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The Dovetail Project: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

The Dovetail Project is a non-profit organization that offers a program designed to teach parenting skills to fathers through a structured curriculum.

thedovetailproject.org LinkedIn Chicago, United States 1-10 employees
Education Non Profit Training
Total raised
$100k
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jan 2025

The Dovetail Project has raised $100k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $100k announced in Jan 2025.

That round is below the $1.5M median round size for Education companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

The Dovetail Project Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$100k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$100k in Jan 2025
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Chicago, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jan 2025.

The Dovetail Project Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$100k

The Dovetail Project Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Sheldon Smith
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

The Dovetail Project Funding Compared to Other Education Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,474
$1.5M
29,722
$7.5M

The Dovetail Project's latest round of $100k is below the median round in Education. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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The Dovetail Project Funding FAQs

What does The Dovetail Project do?

The Dovetail Project is a non-profit organization that offers a program designed to teach parenting skills to fathers through a structured curriculum.

How much funding has The Dovetail Project raised?

The Dovetail Project has raised $100k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $100k announced in Jan 2025.

When did The Dovetail Project last raise funding?

The Dovetail Project's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $100k, announced in Jan 2025.

Who founded The Dovetail Project?

FundedIQ lists Sheldon Smith (Founder) at The Dovetail Project.

Where is The Dovetail Project headquartered?

The Dovetail Project is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

How many employees does The Dovetail Project have?

The Dovetail Project is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does The Dovetail Project's funding compare to other Education startups?

The Dovetail Project's latest round of $100k is below the $1.5M median round size for Education companies on FundedIQ across 1,474 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's The Dovetail Project Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for The Dovetail Project is left off this page rather than filled in.

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