Donray Von links investors and family offices to opportunities in Technology, Media, Real Estate, and Social Impact.  To date, Donray has been involved in four acquisitions and co-invested alongside Google Ventures, Tiger Global, Guggenheim, TPG, Wellington and Lower Case Capital.

• Robot startup Figure AI valued at $2.6B as Bezos, OpenAI, Nvidia join funding

• Department of Energy awards $17.5 million to Niron Magnetics

• Video announcement of Special Delivery @ Roku NewFronts NYC

Two Portfolio Companies Make 2024 “World Changing Ideas” List (Fast Company)

• Climate Tech World Changing Ideas 2024 List / Fast Company (Niron Magnetics)

• Science & Technology World Changing Ideas 2024 List / Fast Company (Hyphen Technologies)

• TIME Magazine’s World’s Top Ed Tech Companies of 2024 (BEGiN)

• ‘Art vs Commerce’ one of the most anticipated docuseries of 2025 (The Roots, OutKast, Iggy Pop)

• Logitech Announces Future Positive Technology Challenge Winners (Niron)

• DBG’s New DTC Strategy Boosts DSTLD Orders by 144% Since June (Morningstar)

• Samsung leads $25M investment into Niron Magnetics.

• Chipotle Doubles Venture Fund to $100 Million (Hyphen)

• Time Magazine Best inventions of 2023 (Niron)

• Chipotle tests out all-electric restaurant format (Hyphen)

• Digital Brands Group Announces Closing of $5M Private Placement

• Deepak Chopra’s Venture Incubator Backs Education Company Valued at $500 Million (BEGiN)

• Meet Hyphen, Chipotle’s burrito bowl-making robot

• Chipotle tests automation for burrito bowls and salads (Hyphen/CNBC)

• Roku Bolsters 2023-24 Slate With Content From Charlie Puth, Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Saldaña, Jessica Alba & Special Delivery

• Chipotle founder to open robot-powered restaurants in US (Hyphen)

• Esports Series partners with Samsung (Battlefy)

• Chipotle, Tiger Global and others invest in the series A for food robotics company Hyphen
  

• Night of Ideas: Panelist include Mayor Andre Dickens, Donray Von, Rose Scott, Ryan Gravel & many others….
  

• BEGiN Acquires Little Passports, Leading Kids Subscription Service – PR Newswire
  

• The Big Crypto Story That Digital Brands Fans Should Be Watching

• Bloomberg interviews Donray Von for Family Office Report

• BuzzFeed announces plans to go public via SPAC, targets $1.5 billion valuation (Owns shares via all stock acquisition of POP)

• 6 Reasons Digital Brands Group Investors Are Smiling as Stock Soars

• Global real estate firm Tishman Speyer in talks with Mall West End developers (Atlanta)

• Early Learning Company BEGiN Acquires Learn-to-Code App (HOMER/Speakaboos)

• Digital Brands Shares Jump After Revenue Guidance (MarketWatch)

• Digital Brands Group Poised To Create An Apparel Juggernaut with Nasdaq Listing

• BTS, Travis Scott and more celebrities are providing some tasty pop to fast food menus (DoorDash/Shake Shake)

• HOMER Chosen by Fast Company as One of Most Innovative Education Companies in 2021

• BEGiN nabs $50M from Lego, Sesame Workshop w/$75M from Liquidity Capital for trajectory-based funding (Techcrunch)

• NFL Flag Launches Madden Tournament Around Super Bowl (Battlefy / eSports)

• DSTLD Premium Denim Getting in the beach state of mind

• Global eSports Management Software Market Survey 2020 (Battlefy)

• Local News Interview on ABC…(Opportunity Zoness)

• Drone Video & Renderings for West End Atlanta Redevelopment (Opportunity Zones)

• Influencer Marketing Software Market will touch a new level in upcoming year with top key players (Speakr)

• Belong Gaming launches virtual gaming tournaments as esports take off in the corona world (Battlefy)

• Elevator City Partners Unveils Plans for $400 Million West End Mall Redevelopment (Opportunity Zones)

• Revolutionary Growth By 2029 Key Vendors (Speakr)

• ESports Management Software Market 2020- Top Key Players (Battlefy)

• Former Amazon & Microsoft executive boards Battlefy as General Manager (Esports)

• DSTLD Ready to Proceed with Listing on NASDAQ Following Close of Reg A+

• Owners of NHL’s Washington Capitals start eSports team…(BattleFy)

• CBS News covers Opportunity Zones Project – West End Mall Redevelopment (Video)

• The Blanket Coat Jennifer Lopez Has Worn on Repeat Is Back (InStyle/DSTLD)

• Curbed… Ryan Gravel and Donray Von Launch $300M Opportunity Zones Development

• Rockefeller Foundation announced a partnership to help encourage socially conscious investment in Atlanta

• Atlanta Journal Constitution… Beltline visionary part of team seeking redevelopment of West End mall

• Under-The-Radar Investors in the Atlanta Startup Ecosystem (Medium)

• WarnerMedia Steps Into the Esports Space With Upcoming ELEAGUE (Battlefy)

