Sky Dayton Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 6

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Sky Dayton General Information

Biography

Mr. Sky Dayton is a Co-Founder & serves as Board Member at CloudKitchens. Mr. Dayton serves as a Partner at Dayton Family Enterprises. 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. 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 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 a Board Member at Gobbler.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder, EarthLink
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Email
sk
Phone
+1 (646)
Address
  • 401 Broadway
  • 24th Floor
  • New York, NY 10013
  • United States
+1 (646)

Sky Dayton Positions (4)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
CloudKitchens Company Co-Founder & Board Member Los Angeles, CA Other Commercial Services
Craft Ventures Investor Venture Partner San Francisco, CA Venture Capital
Dayton Family Enterprises Investor Partner McMinnville, OR Investor
Neopets Company Co-Founder George Town, Cayman Islands Entertainment Software

Sky Dayton Board Seats (6)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Age of Learning Educational and Training Services (B2C) Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed Glendale, CA
Artsy Media and Information Services (B2B) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
CloudKitchens Other Commercial Services Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Los Angeles, CA
Diffbot Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Menlo Park, CA
Joby Aviation Aerospace and Defense Publicly Held Formerly VC-backed Santa Cruz, CA

Sky Dayton Lead Partner on Deals (38)

Sky Dayton has been the lead partner on 38 deals. Their latest deal was with Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)), a media and information services (b2b) company. The deal was made for on 22-Aug-2023.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)) 22-Aug-2023 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Santa Monica, CA
Fuse Energy Technologies 28-Mar-2023 Completed Alternative Energy Equipment Palo Alto, CA
Loft Dynamics 29-Sep-2022 Completed Other Hardware Dubendorf, Switzerland
Tertulia 01-Mar-2022 Completed Information Services (B2C) New York, NY
SummerBio 18-Nov-2020 Completed Diagnostic Equipment Menlo Park, CA
Antara Health 10-Sep-2019 Completed Clinics/Outpatient Services Nairobi, Kenya
Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)) 27-Mar-2019 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Santa Monica, CA
Swarm (Wireless Communications Equipment) 24-Jan-2019 Completed Wireless Communications Equipment Hawthorne, CA
Joby Aviation 01-Feb-2018 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Aerospace and Defense Santa Cruz, CA
Fresno 10-Aug-2017 Seed Round Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Santa Monica, CA

Sky Dayton Network (387)

Board Members (57)

Name Company Representing Location From
Roy Thiele-Sardina Boingo Wireless Self Los Angeles, CA
Julie Gerberding MD SummerBio Self Menlo Park, CA
Boingo Wireless Self Los Angeles, CA
Artsy Artsy New York, NY
Boingo Wireless Self Los Angeles, CA

Portfolio Executives (330)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Nicole Clark Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 22-Aug-2023 Santa Monica, CA
David Tannenbaum JD Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Head of Content 22-Aug-2023 Santa Monica, CA
Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Chief Technology Officer 22-Aug-2023 Santa Monica, CA
Trellis (Media and Information Services (B2B)) Co-Founder, Chief Product Officer & Board Member 22-Aug-2023 Santa Monica, CA
Fuse Energy Technologies Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 28-Mar-2023 Palo Alto, CA

Sky Dayton Affiliated Funds (3)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Dayton Craft II Craft Ventures Venture - General Closed 2022
Dayton Craft I Craft Ventures Venture - General Closed 2018
eCompanies Venture Group eCompanies Venture - General Closed 1999

Sky Dayton FAQs

  • Who is Sky Dayton?

    Mr. Sky Dayton is a Co-Founder & serves as Board Member at CloudKitchens.

  • How much does Sky Dayton typically invest?

    Sky Dayton's median deal size is .

  • What is Sky Dayton’s main position?

    Sky Dayton’s primary position is Founder.

  • What are the contact details for Sky Dayton?

    Sky Dayton’s email address is sk and his phone number is +1 (646) .

  • How many active board seats does Sky Dayton hold?

    Sky Dayton holds 6 board seats including Age of Learning, Artsy, CloudKitchens, Diffbot, and Joby Aviation.

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