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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 / Dynamo Management Company, LLC
Dynamo Management Company, LLC
Our purpose is simple: to back the relentless shaping the next era of industry.
both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $295M
Importance
43
elevated
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
81
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
18
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Chattanooga, TNadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- C/O SMITH & HOWARD, 715 MARKET STREET, STE 303, Chattanooga, TN, 37402adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 423-421-4463adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- https://www.dynamo.vc
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Apr 15, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 13 (13 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $270Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business email
- hello@dynamo.vcdynamo.vcpublished by the subject
- business phone
- 423-421-4463adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
21 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, energy, hardware, robotics, space, logistics, industrial
- Stages
- seed, series b
- Geography
- global
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 100%
lead rate 100%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 21
Funds and vehicles
12 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Fund III, LP | Fund | 2024 adv first reported | Early deployment | $47.0M Mar 29, 2024 | 59 | $0 | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Dynamo Opportunity Fund I, L.P. | Opportunity fund | 2023 adv first reported | Active deployment | $16.0M Mar 29, 2024 | 43 | $0 | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Dynamo-Stord, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $15.0M Mar 29, 2024 | 16 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo-Stord Spv II, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $10.7M Mar 29, 2024 | 23 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo-Stord Spv III, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $6.2M Mar 29, 2024 | 22 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo-Gatik, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $5.2M Mar 29, 2024 | 32 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo-Vector, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $2.0M Mar 29, 2024 | 22 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo-Svt Robotics, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.8M Mar 29, 2024 | 10 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo-Skupos, LLC | Fund | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.5M Mar 29, 2024 | 31 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo-Svt Robotics Spv II, LLC | SPV or co-invest vehicle | 2022 adv first reported | Active deployment | $1.3M Mar 29, 2024 | 19 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo Fund I, LP | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $137M Mar 29, 2024 | 76 | unknown | unknown |
| Dynamo Fund II, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $51.0M Mar 29, 2024 | 76 | $0 | Sep 18, 2019 |
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
5 current, 1 departed
Large Barry
General partnerGeneral Partner · since Jan 1, 2018
Santosh Sankar
General partnerGeneral Partner · since Jan 1, 2018
TED Alling
General partnerGeneral Partner · since Jan 1, 2018
Jon Bradford
Managing partnerManaging Partner
Gary Allan Davis
PartnerMember · since Sep 1, 2021
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Jonathan Bradford · General Partner · Aug 1, 2019 to Mar 23, 2022 Inference
Investments on record
21 edges, 21 companies, 1 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
20 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Innovation Endeavors: Reimagining the technical frontier 1 shared · one timeFontinalis Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeArtis Ventures Management, L.P. 1 shared · one timeProject a 1 shared · one timeMadrona Venture Group, LLC 1 shared · one timeTarget Global Selected Opportunities LP 1 shared · one timeGlasswing Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeNrv 1 shared · one timeScale Venture Partners 1 shared · one time · they led 1Translink Capital 1 shared · one timeTitletowntech Ventures LLC 1 shared · one timeFlyover Capital Partners, LLC 1 shared · one timeArtis Capital Management, L.P. 1 shared · one timeFM Capital 1 shared · one timeAlumni Ventures 1 shared · one timeInfinity Investment Management Holdings, LLC 1 shared · one time · they led 1 · we led 1PayPal Ventures 1 shared · one time · we led 1Defined Capital 1 shared · one time · we led 1Bravo Victor Venture Capital 1 shared · one time · we led 1Techstars 1 shared · one time · we led 1
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
15 dated events
- Mar 29, 2024Dynamo Fund III, LP first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $47,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo Fund III, LPSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2023Dynamo Opportunity Fund I, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $16,010,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo Opportunity Fund I, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Dynamo-Svt Robotics Spv II, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,285,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo-Svt Robotics Spv II, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Dynamo-Svt Robotics, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $306,382Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo-Svt Robotics, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Dynamo-Stord Spv II, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,375,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo-Stord Spv II, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Dynamo-Stord Spv III, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,035,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo-Stord Spv III, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Dynamo-Vector, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,292,085Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo-Vector, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Dynamo-Gatik, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,512,269Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo-Gatik, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Dynamo-Stord, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,025,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo-Stord, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Dynamo-Skupos, LLC first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,524,703Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo-Skupos, LLCSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 23, 2022Jonathan Bradford (General Partner) no longer on Schedule A of Dynamo Management Company, LLC
- Sep 1, 2021Gary Allan Davis joined Schedule A of Dynamo Management Company, LLC as Member
- Mar 2, 2020Dynamo Management Company, LLC first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 2, 2020Dynamo Fund II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $33,100,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo Fund II, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 2, 2020Dynamo Fund I, LP first reported on Form ADV by Dynamo Management Company, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $26,400,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDynamo Fund I, 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 (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $295M
Evidence
46 observations from 3 sources