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Sky Dayton

Investor

Venture Partner at Craft Ventures

Santa Monica, California

Writes $1M – $50M checks · typically $25M

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151 people in our graph share verified history with Sky — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Aydin SenkutunlockedSky: together at Diffbot (2015–2026)
×6Sky: together at Craft Ventures
×3Sky: together at Artsy Inc.
Sky: together at Ring

Experience

  1. Dayton Family EnterprisesPartnercurrent2013 — presentWillamette Valley, Oregon
  2. Craft VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2018 — present
  3. City Storage Systems & CloudKitchensCo-foundercurrent2016 — present
  4. Joby AviationBoardcurrent2016 — present
  5. Xona Space SystemsBoardcurrent2025 — present
  6. Loft DynamicsBoardcurrent2022 — present
  7. Age of Learning, Inc. / ABCmouse.comBoardcurrent2013 — present
  8. DiffbotBoardcurrent2011 — presentPalo Alto
  9. Artsy Inc.Board2013 — 2025Greater New York City Area
  10. SummerBioCo-Founder2020 — 2022
  11. Swarm TechnologiesBoard2018 — 2021
  12. TTRChairman2018 — 2020
  13. RingAdvisor2013 — 2018
  14. Boingo WirelessFounder & Chairman2001 — 2014
  15. Boingo WirelessFounder2001 — 2014
  16. Boingo WirelessFounder & CEO2001 — 2004
  17. HelioCEO/Chairman2005 — 2008
  18. EarthlinkFounder1994 — 2008
  19. EarthlinkFounder, Chairman1999 — 2005
  20. EarthlinkFounder, Executive Chairman1996 — 1999
  21. EarthlinkFounder, CEO1994 — 1996
  22. eCompaniesCo-Founder1999 — 2005Santa Monica, CA
  23. Dayton Walker DesignCo-Founder1992 — 1994
  24. Cafe Mocha and Joe CafeCo-Founder1990 — 1994

Skills & more

SaaS9Enterprise Software8Strategy17Leadership44Mobile Devices84Mobile Applications30Strategic Partnerships85Wireless6Entrepreneurship29Venture Capital7Product Management28Angel Investing3
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From Sky's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Xona Space SystemsBoard seat

via Craft Ventures · filed Apr 2026 · $170M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Craft Ventures

Aaron Cort
Operating Partner, Marketing & Growth at Craft Ventures
Bil Harmer
Advisor, Infosec at Craft Ventures
Bill Lee
Venture Partner at Craft Ventures
Brian Murray
Partner and COO at Craft Ventures
Bryan Rosenblatt
Partner at Craft Ventures
Caroline Brayson
Operating Partner, Communications & Marketing at Craft Ventures
Cassie Chao Leemans
Operating Partner, Talent at Craft Ventures
Dan Moor
Investor at Craft Ventures

Network1

Brandon Zeuner
Managing Partner at Hinge Capital

Investors connected to Sky in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sky Dayton?
Venture Partner at Craft Ventures
Where does Sky Dayton work?
Sky Dayton is Venture Partner at Craft Ventures.
What check size does Sky Dayton write?
Sky Dayton typically writes checks of $1M – $50M.
What boards does Sky Dayton sit on?
Sky Dayton holds tracked board seats at Xona Space Systems.

Founder mafias

Craft Ventures mafia9

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

David SacksPartnerFounded YammerNaveen RaoCraft Advisory BoardFounded Mosaic ML +1Shervin PishevarInvestorFounded Freetelly +1Jeff FluhrVenture PartnerFounded SpreecastRobert HuntNew Venture DevelopmentFounded SpreecastNick WarnerCraft Advisory BoardFounded Neo

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Boingo Wireless mafia8

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Chuck DavisBoard DirectorFounded Fandango +1Paul HsiaoMember Board of DirectorsFounded PipeDreams +1Henry LiuDirector, Ad Platform EngineeringFounded Glide +1Connor WoodBoard MemberFounded BlazentRoy Thiele-SardiñaBoard MemberFounded BlazentSam BhagwatSoftware EngineerFounded Mastra

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Earthlink mafia6

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jason FairchildDirector, Business DevelopmentFounded tvScientific +1Tore SteenDirector of Business DevelopmentFounded Crowd StreetEric FitchMuni WiFi Contract NegotiatorFounded PurposeenergyMike ShamusSr. Managed Services Consultant - Data Center, Security, NetworkFounded Pickleball Club of GeorgiaLou FasuloProduct ManagerFounded Starform

Xona Space Systems mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jeff CruseyDirectorFounded Per Aspera +1Ryan JohnsonInvestor and Board MemberFounded VergeJonathan LacosteSeed InvestorFounded Jebbit

Diffbot mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Andy ChouInvestorFounded VentriloBharath BhatMachine Learning EngineerFounded Relvy AI

Shared employers

Also worked at Age of Learning, Inc. / ABCmouse.com1

Dena CookPartner at Reinvent Capital

Also worked at Swarm Technologies3

Nina HooperInvestment Team at Salus VenturesCelestine SchnuggFounder at Boom Capital VenturesSara SpangeloFounder at Ambrosia

Also worked at Boingo Wireless11

Chuck DavisOperating Partner at TCVTamara SteffensManaging Director at Thomson Reuters VenturesIsabel WrubelInvestor at HeadlineKajal BhargavaInvestor at Berkeley Angel NetworkPaul HsiaoGeneral Partner at Canvas VenturesColby GoffVenture Partner at UP Partners

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Also worked at Helio51

Matt KrnaVenture Advisor at Alpha PartnersStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesRandy CoxManaging Director, Value Creation at Five Elms CapitalJulio PalacioCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail PartnersJohn H. WillmothFounder and Managing Partner at Poplar VenturesJulius GenachowskiVenture Partner at Overture Climate

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