East Haven Capital

East Haven Capital is a single-family office that invests, manages assets, and pursues philanthropic efforts for the Dave family. Our portfolio includes private equity funds, operating businesses, a range of real estate asset classes, and both early and late-stage venture capital. We also partner selectively with private equity firms and real estate developers through joint ventures.

We have built a diverse portfolio of alternate investments across multiple asset classes that has performed strongly through all market cycles. Our focus is on making investments that align with global macro trends. We aim to continue creating long term relationships with partners across all investment instruments and asset classes.

Our Investment Criteria

Real Estate
We provide capital through a range of structures, including equity (as either a GP or LP) and private credit, depending on the specific needs of the deal. We are interested in and have experience in investing in a wide range of asset classes including:

Residential: Single-family, multi-family, and student housing
Retail: Quick-service restaurants (QSR), medical facilities, and hotels
Industrial: Storage units and parking lots

We are open to multiple investment strategies, including:

Acquisition of existing properties
Raw land purchases
Value-add development opportunities

Venture and Private Capital
We are open to direct partnerships with small business owners who have a proven track record and are looking to expand and scale. We can provide capital through both equity and mezzanine financing structures.

In addition, we invest as limited partners (LPs) in private equity and venture capital firms that:

Have demonstrated strong returns on invested capital
Target operating companies that align with long-term global macroeconomic trends
Raise capital as an independent sponsor or in a committed fund

Our Investments

Venture and Private Capital

SpaceX Round 5

SpaceX develops rockets and spacecraft and operates Starlink, a major low Earth orbit satellite network.

Open AI

OpenAI advances artificial intelligence research and focuses on developing safe, reliable, and cutting-edge AI solutions.

Anthropic PBC

Anthropic PBC is an American AI startup company that has developed a family of large language models named Claude as a competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini.

o9 Solutions, Inc

o9 AI/ML-powered software simplifies planning, analysis, and simulation, achieving growth KPIs and digital-era success.

Uptiq

Uptiq delivers an Enterprise AI Platform for the Banking, Wealth Management, and Fintech industries.

FedEx

Provided growth capital to a local FedEx Ground operator, enabling the expansion from a single route to a multi-route operation. Investment supported the acquisition of additional pickup and delivery (P&D) routes and the addition of linehaul routes, enhancing operational scale and revenue diversification.

Southlake Carillon Parc

Provided a bridge loan and equity investment to support the development of Carillon Parc, a 42-acre master-planned mixed-use project in Southlake, Texas. The development includes upscale residential units, high-end retail, and destination dining, creating a walkable luxury community in one of DFW's premiere suburbs.

Plato AI

Angel investment in Plato AI, an edtech startup leveraging artificial intelligence to help high school and college students optimize their learning experience. The platform provides numerous study tools such as a personalized chatbot, on demand feedback, and actionable analytics.

Real Estate Investments

Sherman Mixed-Use

Acquired raw land in Sherman, TX and leveraged Opportunity Zone incentives to develop a mixed-use project featuring commercial space and 300 Class A residential units.

Dallas Stemmons Towers

Acquired existing office buildings and utilized historic tax credits to convert the property into Class A multifamily apartments.

Fort Worth Hilton Canopy

Acquired existing office buildings in downtown Fort Worth and leveraged historic tax credits to redevelop the asset into a Hilton Canopy hotel.

DFW Retail Portfolio

Invested in a diversified set of retail properties across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, ranging from stand-alone quick-service restaurants (QSRs) to large-scale shopping centers.