Expert Dojo
VC Fund
Santa Monica, United States
Expert Dojo is a VC fund in Santa Monica focused on Software and Information Technology. Expert DOJO is one of the most active international early-stage startup accelerator and venture capital fund in Southern California. We invest on average $50,000 in each of our startups and up to $1,000,000 of follow-on investment to companies who have demonstrated exceptional growth. We help our companies get traction and scale faster than theycould ever do by themselves.Since 2018, we have invested in over 260 startups globally to accelerate their growth. What makes us special is our focus on building visionary companies. If you can visualize your unicorn, you have a higher probability of achieving its full potential. That’s where Expert DOJO comes in.We invest in pre-seed and seed companies ready to scale quickly. Most of our startups are minority and female founded technology companies. However, we remain industry agnostic and invest in founders from all over the world and from diverse backgrounds.
- Total investments:
- 427
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 44%
Last updated:
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Industries Expert Dojo invests in
Stages Expert Dojo invests in
Countries Expert Dojo invests in
Contacts
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Alex Kaay
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Brian Mac Mahon
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Jen Kelly
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Jonathan Wallace
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Nektar Baziotis
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 69 (16%)
- Information Technology 44 (10%)
- Health Care 42 (10%)
- SaaS 34 (8%)
- Artificial Intelligence 27 (6%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 166 (39%)
- Seed 59 (14%)
- Funding Round 16 (4%)
- Convertible Note 3 (1%)
- Angel 1 (0%)
Country
- United States 123 (29%)
- India 23 (5%)
- United Kingdom 8 (2%)
- Mexico 7 (2%)
- Nigeria 7 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Alex Kaay
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
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Brian Mac Mahon
Founder and CEO
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Founder and CEO | Total investments: 39 | Find email | |
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Jen Kelly
Operation Manager
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Operation Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Jonathan Wallace
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 49 | Find email | |
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Nektar Baziotis
CTO
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CTO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Swivul
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The intelligent booking platform for travel and experiences powered by an advanced Al engine & concierge. | Seed / Jan 01, 2026 | |
RideLink
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Ridelink is a transport company that offers tailor-made logistics and transportation services for both SMEs and large firms. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Nov 17, 2025 | |
WeBookYou
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AI-powered expenses & travel management platform that simplifies financial workflows for businesses, offering travel, expense, and corporate card management to automate manual tasks and enhance spend transparency | $500K / Pre-Seed / Oct 25, 2025 | |
Qodex
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Cutting-edge AI agent tooling for maximum continuous test coverage Loved by developers at startups to large enterprises | Seed / May 06, 2025 | |
Naviday Health
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Naviday Health is building personalized, AI-guided care pathways—starting with menopause—to help individuals confidently navigate complex health transitions. Our platform empowers daily decision-making through tailored insights, symptom tracking, and holistic support, bridging the gap between traditional care and real-world needs. We’re redefiningwhat it means to stay well every day. | $150K / Pre-Seed / Apr 01, 2025 | |
iAgent Protocol
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The iAgent protocol allows gamers worldwide to train AI agents using their gameplay videos. | $3M / Mar 06, 2025 | |
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iAgent Protocol
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The iAgent protocol allows gamers worldwide to train AI agents using their gameplay videos. | $3M / Seed / Mar 06, 2025 | |
ContentRadar
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ContentRadar is a workflow automation SaaS that supercharges marketers in their day-to-day job, allowing them to orchestrate their content marketing and socials in seconds instead of hours. It includes AI-powered post creation for copy and graphics, scheduling, analytics for LinkedIn and X, and collaboration for teams and agencies. Create contentfast and create content that converts. | $50K / Pre-Seed / Dec 27, 2024 | |
Protelicious
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Protelicious® Ltd is a Hong Kong based innovative food brand company, producing gourmet whey protein powder blends from premium quality, cold processed whey protein concentrate. They source from the best New Zealand dairy farms where cows are grass fed. This is both an ethical and healthy choice. They mix with carefully selected premium flavouringingredients, then condition and package our whey protein blends in a HACCP quality industrial kitchen. They reach their clients through their online store as well as via their discerning Food & Beverage partners who often use Protelicious as a branded ingredient. Their whey protein blends are often featured on breakfast or snack menus and are used in smoothies, iced coffees, matcha lattes or as a breakfast bar addition. Protelicious Ltd was originally incorporated in April 2015, under the name Island Supplements Ltd. It was later rebranded in June 2017 as Protelicious. | Pre-Seed / Dec 14, 2024 | |
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Curatist
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Discover a curated selection of products handpicked by your favourite influencers, all conveniently available in one place. | $50K / Pre-Seed / Dec 09, 2024 | |
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FAQ
What does Expert Dojo invest in?
Expert Dojo invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Health Care startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 427 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Expert Dojo?
The team at Expert Dojo includes Alex Kaay (Venture Partner), Brian Mac Mahon (Founder and CEO) and Jen Kelly (Operation Manager), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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