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Dream Machine

GeneralistSan Francisco, CA, United StatesActiveWebsiteLinkedIn
Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
AI
Technical BenchLimited
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureMinimal DeepTech Investments
Bio

Dream Machine is a San Francisco pre-seed and seed fund founded in 2018 by Alexia Bonatsos, former co-editor-in-chief of TechCrunch and an early reporter covering WhatsApp, Uber, Instagram, Airbnb and Pinterest. It is run by Bonatsos alone, with no associates, investment committee or platform team, and writes checks of $250,000 to $500,000.

The fund backs consumer and frontier-technology founders...

Notable Investments
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Clubhouse
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Locket
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On Deck
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Fable
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Airbuds
W
Weekend
K
Kora Bio
C
Clearspace
M
Mad Realities

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