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Venture capitalPalo Alto · Seed · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Dream Machine invests in consumer and frontier technology startups with the goal of helping founders transform visionary concepts into reality. The firm is drawn to innovative ideas that push technological boundaries and address significant consumer needs, guided by the founder's deep experience identifying and reporting on transformative companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 8 of 19 portfolio companiesConsumer ×4Media & Entertainment ×3Social ×3Creator Economy ×2Gaming ×2Cybersecurity ×1Developer Tools ×1Direct to Consumer ×1
HQs:United States×5
Who they back
founder profiles across 5 portfolio companiesAccelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12021 · 22020 · 12019 · 15 dated
Block Party provides tools and services to help users control their online privacy and reduce harassment and unwanted contact on social media platforms.
CybersecuritySocial
Tracy Chou(Founder & CEO)
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
Co-investorsPrecursor VenturesBrighter CapitalHomebrewMozilla Ventures
Berbix provides identity verification and fraud detection technology that online platforms integrate via SDKs to confirm users' identities and prevent fraudulent accounts.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Eric Levine(Founder)inSteve Kirkham(Founder)in
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
Co-investorsFikaY CombinatorFika VenturesInitialized CapitalMayfield FundTwenty Two Ventures
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
The page is a memorial tribute to Pete Billington and does not describe the company's products or services.
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalAgFunderFive Elms CapitalK3 VenturesSuper Ventures
Haus produces apéritif spirits made with natural ingredients and light alcohol content, marketed as an alternative to traditional spirits with fewer hangovers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSonoma, US
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersOssian CapitalPartners ResoluteReshapeClearcoGreat Oaks Venture Capital+4 more
Mad Realities is a creator-powered entertainment network that produces original episodic shows in partnership with online creators for distribution across social platforms and streaming.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York, US
Alice Ma(Cofounder)Devin Lewtan(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsParadigmAlex ZhangElectric AntFirst Round CapitalIndex VenturesLOWERCARBON+1 more
Playbyte builds accessible tools for creating video games and apps, having released an iOS app for making and playing microgames in an algorithmic feed, a utility for Godot developers, and a GPT-4-based app prototyping tool.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingBrooklyn, US
Kyle Russell(Executive Officer, Director)in
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
SquadApp is a platform that helps people connect with friends, family, and collaborators in real-time to reduce loneliness and isolation.
ConsumerSocialWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Ethan Sutin(Founder/CTO)inEdwin van Vliet(Creator & Developer)Anthony Adamovich(Founder)in
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
Co-investorsThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Y CombinatorFirst Round Capital
The site publishes articles and listicles about consumer apps, such as recommendations for music-listening applications.
Media & Entertainment
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
Co-investorsGeneral CatalystTIRTA Ventures
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Volley develops voice-controlled and interactive games for smart speakers and TV platforms, offering titles such as trivia, music quizzes, and bedtime stories.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Max Child(Founder)James Wilsterman(Founder)
PartnerAlexia Bonatsos· solo GP
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAdvancit CapitalAurumBitkraft Esports VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersNFX+11 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CAPTURELaunch HouseNewnessTTYLYOLO
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Dream Machine made?
- Dream Machine has 19 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Dream Machine invest at?
- Dream Machine invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Dream Machine focus on?
- Dream Machine focuses on Consumer, Deep Tech.
- Where is Dream Machine located?
- Dream Machine is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Who does Dream Machine co-invest with?
- Dream Machine most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Bitkraft Esports Ventures, Homebrew, among 21 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 21
First Round Capital is an early-stage venture firm partnering with founders at the very first stages of company creation, backing companies from angel through seed with hands-on support across GTM, recruiting, and operations.
Electric Ant is an early-stage investment firm with offices in Los Angeles and Miami. It backs startups at the beginning of their journey and maintains a public presence on AngelList.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across industries and geographies, emphasizing the people behind ideas as much as the businesses themselves.
Cowboy Ventures is an early-stage venture firm focused on partnering with startups at the pre-seed and seed stages, offering hands-on support to help build enduring companies.
Fika Ventures backs early-stage founders building B2B software, fintech, marketplaces, and healthcare companies across the US and Canada.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.
Liquid 2 Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Joe Montana and based in San Francisco.
Lookout Ventures provides seed-stage funding to enterprise technology companies outside Silicon Valley, with partner expertise in AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure software, and vertical SaaS.
▶9 more co-investors
Flybridge Capital PartnersFloodgateSierra VenturesNot Boring CapitalAltaIR CapitalHustle FundStandard CapitalUpside PartnershipHelium-3 Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Dream Machine, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Dream Machine's recorded portfolio.
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