What is Daylight?
Founded in 2007 by industry veterans from IDEO, Daylight operates at the intersection of strategic design and social impact. With a dual-focus business model, the firm splits its operational capacity between mission-driven work for foundations and non-profits and high-value innovation projects for market-leading corporations. Their expertise spans critical verticals including health and wellness, education, energy conservation, and financial services. By integrating user-centered methodologies with technical execution, Daylight helps clients navigate complex market challenges, from initial opportunity identification to the final deployment of software and consumer products. Their client roster, which includes entities like Logitech and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, reflects a proven track record of delivering tangible, human-centric outcomes.
How much funding has Daylight raised?
Daylight has raised a total of $150K across 1 funding round:
Debt
$150K
Debt (2020): $150K with participation from PPP
Key Investors in Daylight
PPP
Public-Private Partnership
What's next for Daylight?
With the recent capital injection, Daylight is poised to deepen its investment in proprietary design frameworks and expand its cross-continental operational capacity between San Francisco and Seoul. The firm is expected to prioritize the scaling of its social impact initiatives while simultaneously enhancing its service offerings for corporate partners seeking to integrate sustainable and ethical design into their core business strategies. As the firm enters this new growth phase, the focus will likely shift toward leveraging emerging technologies to solve systemic problems in transportation and energy, ensuring that their design-led approach remains at the forefront of global innovation trends.
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