DNS Capital

DNS Capital, LLC is a private equity firm based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in making long-term investments in middle market companies across various sectors, including industrials, business services, consumer products, agriculture, retail, and real estate. Founded in 2012, the firm primarily focuses on the United States but also considers select international opportunities. DNS Capital typically invests between $25 million and $100 million in companies with EBITDA ranging from $10 million to $50 million. As a family office investment firm, it aims to build strong relationships with business owners and management teams, fostering collaboration to create lasting value.

Pat Atwood

Vice President

Jeff Ehlers

Operating Partner

Scott Hairston JD

COO

George Lyman

Associate

Jason Schroeder

Managing Director

Brian Stal

Vice President

48 past transactions

Vermillio

Series A in 2025
Vermillio is an AI-powered platform that enables content creators to style, own, and track their digital creations. It uses proprietary blockchain technology for authenticating ownership.

Quantifind

Venture Round in 2025
Quantifind is a data science company that develops AI-powered platforms for marketing insight and financial crime risk management. Its Signum suite merges internal data with public information to reveal revenue drivers, explain what and who influences brand performance, and measure sponsorship impact on awareness and sales across automotive, consumer goods, entertainment, financial services, pharmaceutical, retail, and telecom sectors. The company also provides financial crime intelligence solutions for anti-money laundering and fraud detection, delivering real-time risk assessments, uncovering hidden threats, and reducing false positives by leveraging unstructured external data alongside internal records. Quantifind serves financial institutions and other organizations seeking faster, more precise risk detection, improved compliance, and scalable, data-driven decision support.

DaCapo Brainscience

Convertible Note in 2024
DaCapo Brainscience is a biotechnology company focused on developing disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease. It pursues approaches to slow or halt disease progression by targeting brain protein accumulations and advancing research through a platform that integrates patient-derived data, neuroscience, machine learning, and stem-cell technologies to identify novel therapeutic targets and accelerate discovery of treatments for affected patients.

Truvian Sciences

Venture Round in 2024
Truvian Sciences Inc. is a diagnostic company based in San Diego, California, focused on revolutionizing the blood testing industry. Incorporated in 2015, the company has developed an automated benchtop system that delivers lab-accurate results for a variety of health tests. Its comprehensive wellness panel includes commonly ordered routine blood tests such as complete blood count, metabolic panel, and lipid panel, all from a single sample. Additionally, Truvian's software system enables healthcare practitioners to efficiently deliver test results to patients through a user-friendly platform.

Hero Bread

Series B in 2024
Hero Bread is a San Francisco-based company specializing in the production of nutritious baked goods. It offers a range of products including bread, muffins, and tortillas, all formulated with nutrient-rich ingredients, zero net carbohydrates, low calories, and no added sugar, allowing consumers to enjoy guilt-free meals.

Recogni

Series C in 2024
Founded in 2017, Recogni specializes in developing AI-based inference processing solutions. It offers high-performance, low-power processors for generative AI and intelligent autonomous platforms, serving automotive industries in Germany and the US.

MetOx Technologies

Series B in 2023
MetOx specializes in manufacturing high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wire using YBCO. Its primary product enables efficient electricity transmission with minimal loss and heat generation, serving critical applications such as upgrading power lines, fusion reactors, and advanced MRI scanners.

PayNearMe

Series D in 2023
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.

Hero Bread

Series B in 2023
Hero Bread is a San Francisco-based company specializing in the production of nutritious baked goods. It offers a range of products including bread, muffins, and tortillas, all formulated with nutrient-rich ingredients, zero net carbohydrates, low calories, and no added sugar, allowing consumers to enjoy guilt-free meals.

Nimble Robotics

Series B in 2023
Nimble Robotics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that focuses on automating the logistics processes involved in eCommerce order fulfillment. It specializes in AI-driven robotic solutions for end-to-end piece picking, sorting, and packing, which enhances operational efficiency for merchants. By offering a comprehensive fulfillment service, Nimble Robotics enables businesses to streamline their operations, thereby improving productivity and reducing costs in the increasingly competitive eCommerce landscape.

