Dan Chaplin
InvestorPartner at Dawn Capital · Board director at Cover Genius
London
Writes $5M – $20M checks · typically $10M
About
Partner at Dawn Capital focused on automation, vertical software and fintech, where he heads the firm's research platform and led early investments in companies such as Tink, Cover Genius and Copper. Before Dawn he spent several years at J.P. Morgan in London in M&A and corporate finance, was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list, and holds degrees in Modern History from Oxford University.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- d•••@dawncapital.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
FintechSaaS
Board director at Cover Genius
Intro paths
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In turn, Dan can intro founders to Cover Genius's investors below.
Cover Genius's investors · 8
AfterWork VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $500K checks · since 2026Dawn CapitalLondon · $317.5K – $6.3M checks · since 2026G SquaredChicago · since 2026King River CapitalSydney · since 2026Leo Capital VenturesSingapore · since 2026SecondQuarter VenturesSydney · since 2026Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Vista Equity PartnersNew York · since 2026
Co-founders at Cover Genius
CR
Christopher Robert BayleyDirector, Promoter
AJ
Angus James Ridley McDonaldExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
CB
Chris BayleyFounder
Experience
- Dawn CapitalPartnercurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- J.P. MorganCorporate Finance / M&A2015 — 2017London, United Kingdom
Deals · 1
CopperLed round
via Dawn Capital
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
Cover GeniusTink
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Dawn Capital
Adina Goga
Operations at Dawn Capital LLP
Alex Goodway
Operations at Dawn Capital LLP
Alex Tsylnitska
Investment at Dawn Capital LLP
An Nguyễn
Platform at Dawn Capital LLP
Andrea Guariglia
Investment at Dawn Capital LLP
Atiyu Mehta
Investment at Dawn Capital LLP
Avalon Lee-Bacon
Platform at Dawn Capital LLP
Bridget Snow
Platform at Dawn Capital LLP
Network5
Daniela Raffel
Principal at Dawn Capital LLP
Evgenia Plotnikova
General Partner at Dawn Capital LLP
Haakon Overli
General Partner at Dawn Capital LLP
Henry Mason
Partner at Dawn Capital LLP
Josh Bell
General Partner at Dawn Capital LLP
Investors connected to Dan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dan Chaplin?
- Partner at Dawn Capital focused on automation, vertical software and fintech, where he heads the firm's research platform and led early investments in companies such as Tink, Cover Genius and Copper. Before Dawn he spent several years at J.P. Morgan in London in M&A and corporate finance, was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list, and holds degrees in Modern History from Oxford University.
- Where does Dan Chaplin work?
- Dan Chaplin is Partner at Dawn Capital and Board director at Cover Genius.
- What does Dan Chaplin invest in?
- Dan Chaplin invests in Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Dan Chaplin write?
- Dan Chaplin typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
- What companies has Dan Chaplin invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Copper, Cover Genius, Tink.
- Where did Dan Chaplin go to school?
- Dan Chaplin studied at University of Oxford (MSt, Modern British and European History); University of Oxford (Bachelor of Arts (BA), History).
- Does Dan Chaplin lead rounds?
- Yes — Dan Chaplin has led 3 tracked investments.
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