Post-Tensioning Foundation Company
Working with the founders and North American Lead on next generation concrete foundation services company drastically reducing cost to build while improving structural integrity.
Medical App Company
Medical app that helps doctors be more efficient and effective by making it easier to utilize evidence based medicine in their day-to-day processes.
Senior Home Transition Company
Services company dedicated to helping retiring adults and their families successfully transition from private homes into shared communities.
Oil Re-Fracking Company
Services and Technology company that significantly increases oil production for underperforming wells.
Helping early stage companies with Go-To-Market (GTM) and executive strategy while avoiding significant cashflow burn.
Strategic Advising
Seed and Early Stage Investing
Investing in unique business models that prioritize ethical, responsible practices while being forward looking and well differentated.
Services company balancing family estates with meaningful memories
Helping families transition homes, sort their belongings, secure their estate, and have peace of mind.
AI Software for construction subcontractors
This AI solution helps subcontractors win more, improve profitability and avoid costly distractions.
Next Gen Security and AI company building sovereign data centers
Protecting critical infrastructure worldwide with next‑generation AI security, truly independent tenancy, and top‑tier cyber protections.
Spanish Immersion Childcare for wellness and sustainability
Addressing excess market demand and limited supply for Spanish‑immersion childcare that gives children an early developmental advantage.
Marriott Hospitality and Multi-Use Facility, Coeur De Alene
Shortage of supply in a market location that had a sustainable barrier to entry and a strong developer partnership.
Residential and Retail Mixed Use Development, Nashville
Unique location on Broadway in a market with a strong anchor tenant, that will continue to have long-term supply challenges.
Build-to-Rent Developments, Bozeman, MT and Madison, WI
Local developers with unique locations, in long-term growth markets with diverse economic support.
Mixed-use Development, South Dakota
Investment presented a unique opportunity to improve the community where the founder grew up, while producing a solid risk adjusted return.
Retail Centers and Retirement Communities, Wisconsin
Despite growth in online retail, there is a shortage of quality retail space. And long-term retirement and care facilities remain in short supply.
Investing with people we know and trust, in real estate projects from Sponsor to Limited Partner (LP) to Property Management, where risk adjusted returns are better than available in the traditional equity markets.
Real Estate Investing
SERVICES
We are a relationship-driven investment and advisory firm that ethically deploys capital in real estate and early-stage investments. In addition, advising early-stage executives on go-to-market and strategic decisions.
ABOUT OUR FOUNDER,
COREY ENGESSER
After 25 years working across early‑stage startups and large global companies, I wanted to put my experience to work in a more intentional way. That’s why I started Dakana.
I now partner with ethically minded early‑stage companies and founders, sharing the lessons and hard‑earned insights that help them improve their odds of success. I also invest in these companies and in real estate built on strong fundamentals and responsible growth.
At heart, I’m a builder—helping founders clarify their goals, tighten their go‑to‑market plans, and create the operational discipline that turns ideas into real businesses. My approach is practical, people‑first, rooted in partnership and mentorship, always with the goal of long-term success.