Quantifind

Venture Round in 2023
Quantifind is a data science company that develops AI-powered platforms for marketing insight and financial crime risk management. Its Signum suite merges internal data with public information to reveal revenue drivers, explain what and who influences brand performance, and measure sponsorship impact on awareness and sales across automotive, consumer goods, entertainment, financial services, pharmaceutical, retail, and telecom sectors. The company also provides financial crime intelligence solutions for anti-money laundering and fraud detection, delivering real-time risk assessments, uncovering hidden threats, and reducing false positives by leveraging unstructured external data alongside internal records. Quantifind serves financial institutions and other organizations seeking faster, more precise risk detection, improved compliance, and scalable, data-driven decision support.

Stratus Materials

Series A in 2023
Stratus Materials is a manufacturer specializing in the development of manganese-rich, cobalt-free cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries. Their products aim to deliver superior performance, enhanced safety, reduced costs, and minimal environmental impact, catering primarily to businesses seeking advanced battery solutions for electric vehicles.

MetalSoft

Series A in 2022
MetalSoft provides a software platform for intelligent automation that manages data centers and bare metal equipment, unifying servers, switches and storage into a single, vendor-neutral system. The platform supports multi-vendor hardware and scalable operations, enabling enterprises and service providers to automate the management of hardware across multiple data centers and to operate remotely with lights-out efficiency. It delivers automation for servers, storage and network devices, helping streamline data-center administration. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Chicago, MetalSoft focuses on simplifying complex infrastructure through a mature automation platform that coordinates hardware across multi-site environments.

Soli Organic

Venture Round in 2021
Soli Organic is an indoor farming company that grows and supplies fresh organic culinary herbs to grocery stores year-round. It uses a vertically integrated approach to produce living organic plants with fresh-cut leaves, including lime leaves, rosemary, chives, and arugula, grown regionally to emphasize freshness and sustainability. By delivering a steady, locally produced supply of herbs, the company aims to provide high-quality, flavorful products to retailers and their customers.

Activ Surgical

Series B in 2021
Activ Surgical is a Boston-based digital surgery company developing a surgical imaging and software platform that uses computer vision, artificial intelligence, analytics, and machine learning to assist surgeons in complex procedures, enhance intraoperative decision-making, improve efficiency and accuracy, and reduce unintended complications. The platform supports augmented reality-based guidance and AI-driven surgery, and its robotic initiatives include the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, a system designed to automate aspects of tissue manipulation during surgery.

IMIDomics

Series A in 2021
IMIDomics is a specialized company focused on addressing Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMIDs). It operates by leveraging the world's largest biobank dedicated to IMIDs, alongside its extensive clinical expertise and advanced genomic analysis capabilities. The company develops an analytical platform that provides healthcare professionals with accessible insights from vast amounts of molecular and clinical data, facilitating optimized treatment strategies for patients with IMIDs. With locations at Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, and the HudsonAlpha Institute in Huntsville, Alabama, IMIDomics aims to advance the understanding and management of these complex diseases through innovative biomarker discovery and application.

Rapid

Series C in 2021
Rapid Software Solutions Ltd. is a technology company based in Haifa, Israel, specializing in software applications and Software-as-a-Service solutions. The firm is known for its RapidAPI Hub, which is the largest API hub globally, allowing over 4 million developers to discover, evaluate, and integrate more than 40,000 APIs from prominent providers. Rapid also offers a comprehensive development platform called RapidAPI Studio, enabling developers to design, develop, test, monitor, and publish their APIs seamlessly. For enterprise clients, the company provides RapidAPI Enterprise Hub, a customizable platform that facilitates the management and connection of both internal and external APIs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Rapid aims to support modern developers by streamlining access to essential API resources.

