# Dasein Capital

> Dasein Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Industrial Automation. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dasein-capital-llc/
- Website: https://www.daseincap.com/

Dasein Capital is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Industrial Automation. Uncertain times and volatile markets expose flaws. For tech startups, flaws include vanity metrics and unjustified valuations. The economic challenges in the world today have thrust the quality and consistency of core values to the forefront, creating an opportunity for exceptional venture returns to those with the courage to pursue them.DaseinCapital has positioned a differentiated and proven machine learning technology – SymetryML – as the catalyst to create a portfolio of innovative, profitable startups that intelligently leverage seemingly infinite data accumulating in the world today.The fund invests seed stage capital and offers a community-based incubator framework, providing strategic and operational support from ideation through Series A financing.Working closely with tech entrepreneurs, Dasein’s Managing Partners and Advisor Community mitigate risk and bring a distinct advantage to partner ventures by sharing authentic experiences gained from launching and growing successful machine learning & AI powered businesses.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 57% |
| Industrial Automation | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Robotics | 1 | 14% |
| Marketing | 1 | 14% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dustin O'Dell | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dustin-o-dell |
| Scott Russo | Founder and Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-russo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inverted AI | Inverted AI, a spinout from UBC, is building a proprietary software system that predicts human driving behavior and is using it to build bots imitating human drivers for simulators where self-driving cars are trained. Its core technology utilizes probabilistic programming and provides a crucial ingredient needed to make self-driving cars'level 4' and above a reality. | $4M | Seed | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| Electric Sheep | Electric Sheep is dedicated to accelerating the Visual Effects (VFX) industry with cutting-edge AI technology. With a focus on speed, security, and scale, we are streamlining Film/TV workflows. The first step on our journey is rotoscoping.After years of camera to post experience for Netflix, Amazon and Disney among others, we saw anopportunity to take the challenges faced in VFX and leverage emerging AI technology to solve them. Thus Electric Sheep was born.Our mission is to allow artists to get back to what they do best - telling stories through creative, stunning and impactful visual effects. | $510K | Pre-Seed | Aug 17, 2023 |  |
| Start Left® Security | Security Management is a data problem. Tauruseer is the ONLY analytics-driven Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform with patented security analytics and threat detection capabilities. Give your Security, Engineering & DevOps teams back valuable time and help reduce the cognitive load from all the tool data with actionableinsight. | $3M | Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| ThoughtForge | ThoughtForge delivers autonomy and automation to tasks and workflows in warehouses, factories, and manufacturing plants. | $825K | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2022 |  |
| Prescient AI | Prescient is your premier state-of-the-art automation software that provides transparency and precise data insights for marketers and digital DTC brands alike. With the onset of a major shift toward a privacy-first internet, Prescient is the answer to fueling a brand’s success. Our tech helps you measure, forecast, optimize, and continuouslybacktest your marketing funnels with such meticulous accuracy that it saves you the two most important things in business: time and money.We know that the e-commerce space is changing and the internet is evolving. We’re here to set a new tone for the future of tech: predicted profitability. What if you could predict the success of your campaigns with such accuracy that you know your profit margins before advertising your product? Now, what if you could do that while maintaining the privacy of your customers? This is Prescient, and we’re changing the game with novel AI.We are rebuilding a sense of “trust in tech” through transparency in our partnerships and the software that we use every day in business. Have no fear — Prescient has your back, and together, we’re optimizing your business for long-term profitability. | $2.2M | Pre-Seed | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| TalentBloom Healthcare | We have developed an interview platform that empowers interviewers to deliver a more equitable, ethical, and effective candidate experience, with a few simple clicks of the mouse. Post-pandemic and in the midst of social change, companies cannot afford to continue with the status quo of interviewing. Job seekers are demanding better, and companieshave a short window of opportunity to hire better. Our technology provides companies with a tangible solution to bolster the Equity in their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. | $2M | Seed | Apr 29, 2021 |  |
| Start Left® Security | Security Management is a data problem. Tauruseer is the ONLY analytics-driven Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform with patented security analytics and threat detection capabilities. Give your Security, Engineering & DevOps teams back valuable time and help reduce the cognitive load from all the tool data with actionableinsight. | $275K | Pre-Seed | May 29, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bootleg Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bootleg-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [focal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/focal-4f67) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spatial Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spatial-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bitspiration Booster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitspiration-news) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Titan Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-titan-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Character](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/character-3b45) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dasein Capital invest in?

Dasein Capital invests primarily in Software, Industrial Automation and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 Dasein Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Dasein Capital?

The team at Dasein Capital includes Dustin O'Dell (Partner) and Scott Russo (Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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