Darkmode Ventures

Darkmode Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on investing in technically ambitious founding teams building foundational infrastructure technologies. The firm primarily targets companies in the enterprise software sector, with a strong emphasis on developer platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and the modern data stack. They aim to support innovative startups that are developing next-generation infrastructure, tooling, and platforms, often engaging with companies at their inception or within their first few months of operation.

Founded in 2021 by a team of current and former founders—Amir Shevat, Kat Orekhova, and Raphael Danilo—Darkmode Ventures operates with a "builders for builders" ethos. The partners bring extensive experience from leading roles at major tech companies such as Microsoft, Google, Slack, Amazon, and Twitter, as well as having successfully founded and sold their own venture-backed startups. This background allows them to offer hands-on support, including product and go-to-market feedback, executive hiring assistance, and introductions to enterprise customers and a broader investor network.

Darkmode Ventures typically invests in Pre-seed and Seed stage companies, with check sizes ranging from $150,000 to $250,000. They aim to write the first check and, where possible, lead or co-lead Pre-seed rounds. For larger Seed rounds, they facilitate introductions to larger VC funds. The firm manages an approximate $5 million fund and has built an active portfolio of at least 12 companies. While currently focused on the US market, Darkmode Ventures has historically made significant investments in Israel, Latin America, and Europe.

Notable companies in their portfolio include Drata, a security platform; Tessl, an AI developer platform; Bluesky, a social developer platform; Cellular Intelligence, focused on AI for cellular therapy; Daytona, an AI infrastructure company; Adopt AI, specializing in AI agents and integrations; and Billables, an AI solution for legal services. Other investments include Camber (health automation), Flexion (AI for robotics), Revin (AI for service businesses), Connectly (security platform), Prysmic (AI for supply chain operations), Merge (integrations platform), and Tabnine (AI copilot for developers).