DFX Intelligence
Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Dawn Capital LLP
Dawn Capital LLP
both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $1,966M
Importance
50
elevated
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
63
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
23
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdomadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- ILONA ROSE HOUSE, MANETTE STREET, London, W1D 4ALadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- +44 (0) 7496874118adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- http://dawncapital.com/
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- Latest Form ADV
- Jun 10, 2024
- Private funds reported
- 8 (8 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $2.0Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- hello@dawncapital.comdawncapital.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- +44 (0) 7496874118adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
54 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, fintech, space, b2b
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation
series d plus 100%
Stage at first entry
series d plus 100%
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 53
Funds and vehicles
8 reported, 1 no longer reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Capital Opportunities Fund III Scsp | Opportunity fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $93.8M Jun 10, 2024 | 30 | $0 | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Dawn Capital V Scsp | Fund | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | $623M Jun 10, 2024 | 74 | $621M of $621M | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Dawn Capital Opportunities Fund II Scsp | Opportunity fund | 2021 adv first reported | Mature | $133M Jun 10, 2024 | 52 | $0 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dawn Capital II Founder Partner LP | Fund | 2021 adv first reported | Mature | $3,795 Jun 10, 2024 | 9 | unknown | unknown |
| Dawn Capital IV Scsp | Fund | 2020 form d first sale | Mature | $391M Jun 10, 2024 | 88 | $302M | Jul 16, 2020 |
| Dawn Capital III LP | Fund | 2018 form d first sale | Harvest | $258M Jun 10, 2024 | 49 | $12.4M | May 2, 2018 |
| Dawn Capital Opportunities Fund LP | Opportunity fund | 2018 form d first sale | Harvest | $244M Jun 10, 2024 | 34 | $124M of $140M | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Dawn Capital II LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $223M Jun 10, 2024 | 47 | unknown | unknown |
| Dawn Enterprise Capital Fund LP | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | unknown | Wound down | $54.8M Jun 29, 2021 | 37 | unknown | unknown |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
6 current, 1 departed
Evgenia Plotnikova
General partnerGp Member · since Sep 1, 2021
Libby Paxton
General partnerGeneral Partner
Cordelia Sheridan
Platform and operationsOperations
Haakon Overli
Platform and operationsLlp Designated Member · since Nov 1, 2006
Joshua Carl Bell
Platform and operationsLlp Designated Member · since Jan 1, 2008
Norman Fiore
Platform and operationsLlp Designated Member · since Nov 1, 2006
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Raxita Kapashi · Chief Financial Officer · Oct 1, 2019 to Jun 29, 2023 Inference
Investments on record
54 edges, 54 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
10 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Anthemis 1 shared · one timeHummingbird Ventures V US GP LLC 1 shared · one timeRegalis Solutions LLC 1 shared · one timeFirstmark Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeNext Frontier Capital Mc, LLC 1 shared · one timeEvolution Equity Partners 1 shared · one timeBritish Patient Capital 1 shared · one timeTeachers’ Venture Growth 1 shared · one time · they led 1AlbionVC 1 shared · one timeBNY 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
28 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026Showpad: acquired by Vector Capital on or before 2026-09-16 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 16, 2026Showpad no longer listed on Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceShowpadVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 12, 2026Showpad: acquired by Vector Capital on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Dawn Capital LLP lists Neo4j as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactNeo4jVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 12, 2026Granulate: acquired by Intel on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Onum: acquired by CrowdStrike on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Garrison: acquired by Everfox on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Dawn Capital LLP lists OpenGamma as exited (mechanism not stated) on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), on the portfolio pagePortfolio exitedExitsFactOpenGammaVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 12, 2026Shoreline: acquired by Nvidia on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026iZettle: acquired by PayPal on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026LeanIX: acquired by SAP on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Mimecast: listed (NASDAQ) on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio pagePublic listingExitsFactMimecastVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 12, 2026Eigen Technologies: acquired by Sirion on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Sep 12, 2026Tink Open banking.: acquired by Visa on or before 2026-09-12 (no date published), per Dawn Capital LLP's portfolio page
- Jun 29, 2023Dawn Capital Opportunities Fund III Scsp first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $91,693,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Capital Opportunities Fund III ScspSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 29, 2023Dawn Capital V Scsp first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $641,257,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Capital V ScspSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 29, 2023Raxita Kapashi (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Dawn Capital LLP
- Jun 24, 2022Dawn Enterprise Capital Fund LP no longer reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLPFund no longer reportedFundsInferenceDawn Enterprise Capital Fund LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Sep 1, 2021Evgenia Plotnikova joined Schedule A of Dawn Capital LLP as Gp Member
- Jun 29, 2021Dawn Capital Opportunities Fund II Scsp first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Private Equity Fund), GAV $115,024,548Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Capital Opportunities Fund II ScspSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 29, 2021Dawn Capital IV Scsp first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Private Equity Fund), GAV $437,771,739Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Capital IV ScspSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 29, 2021Dawn Capital II Founder Partner LP first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Private Equity Fund), GAV $4,934,220Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Capital II Founder Partner LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Oct 1, 2019Raxita Kapashi joined Schedule A of Dawn Capital LLP as Chief Financial Officer
- Jun 28, 2019Dawn Capital Opportunities Fund LP first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Private Equity Fund), GAV $125,473,399Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Capital Opportunities Fund LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 28, 2019Dawn Enterprise Capital Fund LP first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Private Equity Fund), GAV $15,541,410Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Enterprise Capital Fund LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 28, 2019Dawn Capital II LP first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Private Equity Fund), GAV $153,493,144Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Capital II LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 28, 2019Dawn Capital LLP first filed Form ADV (ERA)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Jun 28, 2019Dawn Capital III LP first reported on Form ADV by Dawn Capital LLP (Private Equity Fund), GAV $133,247,547Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDawn Capital III LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 12, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (probable, 80%, cls-1)both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $1,966M
Evidence
28 observations from 2 sources