Nimble Robotics

Series A in 2021
Nimble Robotics, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that focuses on automating the logistics processes involved in eCommerce order fulfillment. It specializes in AI-driven robotic solutions for end-to-end piece picking, sorting, and packing, which enhances operational efficiency for merchants. By offering a comprehensive fulfillment service, Nimble Robotics enables businesses to streamline their operations, thereby improving productivity and reducing costs in the increasingly competitive eCommerce landscape.

Truvian Sciences

Series C in 2021
Truvian Sciences Inc. is a diagnostic company based in San Diego, California, focused on revolutionizing the blood testing industry. Incorporated in 2015, the company has developed an automated benchtop system that delivers lab-accurate results for a variety of health tests. Its comprehensive wellness panel includes commonly ordered routine blood tests such as complete blood count, metabolic panel, and lipid panel, all from a single sample. Additionally, Truvian's software system enables healthcare practitioners to efficiently deliver test results to patients through a user-friendly platform.

Recogni

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2017, Recogni specializes in developing AI-based inference processing solutions. It offers high-performance, low-power processors for generative AI and intelligent autonomous platforms, serving automotive industries in Germany and the US.

Good Eggs

Series D in 2021
Good Eggs, Inc. is an online grocery delivery service based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2011. The company specializes in providing a diverse range of products, including fresh, local produce, meal kits, grocery staples, and beverages such as wine and beer. Good Eggs emphasizes thoughtfully sourced, sustainable ingredients, offering items like dairy products, meats, seafood, snacks, pantry essentials, and health and home goods. By focusing on quality and local sourcing, Good Eggs aims to deliver an exceptional grocery shopping experience, allowing customers to conveniently order fresh food and have it delivered directly to their homes or offices in the San Francisco Bay Area.

LUB Foods

Venture Round in 2021
Luthman Backlund Foods AB was started in 2013 by Carl Backlund and Niclas Luthman. Since then they have built a team of dedicated and hard-working people around us that all share the same vision - creating snacks and confectionery that is actually good for you and the people you love. THeir ambition is to create a global brand and a wide range of products that adds to the quality of life and well-being of all the snacks and candy-loving people of the world.

LUB Foods

Venture Round in 2021
Luthman Backlund Foods AB was started in 2013 by Carl Backlund and Niclas Luthman. Since then they have built a team of dedicated and hard-working people around us that all share the same vision - creating snacks and confectionery that is actually good for you and the people you love. THeir ambition is to create a global brand and a wide range of products that adds to the quality of life and well-being of all the snacks and candy-loving people of the world.

RedShelf

Venture Round in 2020
RedShelf is a digital learning materials provider and platform that digitizes, distributes, and monetizes course materials, including eBooks, eTextbooks, digital course packets, publisher product codes, print on demand, and digital OER, through collaboration with publishers, institutions, campus bookstores, and content creators in the United States. The platform streamlines workflows for acquiring, pricing, selling, delivering, and billing for course materials and transforms publisher content into eBooks integrated with publisher courseware. It offers real-time analytics and reporting on student usage and supports custom bookstore branded marketplaces to sell digital materials on campus. RedShelf serves institutions, professors, bookstores, and students, and operates across devices. It has partnerships with publishers and strategic partners, such as Akademos, to accelerate the transition to digital textbooks and course materials. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, RedShelf positions itself as both a distributor of digital learning materials and a technology platform that improves access to affordable, digital study materials.

Activ Surgical

Venture Round in 2020
Activ Surgical is a Boston-based digital surgery company developing a surgical imaging and software platform that uses computer vision, artificial intelligence, analytics, and machine learning to assist surgeons in complex procedures, enhance intraoperative decision-making, improve efficiency and accuracy, and reduce unintended complications. The platform supports augmented reality-based guidance and AI-driven surgery, and its robotic initiatives include the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, a system designed to automate aspects of tissue manipulation during surgery.

