DCVC
Est. dry powder
$1B
Raised, not yet invested
AUM
$4B
Assets under management
Latest fund
$125M
Data Collective Opportunity Fund I
Est. cheque size
$1.3M–
From fund sizes
Deals, last 12 months
32
Last seen investing Sep 2026
About DCVC
DCVC is a US based private equity firm focusing on early-stage seed investments in big data, IT infrastructure, and analytics. The firm also prefers to invest in artificial intelligence, exascale computing, climate, engineering, materials science, robotics, space, water, biology, defense, security, and deep tech sectors across the US region.
- Type
- Venture Capital Firm (Investor)
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California, US
- Stages
- AngelSeedSeries ASeries BSeries CSeries DSeries ESeries F+3
- Est. cheque size
- $1.3M–$23.8M
- Sectors
- Information Technology, Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Diversified
- Regions
- North America
- Strategies
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Where they invest
From deals and portfolio companies on record
Most frequent rounds
- Series A167
- Seed145
- Series B95
- Series C44
- Series D22
Across 527 deals
Portfolio sectors
- Biotechnology29
- Software19
- Environmental Services6
- Renewable Energy5
- Agribusiness4
Across 291 companies
Portfolio countries
- US84
- UK8
- Australia4
- New Zealand2
- Israel1
Across 291 companies
Recent investments
Newest 5 of 527
- Unspecified Round$11.8M
Mesa Quantum
Sep 2026 · Unspecified Round
- Seed$8M
Soteris
Sep 2026 · Seed
- Series B$100M
Rainmaker Technology Corporation
Sep 2026 · Series B
- Seed$40M
Typesafe AI, Inc.
Sep 2026 · Seed
- Unspecified Round$12M
Shennon Biotechnologies Inc.
Sep 2026 · Unspecified Round
Offices
2 locations
- Palo Alto, California, USHQ
- San Francisco, California, US
Questions about DCVC
How much does DCVC invest per deal?
Based on the size of its funds, DCVC writes estimated cheques of $1.3M–$23.8M. Lead cheques usually sit at the top of that range and follow-on cheques lower.
What stages does DCVC invest in?
DCVC has invested at Angel, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C and Series D. Its most frequent rounds on record are Series A, Seed and Series B.
How much capital does DCVC have left to invest?
DCVC has an estimated $1B in dry powder: capital it has raised but not yet invested.