26, 2022 |  |
| Stimulus | Stimulus is a relationship intelligence platform that uses data and analytics to help companies make better purchasing decisions. |  |  | Mar 23, 2022 |  |
| Stimulus | Stimulus is a relationship intelligence platform that uses data and analytics to help companies make better purchasing decisions. |  | Seed | Mar 23, 2022 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Darco Capital invest in?

Darco Capital invests primarily in Software, Wellness and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Darco Capital's check size?

Darco Capital typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$29M at Seed, $6M–$13M at Series A and $37M–$55M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Darco Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Darco Capital?

Public channels for Darco Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Darco Capital?

The team at Darco Capital includes David J. Adelman (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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