Sky Dayton Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1
- Investments
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33
- Portfolio
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8
- Exits
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22
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
Website
www.skydayton.comInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Los Angeles, CA
- United States
Sky Dayton Investments (33)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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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 |
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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
Sky Dayton Co-Investors (25)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Canvas Ventures | 1 | ||||
Headline | |||||
Okapi Venture Capital | |||||
Revel Partners | |||||
Top Tier Capital Partners |
Sky Dayton FAQs
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Who is Sky Dayton?
Sky Dayton is an angel Investor who has made 33 investments.
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What kind of investor is Sky Dayton?
Sky Dayton is an angel investor.
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What does Sky Dayton do?
As an angel investor, Sky Dayton invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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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.
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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.
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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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