About Dashfire
Dashfire is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based out of Chicago, United States. It primarily invests in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Overall, Dashfire portfolio has seen 6 acquisitions including key companies like Factor 75, Raken and Careport. Dashfire has team of 5 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Dashfire's List of Top Investments
Dashfire has a portfolio of 17 companies. Their most notable investments include Factor 75 and Raken.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 9 other sectors. Here is the list of top investments by Dashfire:1. Factor 75
Subscription-based meal delivery. The company offers nutritionist-designed, chef-crafted meals that change every week. Users can choose the meals based on the health plan. The company claims to use organically grown and locally sourced ingredients and hormone-free, pasture-raised, and grass-fed meat. After receiving the meal, customers can heat the meal in the oven or microwave for consumption.
Key facts about Factor 75
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $500K
- Employee Count: 1,173 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Darwin Strategic Limited, Dashfire and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 19, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Raken
Cloud-based tasks management and collaboration software for the construction sector. It allows users to maintain work logs, create notes, share photos, manage tasks, and generate reports. It also offers tools for production tracking, quality control, construction checklists, data collection from fields, etc. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Raken
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12M
- Employee Count: 156 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Cheyenne Ventures, Rincon Venture Partners and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 04, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. EverTrue
Cloud-based suite solutions for association. It offers tools for donor management, volunteer management, fundraising platform and CRM for donations. It allows teams to track donors data, helps in trip planning, managing moves, portfolio management, pipeline management and push notifications.
Key facts about EverTrue
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $20.5M
- Employee Count: 334 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Red Swan, Dashfire and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 06, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Packback
Packback is an online textbook rental platform.Packback has served over 130K students nationwide and is backed by $3M+ in venture funding from notable investors including Mark Cuban, Howard Tullman, and Mark Tebbe. Packback also provides a price Comparison tool to compare prices from the textbook renters on the web. Packback also operates Packback questions, a social Q&A platform.
Key facts about Packback
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Chicago (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $13.6M
- Employee Count: 97 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Dashfire, Wildcat Capital Management and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Careport
Provider of cloud-based post-acute care coordination platform for hospitals. The platform coordinates post-acute care delivery by networking patients with post-hospital treatment and education during recovery. Patients can search for post-hospital care providers and book using the software. The software enables hospitals to evaluate and manage patients through customized treatment plans. Patients are provided with optimized care guides with the cloud-based EHR integration, connect with physicians for referrals, and get provider performance metrics.
Key facts about Careport
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $5.4M
- Employee Count: 80 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Elefund, Dashfire and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 29, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Acquired companies in Dashfire's Portfolio
6 companies from Dashfire's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Raken in Sep 2025 by Sverica Capital for $*****.Here are Dashfire's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Filter this listCompany | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 09, 2025 | - | - | 1748 | |
Jul 07, 2022 | - | - | 1974 | |
Nov 23, 2020 | - | - | 4248 | |
Oct 13, 2020 | - | - | 7995 | |
Nov 13, 2017 | - | - | 2802 |
Team profile of Dashfire
Dashfire has a team of 5 members including 3 Partners located in United States and Canada. Dashfire's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Dashfire:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Chicago | - | ||
Partner | Minneapolis | - | - | |
Partner | St. Paul | - | - |
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