Dayna is co-founder and co-managing partner of Construct Capital, an early stage venture capital firm with $440m AUM  focused on rebuilding the most foundational industries of our economy. Dayna was one of the first venture capitalists to build a portfolio around the industrial software sector. She co-founded Construct to expand this focus and pursue the next generation of massive companies to be built in the tech sector. Construct has backed companies such as Veho, Copia Automation, Hadrian, Arkestro, Impulse Labs, and The Rounds. Prior to launching Construct, she was a partner at NEA where she backed companies creating new advances in manufacturing, automation, and vertically integrated consumer brands. She led investments in companies including Desktop Metal, Onshape, Framebridge, Tulip, Formlabs, and Guideline.

Prior to joining NEA, Dayna was an investor at North Bridge Venture Partners in Boston. She started her career in product development and led design efforts at Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), as the company grew and completed a successful public offering.

She is a graduate of University of Virginia with a B.Sc. in Systems Engineering, and while there she built a startup using computer vision and eye-tracking for the physically handicapped. She received an MBA from Harvard Business School, where, today, she serves as a venture partner and an advisor to the MS/MBA program. Dayna is a founding member of All Raise, with the mission of improving diversity in venture capital.