DKA Capital

DKA Capital

DKA Capital represents a compact, multi-family investment platform led by David Kaplan, whose background spans structured credit, private equity, and principal investing. The office invests on behalf of a small number of families, constructing portfolios that blend direct venture and growth-equity allocations with opportunistic real estate exposure. The firm's investment activity concentrates on enterprise software and financial technology companies at the growth stage, where DKA Capital can deploy meaningful checks alongside established venture firms. Direct co-investments and special-purpose vehicles are the primary structures, giving the families direct-line exposure to company economics without the layered fee burdens of fund-of-funds models. The real estate book tilts toward income-producing commercial properties in the United Kingdom, reflecting a preference for yield-generating hard assets. DKA Capital operates with a lean team from a single London base, running concentrated portfolios rather than indexing across dozens of positions. The office has not publicly disclosed total assets under management or aggregate deployment figures, consistent with the private posture many UK multi-family offices maintain outside FCA registration thresholds that would compel broader disclosure. Structurally, DKA Capital functions as a deal-by-deal allocator rather than a pooled blind-pool manager — each family opts into individual transactions, which aligns interests but demands high sourcing discipline. The architecture resembles the older European family-office tradition, where capital is aggregated around a principal's specific expertise and the families exercise granular control over every commitment.