• 5 Angel Investors of Color You Should Know

• Exclusive: Digital Brands Group expanding to UK

• Global esports platform Battlefy Xi’an Official Games and Tournament Schedule Released…(South Korea)

• The 16 Denim Brands Every Jeans-Wearing Guy Needs to Know (DSTLD)

• DSTLD Becomes Digital Brands Group, Looks to Raise $10 Million in Reg A+ Crowdfunding Offer

• Nintendo announces two upcoming tournaments for Nintendo Switch games (BattleFy)

• Jennifer Lopez, Bella Hadid, and Gwen Stefani Love This Super Soft Coat (DSTLD)

• Mark Lynn, believes his direct-to-consumer denim brand will eventually be a $1 Billion company (DSTLD)

• Texas Is Building A Huge Stadium For A Billion-Dollar Sport: Video Games (Esports/BattleFy)

• The Affordable Leather Jacket That Looks Like It Costs a Couple Grand (Esquire)

• DSTLD Closes Second Reg A+ Crowdfunding Round at $3.1 Million

• Conde Nast looks to woo advertisers with new influencer network platform (Powered by Speakr)

• Video Highlights from NYU & Ford Foundation forum on Diversity…(Donray Von, Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs)

• Amazon acquires Twitch for $970M, partners with eSports platforms to bring ‘interactive experiences’ (Battlefy)

• BattleFy teams with Nintendo to host ESports tournament for E3 2018

• DSTLD Becomes the 1st to launch 2nd Round of Reg A+ Funding (NBC News Video)

• Time Inc. is launching its own influencer marketing network with help from Speakr (TechCrunch)

• How DSTLD, the first customer-funded fashion brand, tripled revenue in one year (Digiday)

• Kellogg Foundation Grant – Will Help Children Learn Math in New Ways (Speakaboos)

• Blue Jeans Can Go Green And Still Be Affordable (Fast Company)

• Donray Von joins panel @ NYU on Social Finance (Goldman Sachs, Federal Reserve Bank of NY)

• ​Wellington Management leads $12 Million Series B-1 (Speakaboos)

• Manchester City FC continues foray into eSports with FIFA 17 Cup (Battlefy)

• Jeans Company Is First Fashion Brand To Pursue Public Equity Funding (Forbes)

• Battlefy hosting a Splatoon Wii U tournament where the grand prize is a trip to E3 (eSports)

• 8 Life-Changing Things Your Closet Needs ASAP, DSTLD JEANS (Buzzfeed)

• Sharethrough Announces New Integration With Mobile-First DSP StrikeAd

• League of legends world finals draws 43 Million Unique Viewers (eSports)

• Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Portfolio company Speakr debuts @ #79

• Guys, You Need to Know About This Under-$100 Premium Denim Brand

• Nintendo Is Now Promoting Battlefy’s Splatoon eSports Tournaments

• Top Grossing iPad Apps: Speakaboos: Stories & Songs for Kids 2-6

• Why DSTLD is a Perfect Fit for Reg A+ : Key Elements to Successful Equity Crowdfunding (MSNBC)

• Speakr CEO Marco Hansell makes Magic Johnson’s list of Innovators to watch (The Playbook)

• Disrupting the $200 Billion fast fashion industry…(DSTLD)

• Q&A with Donray Von

• ​Speakaboos Raises A $12.5 Million Funding Round To Inspire A Love For Reading In Every Child

• YEC Member Company DIALS Launches Clock-Based Calendar for Mobile

• Direct to Consumer Fashion Brand DSTLD Moves Forward with Reg A+ Offer

• NBCUniversal Invests $200 Million in BuzzFeed (Fund I owns BuzzFeed stock via GoPop acquisition)

• Billionaire VC Tim Draper & Silicon Valley Powerhouse David Drummond Among List of Speakers At TechConneXt Summit

• Fuisz Video Taps Advertising Veteran Tim Spengler as CEO (Wall Street Journal)

• Meet the denim company that will change your life (and wardrobe) for good

• Why have Mark Cuban, David Stern and even Amazon made big bets on esports? (ESPN.COM)

• DSTLD at $9.5 Million as First Step in Reg A+ Offering Nears Close

• Esports Organizer Continues to Grow (Forbes)

• DSTLD Premium Denim Now Over $7.3 Million in Investor Interest on SeedInvest

• Fuisz Media Raises $10 Million, Evolution Media Partners & TPG Growth investors

• Esports tournament site Battlefy reveals what games excite its growing community – (Venture Beat)

• FirstData acquires (GYFT) for $50M+, co-investor GoogleVentures

• Seachange buys (TimeLine Labs) for $22M+, co-investor Guggenheim

• GoPop acquired by Buzzfeed

• Sizmek Buys StrikeAd for $11.6M

• Interactive Video Startup Fuisz Media Shows It Pays to Hit Cannes to Wheel and Deal

• Speakaboos Secures $6.5 Million in Series B Round

• INSIGHT: 6 Companies Disney Should Buy (Speakaboos)

• Speakr (formerly twtMob) scores $2.9M to land more brand endorsements for Net influencers

• Building A Jeans Company In The Nation’s Denim Capital

• E-Sports tournament-management startup Battlefy raises $1.3M in seed funding