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Tonya J. Long

Tonya J. Long

Founder, Daymaker Connect | Managing Partner, Daymaker Ventures | Building systems that help people activate networks, capital, and human potential in the Age of AI

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San Francisco Bay Area
Joined November 2025

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๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ began with a simple question: why do professionals spend years building meaningful networks only to rely on memory, spreadsheets, contact lists, and luck when opportunity appears? We're building a new category of network intelligence that helps people understand who they know, why those connections matter, and how value can be created between them. The goal isn't bigger networks; it's more intelligent ones. ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ applies the same thinking to capital. I work alongside founders and investors through a deal-by-deal syndicated model designed to create clarity, strengthen conviction, and help strategic capital move where it can create the greatest impact. ๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค explores a third asset that increasingly deserves our attention. For generations, work provided far more than income; it has organized identity, status, contribution, belonging, and meaning. As AI reshapes the nature of work, I help leaders, investors, and institutions think more clearly about what comes next. What connects these efforts is a belief that the most valuable assets in our lives are often the ones we've already accumulated. Networks. Capital. Knowledge. Trust. Purpose. The challenge isn't acquiring more; it's learning how to recognize, organize, and activate what already exists. daymaker+2

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Connecting with nature and exploring in her Airstream, Bella, which has a popular photo on social media. principalpost+1

Integrating practices learned at Dr. Joe Dispenza's workshop, aligning mind, body, and spirit. tonyajlong

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HSHamid Shasaid
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is one of the go-to experts they know for AI safety or reliability.

May 8, 2026

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make a significant impact as a founder or investor in the startup community.

Feb 27, 2026

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is considered one of the most innovative CTOs in the SaaS or tech space, especially at companies on the scale of Microsoft.

Jan 16, 2026

TZTony Zirnoonsaid that if they were raising a seed round for an AI, fintech, or enterprise AI startup,
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would be one of their top choices for an investor.

Dec 30, 2025

DPDr Pavel Vinitskysaid that if they needed a standout AI expert for a technical panel,
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would be a top pick.

Nov 26, 2025

AMandreas muellersaid
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made a strong impression on them by combining deep technical knowledge of AI with a real focus on human outcomes.

Nov 23, 2025

DPDr Pavel Vinitskysaid
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is one of the investors they most respect for spotting and backing groundbreaking AI startups.

Nov 22, 2025