Glympse Bio

Series B in 2020
Glympse Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing modular nanoparticle sensors for noninvasive diagnostics. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on creating diagnostic solutions for various diseases, including fibrosis, cancer, immunology, and infectious diseases. Utilizing a unique platform technology originally developed at MIT, Glympse Bio employs precisely engineered diagnostic agents that interrogate the body to detect specific disease states and transmit this information to urine for analysis. This innovative approach facilitates predictive monitoring and enhances the ability of physicians to assess treatment responses accurately. The company aims to transform disease monitoring and improve patient outcomes through its Glympse Inside product engine, which supports comprehensive, pan-disease diagnostics.

Aspiration

Series C in 2020
Aspiration empowers consumers and enterprises to combat climate change through innovative financial products. With over 6 million consumers, Aspiration offers debit and credit cards that automatically offset carbon footprints of purchases. For businesses, they provide software for carbon footprint monitoring, access to carbon reduction assets, and features to make products carbon neutral.

Rapid

Series B in 2020
Rapid Software Solutions Ltd. is a technology company based in Haifa, Israel, specializing in software applications and Software-as-a-Service solutions. The firm is known for its RapidAPI Hub, which is the largest API hub globally, allowing over 4 million developers to discover, evaluate, and integrate more than 40,000 APIs from prominent providers. Rapid also offers a comprehensive development platform called RapidAPI Studio, enabling developers to design, develop, test, monitor, and publish their APIs seamlessly. For enterprise clients, the company provides RapidAPI Enterprise Hub, a customizable platform that facilitates the management and connection of both internal and external APIs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Rapid aims to support modern developers by streamlining access to essential API resources.

Greenbits

Series B in 2020
Greenbits Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive cannabis retail platform designed to streamline operations for cannabis retailers across the United States. Established in 2014 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with an additional office in Portland, Oregon, the company serves over 1,200 retail locations in 13 states. Greenbits simplifies cannabis commerce by automating compliance and offering tools for point of sale, inventory management, and data-driven insights. This robust platform allows owners, managers, and budtenders to efficiently manage day-to-day operations while ensuring adherence to state regulations. The company processes approximately $3.7 billion in regulated cannabis sales annually, making it the largest provider of retail technology in the sector.

Truvian Sciences

Series B in 2019
Truvian Sciences Inc. is a diagnostic company based in San Diego, California, focused on revolutionizing the blood testing industry. Incorporated in 2015, the company has developed an automated benchtop system that delivers lab-accurate results for a variety of health tests. Its comprehensive wellness panel includes commonly ordered routine blood tests such as complete blood count, metabolic panel, and lipid panel, all from a single sample. Additionally, Truvian's software system enables healthcare practitioners to efficiently deliver test results to patients through a user-friendly platform.

Activ Surgical

Series A in 2019
Activ Surgical is a Boston-based digital surgery company developing a surgical imaging and software platform that uses computer vision, artificial intelligence, analytics, and machine learning to assist surgeons in complex procedures, enhance intraoperative decision-making, improve efficiency and accuracy, and reduce unintended complications. The platform supports augmented reality-based guidance and AI-driven surgery, and its robotic initiatives include the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, a system designed to automate aspects of tissue manipulation during surgery.

Recogni

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2017, Recogni specializes in developing AI-based inference processing solutions. It offers high-performance, low-power processors for generative AI and intelligent autonomous platforms, serving automotive industries in Germany and the US.

Rapid

Series B in 2019
Rapid Software Solutions Ltd. is a technology company based in Haifa, Israel, specializing in software applications and Software-as-a-Service solutions. The firm is known for its RapidAPI Hub, which is the largest API hub globally, allowing over 4 million developers to discover, evaluate, and integrate more than 40,000 APIs from prominent providers. Rapid also offers a comprehensive development platform called RapidAPI Studio, enabling developers to design, develop, test, monitor, and publish their APIs seamlessly. For enterprise clients, the company provides RapidAPI Enterprise Hub, a customizable platform that facilitates the management and connection of both internal and external APIs. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, Rapid aims to support modern developers by streamlining access to essential API resources.

