Your first partner
Over 80% of our investments are in Pre-Seed, Seed, or Series A stages, typically from basic ideas. We target high-growth AI companies and select partners dedicated to their success.
Dynasty Edge
Dynasty Edge is a tailored three-month program for company development aimed at pre-idea, pre-seed, and seed-stage founders. Partners at Dynasty collaborate closely with Edge seekers to refine and develop core decisions from the initial concept to achieving product-market fit, all while offering flexible financing options.
Domains
SaaS
Over the years, Dynasty has cultivated a deep heritage in the realm of investing in software applications, forging strategic alliances with founders to enhance their distribution frameworks. These partnerships span a diverse spectrum, from traditional enterprise sales strategies to avant-garde product- and community-focused approaches. As we survey various industry domains, it's evident that software applications are undergoing a significant transformation. They're becoming not only increasingly sophisticated but also markedly more accessible and seamlessly integrable. This evolution is underpinned by expansive workflows and proprietary data, which are setting the stage for the next generation of record-keeping corporations. Furthermore, the introduction of large language model (LLM)-based applications heralds a pivotal moment for SaaS firms, offering them a transformative opportunity to innovate in sectors that have remained largely untouched by software advancements. In alignment with these trends, our current investment strategy emphasizes both horizontal and vertical software developments, aiming to capitalize on this generational shift and spearhead innovation across industries.
Consumer
Our involvement with industry giants like Roblox, Discord, Instagram, LinkedIn, and the social networking titan Facebook showcases our commitment to nurturing trailblazing companies from their nascent stages. This experience fuels our ongoing excitement about the dynamic transformation occurring within the consumer tech sector. The advent of artificial intelligence is set to disrupt traditional boundaries, offering unprecedented opportunities to redefine user experiences across various domains, including social platforms, media consumption, entertainment avenues, and even health and wellness sectors. Envision a future teeming with AI-centric consumer products that break new ground and deliver enduring value far beyond our current imagination. In this era of rapid advancement, we're on the lookout for visionary founders who can identify critical gaps in the marketplace. These pioneers aren't merely observing what's missing; they possess an unequivocal understanding of why their innovation is essential. They can articulate how their solutions not only fill these gaps but also enhance and reshape our everyday lives. Our aim is to align ourselves with such forward-thinking individuals who are ready to bring to life products that will not just participate in, but lead the next chapter of technological evolution.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is poised to transform our work, communication, and daily lives. Foundation models are at the forefront of this transformation, facilitating innovative product creation. These sophisticated models possess capabilities such as writing, coding, and drawing, as well as executing various tasks for users. We are also witnessing the emergence of effective assistants tailored for professionals, including lawyers, accountants, and salespeople, enhancing productivity in their respective fields. We are still in the early phases of this exhilarating journey, with rapid technological advancements occurring. This represents a distinctive opportunity to create products and companies that will influence our intelligent future. Critical areas of focus include AI applications, infrastructure, and foundation models, all of which will redefine industries and pave the way for new opportunities.
Cybersecurity
The development of artificial intelligence is anticipated to mark a significant turning point in the realm of cybersecurity. This progression, marked by the introduction of bots, deep fakes, tailored attacks, and ransomware, signifies merely the beginning of a much broader and complex challenge. As AI tools become increasingly sophisticated, they present both novel threats and unique opportunities. The growing complexity of these technologies calls for a swift and adaptive response from cybersecurity professionals and innovators alike. We recognize an abundant opportunity for pioneering technologists to create cutting-edge organizations capable of effectively confronting the impending wave of cyber threats. These innovative companies will be crucial in developing advanced solutions, leveraging AI for defense just as assailants use it in offense. At Dynasty, we are not just passive observers of this evolution. We are excited and committed to playing an active role in fostering and accelerating these initiatives. We aim to support a full spectrum of developments from the ground up within the cyber stack, investing in technologies that will ensure robust cybersecurity frameworks. Our commitment is towards bolstering efforts at every layer of this digital defense architecture, to both neutralize current vulnerabilities and anticipate future challenges.
Infrastructure
Platform transformations, from client-server and mobile-cloud dynamics to the realms of big data and artificial intelligence, have consistently driven technological progress. Dynasty is committed to supporting founders who create the essential tools, databases, and infrastructures that enable these significant shifts. Our collaboration with partners ensures not only an aligned product-market fit but also a seamless product-go-to-market fit, recognizing that marrying exceptional technology with effective distribution is key to establishing the pioneering companies of the future. Our extensive history includes partnerships with founders who are innovating new systems of record at the data level, new systems of engagement at the user level, and pioneering systems of intelligence through advancements in AI. We've had the privilege of collaborating with forward-thinking companies such as AppDynamics, PureStorage, as well as cloud-centric enterprises like Chronosphere and AI-driven data firms like Rockset.
Marketplaces & Commerce
For a significant period, Dynasty has focused on early-stage collaboration with networks and marketplaces in both consumer and B2B sectors. With our background in growth and product development, we have always been passionate about creating mechanisms to launch businesses that leverage network effects. Although these models can be difficult to initiate, their success can be substantial. Our accumulated experience from early investments in notable consumer platforms such as Airbnb and Redfin has informed our recent ventures into B2B and labor marketplaces, including Instawork and Inventa. While our enthusiasm for marketplace models is evident, we are equally keen on partnering with projects at the application and infrastructure layers that are shaping the future of consumer and B2B commerce. We anticipate that AI will drive the next generation of service and niche marketplaces and enhance sales and marketing channels, like Postscript's SMS, while also speeding up the adoption of B2B commerce solutions in traditional sectors, exemplified by Pepper in foodservice.
Fintech & Crypto
The processes of lending, borrowing, and investing are currently time-intensive and lack transparency, primarily managed by conventional banking systems. However, a significant transformation in the financial sector is on the horizon. With the rapid development of open banking, cryptocurrency, and generative AI, the handling of money is shifting towards digitalization, which promises to unlock the $11 trillion market share currently held by traditional institutions. We anticipate that the most effective solutions will arise from developers who possess deep industry knowledge and design tools centered around customer needs. Key areas of interest include Payments, Embedded Fintech, Vertical SaaS with integrated financial technology, AI-powered software, Infrastructure & Data Networks, and Consumer Fintech.