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Daze
Gen Z messaging app treating chat as a freeform creative canvas with drawings, stickers, and AI.
Stage
series a
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Daze is interesting
Prelaunch waitlist traction plus a16z-led $5.7M Series A with Betaworks signals investor appetite for expressive social beyond iMessage clones.
Key facts
- Series A (Oct 2024): $5.7M led by a16z; Betaworks and Alpaca Ventures among participants (TechCrunch)
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Industries
Consumer AI & Machine Learning
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FAQs about Daze
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Daze is a Gen Z messaging app where chat is a creative canvas — users draw, add stickers, and use AI tools inline rather than sending plain text messages.
Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) led the $5.7M Series A in October 2024. Betaworks Ventures (see /fund/betaworks-ventures) and Alpaca VC (see /fund/alpaca-vc) also participated.
Series A ($5.7M, October 2024). The company remains private and was in prelaunch/waitlist phase at time of funding.
Gen Z messaging is crowded but creatively underserved. Daze bets that expressive, visual-first chat — not another iMessage clone — can win share among younger users.
No — Daze remains a private company.
Last updated: 2026-07-24