Darling Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm focusing on pre-seed and seed investments in data intelligence and mobile technology companies. The firm employs a concentrated strategy, investing with high conviction to maximize bandwidth and capital reserves for portfolio support. Darling Ventures typically leads investment rounds, offering hands-on operational expertise to early-stage startups.
Notable portfolio companies include Arkive, Briq, Kintsugi, and Stark. The firm's partners, Pascal and Daniel, are known for their operator-like approach, providing a mix of friendly support and constructive friction to propel startups forward. Darling Ventures emphasizes being a sounding board for founders, offering specialized expertise and hard work to help portfolio companies succeed.
Darling Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Total Investments33
Current Portfolio Count21
Total Portfolio Exits2
Top Investment Stages
Pre-Seed15 (45.5%)
Seed15 (45.5%)
Series A3 (9.1%)
Stage Mix
Pre-Seed 45%Seed 45%Series A 9%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
Darling Ventures - Classification
- Also Known As
- Focal Ventures LLC
- NAICS
- 520000Finance and Insurance
- 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
- 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
- 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
- SIC
- 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
- 6790Miscellaneous Investing
- 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 6 more industry codes
- NAICS
- 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
- 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
- 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
- SIC
- 6000Depository Institutions
- 6720Investment Offices
- 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end