Dream Maker Ventures (DMV)
VC Fund
Toronto, Canada
Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) is a VC fund in Toronto focused on E-Commerce and Retail. Investing in early-stage tech companies with founding teams inclusive of diverse entrepreneurs such as #Women and #PersonsofColour.
- Total investments:
- 30
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) invests in
Stages Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) invests in
Countries Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $120k–$4M
- Series A
- $6M–$17M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $2M–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 9 (30%)
- Retail 5 (17%)
- Software 5 (17%)
- Fashion 4 (13%)
- Mobile Apps 4 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 12 (40%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (20%)
- Series A 5 (17%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (7%)
- Series B 2 (7%)
Country
- Canada 15 (50%)
- United States 13 (43%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Newton Asare II
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Isaac Jr. Olowolafe
General Partner and Founder
|
General Partner and Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
GoBolt
|
Bolt facilitates the pickup, storage, and return of customer belongings on schedule. Second Closet enables customers to schedule and book storage spaces and have their storage boxes, item pickup, and return transport as per their requirements.Second Closet's service is secure, convenient, and affordable. It is headquartered in Toronto,Ontario in Canada. | $60.3M / Series B / Nov 08, 2021 | |
NextGen Blockchain Technologies
|
Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Finance | Jan 01, 2020 | |
Trust & Will
|
Trust & Will is an online service providing legal forms and information that makes creating estate planning easy, fast, and secure. It is not a law firm and is not a substitute for a lawyer’s advice about complex estate planning. The company is backed by some venture capital firms including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, Western TechnologyInvestments, Luma Launch, Halogen Ventures, and Techstars, as well as angel investors.Trust & Will was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | $6M / Series A / Dec 17, 2019 | |
|
GoBolt
|
Bolt facilitates the pickup, storage, and return of customer belongings on schedule. Second Closet enables customers to schedule and book storage spaces and have their storage boxes, item pickup, and return transport as per their requirements.Second Closet's service is secure, convenient, and affordable. It is headquartered in Toronto,Ontario in Canada. | $13.2M / Series A / Dec 13, 2019 | |
StyleRow
|
StyleRow is a design company that focuses on streamlining the design process for designers and creating an experience for brands and showrooms to work together, all in one place. It features an online-based portal that allows design professionals to scale their businesses.The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in California, UnitedStates. | $4M / Seed / Jun 01, 2019 | |
Second Closet
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Second Closet provides self-storage services on a rental basis. | Seed / Feb 22, 2019 | |
GIMME360
|
GIMME360° is an augmented reality solutions firm. We build custom experiences for each organization that we work with, all of which are done by the best quality that technology can provide. GIMME360° is also disrupting the digital media revolution by entering the mobile augmented reality market with its revolutionary applications. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2019 | |
Chatkit
|
Chatkit, the pioneer of Conversational Marketing, is a cutting-edge of Conversational AI and Marketing Automation platform that helps brands create and nurture lasting customer relationships through dynamic, two-way conversations on messaging channels like Facebook Messenger. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 01, 2019 | |
Monica+Andy
|
Monica+Andy is an operator of an online baby clothing shopping platform. The company's baby clothing platform offers an organic clothing line that enables consumers to purchase clothes for their children which are made from trustworthy fabric. Founded in 2014 by first-time mom Monica Royer, Monica + Andy was created from her heart to deliverthe softest GOTS-certified organic essentials, to support new parents in a seamless shopping experience online and in Guideshops, and foster a community committed to making things better for babies and making things better for the planet. | $6M / Series A / Dec 17, 2018 | |
Flex
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The Flex Co. is the top-selling sustainable period care brand known for creating a more comfortable period for everyone. Our patented product portfolio, including Flex Disc™, Flex Cup™, Flex Reusable Disc™, Softdisc®, and Softcup®, is sold in over 25,000 retailers in the United States. Based in Venice, California, The Flex Co. is FDA-registeredand is the sole designer of its products which are manufactured in the United States and Canada. Led by founder & CEO Lauren Schulte Wang, our team is working to create life-changing experiences through the products we make and conversations we spark. Learn more at flexfits.com. | $3.6M / Seed / Oct 16, 2018 | |
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FAQ
What does Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) invest in?
Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) invests primarily in E-Commerce, Retail and Software startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Dream Maker Ventures (DMV)'s check size?
Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) typically joins rounds of $120k–$4M at Seed, $6M–$17M at Series A and $2M–$4M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) participates in.
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Who are the partners at Dream Maker Ventures (DMV)?
The team at Dream Maker Ventures (DMV) includes Newton Asare II (Managing Director) and Isaac Jr. Olowolafe (General Partner and Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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