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Sunshine Lake

Venture capitalActively deploying

North Las Vegas · 8 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Sunshine Lake targets founders with exceptional hunger and DNA who transform from global outsiders into category leaders. The firm combines technical depth with financial discipline to identify viable opportunities in complex problem spaces. Success is built on backing founders navigating extreme constraints from their first check onwards.

Invests inSector Agnostic

Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.

HQ
North Las Vegas, US
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
2

Team · 8 people

from the firm's website
Don· Founder, Sunshine Lake

The founder emphasizes backing founders with exceptional hunger and DNA who overcome extreme constraints to become global category leaders, prioritizing conviction from the initial investment.

Ivan· Partner, CFO & COO

Ivan combines technical depth with financial discipline to identify promising founders and opportunities that others overlook due to complexity.

Suhail· Partner

Suhail focuses on identifying and solving complex problems without obvious solutions, working alongside founders to build conviction in emerging opportunities.

Wieger· EMEA & Platforms Lead

Wieger brings expertise in supporting founders who have overcome early adversity to build enduring success, with focus on empowering visionary founders across Europe and beyond.

Andrew Hovelson· Venture Partner

NYU Tisch graduate with expertise in narrative and brand storytelling across television and Broadway, recently coaching Wordware founders through a $30M seed round.

Jamie Feaster· Venture Partner

Growth operator with expertise across adtech, DTC, and B2B marketplaces, developing AI-driven growth systems for portfolio companies.

Esther Wojcicki· Advisor

Educator and author with deep ties to Google and involvement in the founding of YouTube and 23andMe, known as the Godmother of Silicon Valley.

Mike Franklin· Advisor

Computer Science chairman at UChicago and co-creator of Apache Spark, providing founding advisor experience from Databricks.

What they invest in

from 2 of 2 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×2Cloud Computing ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Developer Tools ×1Enterprise Software ×1Fintech ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 2 tracked

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Astorastor.appin𝕏

Astor provides AI-powered investment advisory services for retail investors at all account sizes. The platform delivers personalized financial guidance through an AI advisor, addressing the traditional gap where professional wealth management has been accessible only to wealthy individuals and institutions.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Bruno Koba(Founder)inDaniel Tulha Hochstetler(Founder)in

Dedalus Labsdedaluslabs.aiin𝕏

Dedalus Labs provides virtual machines that boot in 250ms with Linux isolation, persistent storage, and scale-to-zero billing. The platform serves developers and infrastructure teams needing fast, isolated compute with pay-only-when-running economics.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Cathy Di(Founder)inWindsor Nguyen(Co-Founder)in

Frequently asked questions

What sectors does Sunshine Lake focus on?
Sunshine Lake focuses on Sector Agnostic.
Where is Sunshine Lake located?
Sunshine Lake is headquartered in North Las Vegas, US.

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