Dara5 was founded by Eyal Raphael Samovich, Oliver Hardcastle in 2019.

Who are Dara5's investors?

Dara5's investors include Allied Venture Partners, AMK Investment Office, Acronym Venture Capital, Alumni Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Spark Capital.

Dara5

also invests · investor profile

Founded 2019 · 9 employees on LinkedIn · 7 known investors

Find your way into Dara5

Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Dara5 team. We find them for you
2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone

Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.

A community and investment platform that connects Gen Z and millennial entrepreneurs with venture capital and private equity opportunities in Europe and the US, offering networking, academy programs, and professional development.

Fintech

Founders & leadership

Dara5 was founded in 2019 by Eyal Raphael Samovich and Oliver Hardcastle.

Eyal Raphael Samovich FounderEyal Raphael Samovich is founder of dara5, a platform connecting young entrepreneurs with venture capital and private equity opportunities. He has over a decade of experience in finance and investment education, previously built and sold Mind the Step, a tutoring marketplace, and holds degrees in Finance & Accounting and Investment Management.

Oliver Hardcastle FounderFounder of dara5, an investment platform for Gen Z and millennial entrepreneurs. Previously spent five years at Chrystal Capital, a London-based boutique investment bank focused on direct investment, where he handled deal origination and investment analysis in consumer, hospitality, and technology sectors, and earlier worked with family offices on venture capital and private equity matters.

Investors · 7

Allied Venture Partnerslisted by Allied Venture PartnersCalgary · $100K – $350K

AMK Investment Officelisted by AMK Investment OfficeLondon

How we know: AMK Investment Office's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Acronym Venture CapitalreportedNew York

How we know: finance.yahoo.com · Not right? Tell us

Alumni VenturesreportedManchester · $100K – $10M

How we know: press coverage · Not right? Tell us

F-Prime CapitalreportedCambridge · $3M – $10M

How we know: finance.yahoo.com · Not right? Tell us

Spark CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $25M

How we know: finance.yahoo.com · Not right? Tell us

Also in the syndicate · 1

FFVC

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeries BJun 2025
F-Prime (lead), Acronym Venture Capital, FFVC, Spark Capital
Source ↗

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

In the news

dara5 | London Multi Family Office | Altssaltss.com · Aug 2026

Frequently asked questions

What does Dara5 do?: A community and investment platform that connects Gen Z and millennial entrepreneurs with venture capital and private equity opportunities in Europe and the US, offering networking, academy programs, and professional development.
Who founded Dara5?: Dara5 was founded by Eyal Raphael Samovich, Oliver Hardcastle in 2019.
Who are Dara5's investors?: Dara5's investors include Allied Venture Partners, AMK Investment Office, Acronym Venture Capital, Alumni Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Spark Capital.