Dayforward
New York, US · Founded 2019 · Delaware corporation · 18 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Founders & leadership
Dayforward was founded in 2019 by Aaron Shapiro.
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Aaron ShapiroFounder · Chief Executive OfficerAaron Shapiro founded Dayforward, where he serves as CEO. He previously founded and led Huge, a 1,500-person digital agency acquired by Interpublic Group, and Silverpop, a marketing automation platform sold to IBM. He also founded Elephant, a digital agency, and Honey, an intranet platform, and authored a book on digital transformation.
Board
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Sidra AhmedBoard director
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Paul RooneyBoard director
Investors · 5
JUXTAPOSE VENTURESlisted by JUXTAPOSE VENTURESNew York
How we know: JUXTAPOSE VENTURES's portfolio page · a partner's Signal profile · board seat on SEC Form D · Not right? Tell us
Tusk Venture Partnerslisted by Tusk Venture PartnersNew York · $750K – $2Mvia Bradley Tusk · inferred
How we know: the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
AXA Venture PartnersreportedNew York
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Munich Re VenturesreportedSan Francisco
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Also in the syndicate · 1
Munich Re
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$45M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2020–2023
- $25MraisedJan 2023 · 4 sources
Munich Re
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▶$20MraisedAug 2020 · 12 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$20MraisedAug 2020 · 12 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Patrick ChunDirector
- Sidra AhmedDirector
- Aaron ShapiroExecutive Officer, Director
- Jed CairoDirector
- Paul RooneyDirector
- Offering amount
- $23.4M
- Amount sold
- $20M
- First sale
- Jul 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2019
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Dayforward?
- Dayforward was founded by Aaron Shapiro in 2019.
- Who are Dayforward's investors?
- Dayforward's investors include JUXTAPOSE VENTURES, Tusk Venture Partners, AXA Venture Partners, Munich Re Ventures.
- How much funding has Dayforward raised?
- Dayforward has disclosed $45M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Dayforward headquartered?
- Dayforward is headquartered in New York, US.


