Inside Standard Capital: New $425M Series A Fund, Explained

In this episode, Dalton + Michael discuss the background and details for Dalton's new Series A fund, @Standard_Cap D+M discuss the key ideas and inspiration for Standard Capital from many years of working with founders at Y Combinator.

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Sep 15, 202535mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 15, 2025
Duration: 35m
Channel: Dalton + Michael
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this episode, Dalton + Michael discuss the background and details for Dalton's new Series A fund, @Standard_Cap D+M discuss the key ideas and inspiration for Standard Capital from many years of working with founders at Y Combinator.

SPEAKERS

Dalton
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Co-host of Dalton + Michael and partner at Standard Capital.
Michael
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Co-host of Dalton + Michael who interviews Dalton about Standard Capital and fundraising/YC-style support.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Dalton + Michael, featuring Dalton and Michael, Inside Standard Capital: New $425M Series A Fund, Explained explores standard Capital aims to standardize Series A with YC-like process Standard Capital is designed to apply YC’s speed, clarity, and founder-first process to the traditionally slow and opaque Series A fundraise.

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