LA500 2026: Dana Settle - Los Angeles Business Journal
Profile of Greycroft co-founder Dana Settle covering the venture firm's assets, portfolio and AI focus, including its lead role in ConductorOne's $79 million Series B.
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Every published round Greycroft took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Machine Intelligence | Seed | Mar 2026 | $1b | Lead | rumourwithai.com | |
| FrankieOne | Series A | 28 Nov 2022 | $23m | Lead | Techboard, SmartCompany (Thu 1 Dec 2022), SmartCompany (Tue 29 Nov 2022), Startup Daily, TechCrunch Venture, AirTree Ventures portfolio, Tidal Ventures portfolio | |
| FrankieOne | Series A | 18 Oct 2021 | $20m | Lead | Startup Daily (Tue 29 Nov 2022), Cut Through Venture, Startup Daily (Mon 18 Oct 2021), SmartCompany, Australian FinTech, Tidal Ventures, Startup Daily (Tue 12 Oct 2021), TechCrunch Australia | |
| Enboarder | Series A | 11 Apr 2021 | $6.6m | Participant | Startup Daily (Sun 11 Apr 2021), SmartCompany, Startup Daily (Wed 7 Apr 2021) | |
| Enboarder | Series A | 20 Jun 2019 | $11.6m | Lead | Our Innovation Fund, Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Enboarder | Seed | Nov 2018 | $5m | Lead | SmartCompany, Startup Daily | |
| Shoes of Prey | Unnamed stage | Dec 2015 | $21m | Participant | Startup Daily (Fri 1 Nov 2019), Startup Daily (Tue 12 Mar 2019) |
Companies Greycroft has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Machine Intelligence | Mar 2026, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| Enboarder | Nov 2018, Seed | 3 | 2 | |
| FrankieOne | 18 Oct 2021, Series A | 2 | 2 | |
| Shoes of Prey | Dec 2015 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Greycroft, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Greycroft has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Greycroft did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Dana Settle | Founding Partner | labusinessjournal.com, Startup Daily |
| Will Szczerbiak | Partner | Startup Daily (Tue 29 Nov 2022), TechCrunch Australia, Startup Daily (Thu 20 Jun 2019) |
Stories naming Greycroft. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profile of Greycroft co-founder Dana Settle covering the venture firm's assets, portfolio and AI focus, including its lead role in ConductorOne's $79 million Series B.
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Also SmartCompany·Techboard
Weekly roundup reporting nine Australian startups that together secured roughly $104 million across sports tech, semiconductors, regtech, legal automation, SaaS, edtech, agtech and biotech, with Vald's $36 million the largest.
Also Techboard
Fraud and identity verification company FrankieOne has added $23 million to its Series A, led by AirTree and Greycroft, with crypto exchange venture arms Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures joining as new strategic backers.
Melbourne identity verification startup FrankieOne raised a $23 million AUD Series A+ extension led by AirTree Ventures and Greycroft, with new strategic backing from Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures, to fund international expansion.
Weekly roundup of ten Australian startup raises totalling $88.18 million, spanning energy traceability, agtech, digital health and packaging, from Enosi's $1.48 million to Packform's $25 million.
Also Cut Through Venture·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·rnz.co.nz·insolvencyinsider-au.com
Tidal Ventures' investment note explains why it backed FrankieOne from its 2019 seed and joined the KYC/AML platform's newly announced A$20 million Series A, co-led by Greycroft and Airtree Ventures.
Also TechCrunch Venture·Startup Daily·Australian FinTech·Cut Through Venture·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily
Tennis Australia is creating Wildcard Ventures, a fund and syndicate backing early-stage sports, health and entertainment tech, and has named its investment team and advisory committee.
Weekly funding roundup: Enboarder raises US$5 million, Rendr secures $2.1 million, Good Empire passes its crowdfunding minimum, Blackbird leads Cyble's US$4 million seed, and Uniphore lands a US$140 million Series D.
Daily tech roundup: Google wins its long-running copyright case against Oracle; Facebook user data leaks online; and HR startup Enboarder banks a US$5 million series A2 round with Next Coast Ventures leading.
Custom footwear startup Shoes of Prey has entered liquidation, with FTI Consulting appointed, six months after pausing orders. Its cofounder reflected on the failure, including a 2015 US$15.5 million funding round.
Also Startup Daily
Profile of onboarding software company Enboarder, covering its origins, product and customers, and recalling a five million dollar round led by Greycroft with Our Innovation Fund late last year.
Also SmartCompany