Day One Ventures

Day One Ventures Management, LLC is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in New York, New York. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on disruptive technologies across various sectors, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, healthcare, and consumer products. Day One Ventures is known for its active involvement in the growth of its portfolio companies, particularly through spearheading communications and fostering a customer-centric approach. The firm typically invests between $100,000 and $5 million, aiming to support companies from pre-seed to early Series A stages. Founded by Masha Drokova, an angel investor and communications executive, Day One Ventures emphasizes its commitment to backing innovative and impactful businesses.

Jenny Chao

Director, Communications and Investor

Masha Bucher

Founder and General Partner

Past deals in Messaging

Artisan AI

Series A in 2025
Artisan AI specializes in creating digital workers, known as Artisans, to automate sales processes. Their first Artisan, Ava, handles the entire outbound sales process, from initial contact to scheduling meetings. Ava uses a database of over 270 million contacts to craft personalized email sequences and can be easily set up and managed via Slack. By automating repetitive tasks, Artisan AI allows sales teams to focus on high-value prospects and relationships.

Artisan AI

Seed Round in 2024
Artisan AI specializes in creating digital workers, known as Artisans, to automate sales processes. Their first Artisan, Ava, handles the entire outbound sales process, from initial contact to scheduling meetings. Ava uses a database of over 270 million contacts to craft personalized email sequences and can be easily set up and managed via Slack. By automating repetitive tasks, Artisan AI allows sales teams to focus on high-value prospects and relationships.

Tone

Seed Round in 2020
SaveMySales, Inc. operates a managed SMS marketing platform that specializes in eCommerce and customer service. Founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company provides a human SMS marketing solution that helps retailers acquire subscribers, send messages, and respond to inquiries from shoppers quickly. Its application analyzes abandoned orders and automates follow-up text messages, offering immediate assistance to undecided customers. This approach enhances customer engagement and aims to improve sales by addressing shoppers' questions in real-time, rather than making them wait for email responses.

Squad

Seed Round in 2019
Squad is a San Francisco-based company that offers a web-based platform designed to facilitate social interaction among users. The platform allows friends to connect and spend time together by enabling video and audio chats while sharing their screens. Users can showcase various content from their devices, including messages and videos from apps like TikTok, creating an immersive shared experience. Additionally, Squad features an AMA (ask me anything) function, which aggregates information from various online profiles, making it easily accessible in one central location. This blend of social engagement and information sharing positions Squad as a versatile tool for enhancing digital interactions.

Pando

Seed Round in 2018
Pando is a healthcare communication platform aimed at enhancing teamwork and secure collaboration among professionals in health and social care. It provides essential tools for hospital staff, including secure instant messaging, patient profiles, and photograph sharing. The platform also features efficient task management capabilities and facilitates instant connections between colleagues, allowing doctors and nurses to communicate effectively while performing their duties. By streamlining communication, Pando helps save time and improve the quality of patient care.
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