Beyond Meat

Series H in 2018
Beyond Meat is a pioneering food processing company that specializes in creating plant-based meat products. Founded in 2009, the company aims to address global issues such as human health, climate change, resource constraints, and animal welfare through its innovative, non-GMO ingredient-based products. Beyond Meat offers a range of plant-based meats, including burgers, sausages, ground beef, jerky, meatballs, and chicken, which are designed to mimic the taste and texture of animal-based products while providing nutritional benefits and reducing environmental impact.

Farmer's Fridge

Series C in 2018
Farmer's Fridge is a company that operates automated smart fridges, providing a variety of chef-curated salads, bowls, and snacks. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company addresses the challenge of accessing healthy and affordable food options, particularly for those on the go. The fridges utilize advanced technology to monitor demand and ensure fresh meals are available quickly. Additionally, any unsold items are regularly donated to local food pantries, supporting community members in need with responsibly sourced nutrition. Farmer's Fridge is committed to making nutritious eating simple and accessible for everyone.

RedShelf

Series C in 2018
RedShelf is a digital learning materials provider and platform that digitizes, distributes, and monetizes course materials, including eBooks, eTextbooks, digital course packets, publisher product codes, print on demand, and digital OER, through collaboration with publishers, institutions, campus bookstores, and content creators in the United States. The platform streamlines workflows for acquiring, pricing, selling, delivering, and billing for course materials and transforms publisher content into eBooks integrated with publisher courseware. It offers real-time analytics and reporting on student usage and supports custom bookstore branded marketplaces to sell digital materials on campus. RedShelf serves institutions, professors, bookstores, and students, and operates across devices. It has partnerships with publishers and strategic partners, such as Akademos, to accelerate the transition to digital textbooks and course materials. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, RedShelf positions itself as both a distributor of digital learning materials and a technology platform that improves access to affordable, digital study materials.

Good Eggs

Series C in 2018
Good Eggs, Inc. is an online grocery delivery service based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2011. The company specializes in providing a diverse range of products, including fresh, local produce, meal kits, grocery staples, and beverages such as wine and beer. Good Eggs emphasizes thoughtfully sourced, sustainable ingredients, offering items like dairy products, meats, seafood, snacks, pantry essentials, and health and home goods. By focusing on quality and local sourcing, Good Eggs aims to deliver an exceptional grocery shopping experience, allowing customers to conveniently order fresh food and have it delivered directly to their homes or offices in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Beyond Meat

Series G in 2017
Beyond Meat is a pioneering food processing company that specializes in creating plant-based meat products. Founded in 2009, the company aims to address global issues such as human health, climate change, resource constraints, and animal welfare through its innovative, non-GMO ingredient-based products. Beyond Meat offers a range of plant-based meats, including burgers, sausages, ground beef, jerky, meatballs, and chicken, which are designed to mimic the taste and texture of animal-based products while providing nutritional benefits and reducing environmental impact.

Jetti Resources

Series A in 2017
Founded in 2014, Jetti Resources specializes in hydrometallurgical technology for extracting metals from mineral ores. Its proprietary catalytic process is used to efficiently recover copper from low-grade primary sulfides like chalcopyrite, making it a cost-effective and environmentally responsible solution.

Beyond Meat

Series F in 2016
Beyond Meat is a pioneering food processing company that specializes in creating plant-based meat products. Founded in 2009, the company aims to address global issues such as human health, climate change, resource constraints, and animal welfare through its innovative, non-GMO ingredient-based products. Beyond Meat offers a range of plant-based meats, including burgers, sausages, ground beef, jerky, meatballs, and chicken, which are designed to mimic the taste and texture of animal-based products while providing nutritional benefits and reducing environmental impact.

