Number of Portfolio Companies 12
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Partner and Managing Director
  • Primary Organization 
    Y Combinator
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 
Dalton Caldwell is the current Managing Director of Y Combinator. He previously worked at App.net as a Founder/CEO. Dalton Caldwell attended Stanford University.
Number of Investments 14
Dalton Caldwell has made 14 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Palette on May 18, 2022, when Palette raised
$6M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 18, 2022
Palette
Seed Round - Palette
$6M
Jan 1, 2021
Bottomless
Series A - Bottomless
$4.5M
Jul 1, 2020
Point Card
Series A - Point Card
$10.5M
May 7, 2020
Stilt
Seed Round - Stilt
$7.5M
Apr 28, 2020
Aesthetic
Seed Round - Aesthetic
$3.1M
Jan 3, 2019
Point Card
Seed Round - Point Card
$2M
May 31, 2017
Lob
No
Series B - Lob
$22.9M
Apr 21, 2016
Castle
Seed Round - Castle
$2.5M
Oct 24, 2015
Seed
Venture Round - Seed
$5M
Sep 1, 2015
Bluecrew
Seed Round - Bluecrew
$2.5M
Number of Partner Investments 32
Number of Exits 
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Dalton Caldwell has exits. Their most notable exits are URXStilt, and Standard Treasury.
  • URX URX drives mobile commerce through relevant product ads.
  • Stilt Stilt offers financial services for immigrants, visa holders, and the underserved.
  • Standard Treasury Standard Treasury offers standard APIs that facilitate businesses in transfers and other transactions with banks.
  • Seed Seed is a mobile banking service designed for freelancers, startups, and small businesses.
  • Bluecrew Bluecrew is Your On-Demand Staffing Solution
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 3
Dalton Caldwell has 2 current jobs as Partner and Managing Director at Y Combinator and Co-Founder & CEO at Mixed Media Labs. Additionally, Dalton Caldwell has had 3 past jobs including Founder & CEO at App.net.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
App.net
Founder & CEO20102014
Imeem
Co-Founder & CEODec 2003Dec 2009
VA Linux Systems
InternJun 2002Jun 2003
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Dalton Caldwell is the Advisor at Marketfox.
Dalton Caldwell studied at Stanford University.
Number of News Articles 237
Funding RoundMay 18, 2022
Palette raised $6,000,000 / Seed from Aaron Epstein and 19 other investors
Funding RoundJan 1, 2021
Bottomless raised $4,500,000 / Series A from Banana Capital and 7 other investors
Funding RoundJul 1, 2020
Point Card raised $10,500,000 / Series A from Dalton Caldwell and 8 other investors
Funding RoundMay 7, 2020
Stilt raised $7,500,000 / Seed from Bragiel Brothers and 8 other investors
Funding RoundApr 28, 2020
Aesthetic raised $3,100,000 / Seed from A.Capital Ventures and 18 other investors
Funding RoundJan 3, 2019
Point Card raised $2,000,000 / Seed from Chapter One Ventures and 7 other investors
NewsSep 28, 2018