# Uncommon Projects

> Uncommon Projects is a VC fund backing Apps, FinTech and Insurance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Uncommon Projects is a VC fund focused on Apps and FinTech. Uncommon Projects operates as an investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 67% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Insurance | 1 | 33% |
| Retirement | 1 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Ireland | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daylight | Daylight is an Application Programming Interface (API) for collecting Web3 benefits. | $3M | Seed | Nov 30, 2022 |  |
| Kota | Insurance and retirement benefits for every kind of team | $2.6M | Pre-Seed | Sep 27, 2022 |  |
| Mirage | The all-in-one AI powered creator studio | $11M | Series A | Apr 08, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chapter One](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chapter-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/20vc-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [6th Man Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/6th-man-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Adjacent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adjacent-9b5a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cocoa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cocoa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## Featured in investor lists
- [FinTech Investors in Ireland](https://shizune.co/investors/fintech-investors-ireland)

## FAQ

### What does Uncommon Projects invest in?

Uncommon Projects invests primarily in Apps, FinTech and Insurance startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Uncommon Projects last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Uncommon Projects closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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