Financeit

Venture Round in 2016
Financeit USA Inc. is an online platform that enables businesses to offer consumer financing, allowing customers to manage loans from various web-enabled devices. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, the company operates as a subsidiary of Financeit Canada Inc. Its point-of-sale financing platform simplifies complex sales transactions, helping businesses close more sales by providing customers with affordable monthly payment options for significant purchases, such as home improvements, vehicles, or retail items. Financeit serves a diverse range of businesses, including larger enterprises, by offering an integrated suite of solutions that encompasses lead management, live contact support, financing options, and promotional tools. The company has partnered with over 8,000 merchants and has processed more than $5 billion in loan applications, earning recognition as the Canadian Lenders Association's Company of the Year in Lending in 2019.

Industrial Magnetics

Acquisition in 2016
Industrial Magnetics designs, engineers and manufactures permanent magnets, electromagnets, magnetic assemblies and magnetic separation devices for work holding, lifting, fixturing, conveying and related applications. The company focuses on custom fabrication to meet specific customer requirements and emphasizes product quality and performance. It serves the industrial sector with worldwide distribution through a direct sales force and manufacturers' representatives, providing personalized service and innovative magnetic solutions tailored to production needs.

Beyond Meat

Series E in 2015
Beyond Meat is a pioneering food processing company that specializes in creating plant-based meat products. Founded in 2009, the company aims to address global issues such as human health, climate change, resource constraints, and animal welfare through its innovative, non-GMO ingredient-based products. Beyond Meat offers a range of plant-based meats, including burgers, sausages, ground beef, jerky, meatballs, and chicken, which are designed to mimic the taste and texture of animal-based products while providing nutritional benefits and reducing environmental impact.

Thread

Series A in 2015
Thread LLC, established in 2010 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in producing and marketing fabric made from recycled materials. The company's unique process involves transforming trash and plastic bottles from developing countries into raw materials for fabric production. This fabric is then used by apparel and accessories brands to create environmentally and socially responsible products. Thread's impact is significant, with its fabric supporting nearly 2,700 income opportunities and collecting over 6 million bottles monthly from communities in Haiti and Honduras. The company also captures and shares the stories of those positively affected by its process through its Ground to Good storytelling platform, helping brands enhance their social impact narrative.

Aquion Energy

Series E in 2014
Aquion Energy specializes in developing and commercializing innovative energy storage solutions, particularly its proprietary Aqueous Hybrid Ion (AHIā„¢) batteries. These sodium ion batteries are designed for stationary energy storage and are notable for their environmentally friendly design, utilizing non-toxic components such as saltwater. Aquion's technology addresses the limitations of traditional energy storage systems, providing safe, reliable, and sustainable options that are non-flammable and non-explosive. By enhancing the electrical grid, Aquion's AHI systems optimize existing generation assets and facilitate the broader adoption of renewable energy technologies, thereby contributing to the reduction of reliance on fossil fuels.

Beyond Meat

Series D in 2014
Beyond Meat is a pioneering food processing company that specializes in creating plant-based meat products. Founded in 2009, the company aims to address global issues such as human health, climate change, resource constraints, and animal welfare through its innovative, non-GMO ingredient-based products. Beyond Meat offers a range of plant-based meats, including burgers, sausages, ground beef, jerky, meatballs, and chicken, which are designed to mimic the taste and texture of animal-based products while providing nutritional benefits and reducing environmental impact.

STX Entertainment

Venture Round in 2014
STX Entertainment is a global media company that develops, finances, produces, markets, and distributes film, TV, VR, music, and live entertainment content. Led by Robert Simonds, the company leverages strategic partnerships to maximize worldwide content impact.

LOYAL3

Series C in 2013
LOYAL3 operates a social technology platform that enables individual investors and brand enthusiasts to participate in the stock market with minimal capital and no fees. Its proprietary IPO platform facilitates direct investment opportunities for companies going public.
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