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

ℹ️ 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

  host

  Co-host of Dalton + Michael and partner at Standard Capital.

• Michael

  host

  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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