# Darwin Ventures

> Darwin Ventures is a VC fund in Burlingame backing Travel and Internet. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Burlingame, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Fund size: $72M
- Last fund: Jan 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/darwin-ventures
- Website: http://www.darwinvc.com

Darwin Ventures is a Bay Area-based venture capital fund of funds platform providing access to a select group of venture capital funds and their transformative portfolio investments.Since 2004, Darwin Ventures has maintained a singular focus on venture capital, investing in some of the industry's most sought-after venture capital funds.Darwin counts leading family offices and institutional allocators among its investor base.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Darwin Ventures. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Darwin Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/darwin-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Security | 1 | 25% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 25% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Japan | 1 | 25% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Jadallah | Partner | 0 | — |
| Frank R. Caufield | Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| Ryan Cotton | Partner | 0 | — |
| Scott Monahan | Administrative Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oxmiq Labs | OXMIQ delivers a comprehensive GPU hardware IP stack scalable from edge AI devices. | $35M | Series A | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| FunNow | Our vision is to empower people to delight their lives how they want when they want it. Our mission is to enable people to be spontaneous through an enjoyable, easy, and reliable booking experience. We are the best way for urbanites to book fun on the spur of the moment. | $15M | Series B | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| Spider Labs | Spider AF is an ad fraud detection tool that detects, blocks, and protects web advertisements from fraudulent clicks and conversions. Advertisers can easily detect fraudulent activity across published ads using centralized fraud management and advanced automation. Spider AF provides complete transparency in digital advertising, allowing advertisersto track ad placement, identify fraudulent behaviors, and analyze clean - fraud-free data.The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. | $45.4M | Series A | Nov 21, 2019 |  |
| Protuoso Biosciences | Protuoso Biosciences is a biotechnology company developing next-generation multifunctional biologics designed to address complex disease biology. | $9.5M | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accord Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accord-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accuvest Global Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accuvest-global-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ascendo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascendo-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CDIB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdib-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CSV Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/csv-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Farro Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Darwin Ventures invest in?

Darwin Ventures invests primarily in Travel, Internet and Security startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Darwin Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Darwin Ventures?

The team at Darwin Ventures includes Charles Jadallah (Partner), Frank R. Caufield (Managing Partner) and Ryan Cotton (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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