Sky Dayton Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 33

  • Portfolio
  • 8

  • Exits
  • 22

Exits

Sky Dayton General Information

Description

Mr. Sky Dayton serves as Partner at Dayton Family Enterprises. He is a Co-Founder of CloudKitchens. He founded EarthLink. He is the Founder of Boingo Wireless. He is a Co-Founder of Neopets. He Co-Founded eCompanies. He co-founded and served as a Board Member at SummerBio. He serves as a Board Member and Advisor at Age of Learning. He is also a Co-Founder of Jamdat Mobile, CloudKitchens, and City Storage Systems. He serves as Board Member at Joby Aviation and Loft Dynamics. In June 1999, he co-founded companies. He is a Venture Partner and Principal at Evercore Ventures. Immediately after high school, he spent two years managing the computer graphics departments of two advertising firms. In 1990, he co-founded Café Mocha in West Hollywood. In 1992, while continuing to manage it, he co-founded Dayton Walker Design. He has been a Director of ReplayTV, since April 1999 and is a Member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of companies and Business.com. In addition to that, he is on the Board of Business.com, the US Ski and Snowboard team Board of trustees, and on the Advisory Boards of NTT DoCoMo and the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He graduated from the Delphian School in 1988 and decided to forgo college to pursue his interests in technology. He also served as the CEO and Non-Executive Chairman at Helio. He is also an Angel Investor. He also served as Board Member at Gobbler.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • United States

Sky Dayton Investments (33)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)) 22-Aug-2023 Later Stage VC Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Fuse Energy Technologies 28-Mar-2023 Alternative Energy Equipment Generating Revenue
Loft Dynamics 29-Sep-2022 Other Hardware Generating Revenue
Tertulia 01-Mar-2022 Information Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
Antara Health 10-Sep-2019 Clinics/Outpatient Services Generating Revenue
Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)) 27-Mar-2019 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Swarm (Wireless Communications Equipment) 24-Jan-2019 Wireless Communications Equipment Generating Revenue
Joby Aviation 01-Feb-2018 Aerospace and Defense Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
Fresno 10-Aug-2017 Seed Round Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Artsy 17-Jul-2017 Later Stage VC Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue

Sky Dayton Exits (22)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Gobbler 09-Aug-2024 Out of Business
eVenues 01-Mar-2023
Age of Learning 01-Jan-2023
Evernote 16-Nov-2022
Fresno 24-Aug-2022
Swarm (Wireless Communications Equipment) 03-Nov-2021
Joby Aviation 10-Aug-2021
Vidado 24-Mar-2020
AmigoCloud 10-May-2019 Merger/Acquisition
Ring 12-Apr-2018 Merger/Acquisition

Sky Dayton Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Sky Dayton Co-Investors (25)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Sky Dayton FAQs

  • Who is Sky Dayton?

    Sky Dayton is an angel Investor who has made 33 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Sky Dayton?

    Sky Dayton is an angel investor.

  • What does Sky Dayton do?

    As an angel investor, Sky Dayton invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • How many board seats does Sky Dayton hold?

    Sky Dayton holds 5 board seats including Loft Dynamics, Joby Aviation, Age of Learning, Artsy, and Diffbot.

  • What has Sky Dayton invested in?

    Sky Dayton has made numerous investments in companies like Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)), Fuse Energy Technologies, and Loft Dynamics within the Media and Information Services (B2B), Alternative Energy Equipment, and Hardware industries.

  • What has Sky Dayton invested in recently?

    Sky Dayton's latest investment was on 22-Aug-2023 in Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)), a company within the Media and Information Services (B2B) industry.

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