Dalton Caldwell is a venture capitalist who co-founded Standard Capital, a fund focused on leading Series A rounds for AI startups. Dalton Caldwell's Twitter Score is 169 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026, ranking #3,084 (top 1%) among 486,621 tracked accounts.
Dalton Caldwell co-founded Standard Capital alongside fellow Y Combinator partner Paul Buchheit. Per Business Insider, the fund closed at $425 million and targets AI startups at the Series A stage. Business Insider also ranked Dalton Caldwell at 99 on its 2026 Seed 100 list, describing him as cofounder and partner at Standard Capital and partner emeritus at Y Combinator.
Dalton Caldwell previously worked at Y Combinator as a partner, where Business Insider reported he worked across 25 classes and advised more than 1,000 companies, including more than 35 unicorns. Earlier in his career, Dalton Caldwell co-founded Imeem, serving as its CEO until the company was acquired by MySpace in 2009. He also founded Mixed Media Labs and was formerly affiliated with App.net.
Dalton Caldwell has 321,801 followers as of September 2026 and has published 2,807 posts. Dalton Caldwell has been mentioned by 200 accounts a total of 391 times.
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