Dream Machine

Dream Machine is an oppotinistic seed fund, interested in AI, voice, AR, VR, IoT, and blockchain. It is founded by Alexia Bonatsos, the former co-editor-in-chief of TechCrunch and one of the earliest reporters to write about Whatsapp, Uber, Airbnb, and Pinterest. With Dream MAchine, she hopes to help exceptional founders make science fiction non-fiction.

Bonatsos, Alexia

Founder, Managing Director

11 past transactions

OneRoof

Seed Round in 2021
OneRoof connects people living in the same building to form a resourceful, fun, and supportive neighbor community. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Lobus

Venture Round in 2021
Lobus is aiming to commoditize blockchain tech with an asset management platform that they hope can bring creator-friendly mechanisms from NFT marketplaces like SuperRare to the physical art world as well, allowing art owners to maintain partial ownership of the works they sell so that they can benefit from secondary transactions down the line.

Audyo

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Create engaging audio experiences in a matter of minutes. Listen to your favorite articles, podcasts, audiobooks, and people, with Audyo.

Lobus

Seed Round in 2020
Lobus is aiming to commoditize blockchain tech with an asset management platform that they hope can bring creator-friendly mechanisms from NFT marketplaces like SuperRare to the physical art world as well, allowing art owners to maintain partial ownership of the works they sell so that they can benefit from secondary transactions down the line.

YOLO

Series A in 2020
YOLO is an app to send and receive anonymous messages on Snapchat.

Berbix

Seed Round in 2019
Berbix is a document identity verification solution that helps businesses accelerate growth and stay compliant at the same time by instantly and accurately validating photo IDs, driver licenses, and passports. Berbix helps to improve customer acquisition funnels with its automated and multifaceted verification solution that can confirm a user’s identity in 2 seconds and be implemented in as little as one afternoon. Berbix was founded in 2018 by the former product and engineering leaders of Trust & Safety at Airbnb and is backed by Y-combinator, Initialized Capital, Mayfield Fund, and others. Berbix supports businesses in the micro-mobility, fintech, age-restricted goods, and healthcare industries in customizing the way they fight fraud, stay compliant, and accelerate growth. Founded by the former product and engineering leaders for Trust & Safety at Airbnb and backed by Y Combinator and Initialized Capital, Berbix sits at the intersection of identity and fraud. They take an industry-specific approach to help customers customize and control the way they fight fraud through scalable hosted tools. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

YOLO

Seed Round in 2019
YOLO is an app to send and receive anonymous messages on Snapchat.

Powder

Seed Round in 2019
Powder is a startup that helps to share video clips of favorite games, follow people with the same interests and interact with them.

TTYL

Seed Round in 2018
TTYL is the audio social network, where hanging out with your closest friends is as easy as throwing on headphones. See who's free to talk and jump into conversations with up to 8 of your best friends. If you're the first one online, just background the app and let them jump in your ears!

Capture Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Capture Technologies is a technology and social media company. Our mission is to bring an absolutely new and unique experience to how people interact with each other. We are closely working with AI, thereby using the most advanced technology to help us bring our mission to life. Capture app will erase the boundary between real-time communication and artificial intelligence.
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