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DAWN

DAWN

Private
New York City, New YorkTelecommunications & Networkinghttps://dawninternet.com/

Last Round

Series B

Dec 18, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$48.5M

Momentum

Top 50%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

DAWN is a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) company that developed a protocol on the Solana blockchain allowing users to buy and sell internet capacity.

Sector

Telecommunications & Networking

Verticals

Internet Providers, Wireless Infrastructure, Blockchain Infrastructure

Business Model

B2B2C

Customer Profile

Marketplace Commission, Hardware Sales, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

DePINbandwidth marketplacedecentralized wirelessDeWibandwidth sharingSolana DePINmicro-ISPpay-per-use internetdecentralized AIdecentralized computehardware nodedecentralized physical infrastructure networkcrypto rewardsalternative ISPdecentralized GPU

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DAWN Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series BDec 18, 2025
StrategicDec 16, 2024
Series A ExtensionAug 7, 2024
Series AFeb 27, 2023

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

James Smits

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Founding Team

DAWN Investors

Notable investors and investment history

DAWN investors
InvestorRounds
VanEckStrategic
J VenturesSeries A
Wintermute VenturesSeries A Extension
Chaos VenturesSeries A
Castle Island VenturesSeries A, Series A Extension
Moonshot ResearchSeries A
Polychain CapitalSeries B

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  • Apr 27, 2026

    Grew 17% QoQ, from 18 to 21 employees.

  • Sep 2, 2025

    Grew 100% QoQ, from 6 to 12 employees.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew York City, New York
Employee Range20
Year Founded2017
Last FundingDec 18, 2025

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