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Dcvc

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

Website
HTTP://WWW.DCVC.COM
HQ
CA
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DCVC is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large real-world problems. Its co-founders and managing partners are Zachary Bogue and Matthew Ocko. Portfolio companies named in the facts include Latus Bio, which screens engineered AAVs for gene delivery, Pivot Bio, which develops microbes that convert atmospheric nitrogen for cereal crops, and Callosum, which builds orchestration software for multimodal AI.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesNot statedNot enough dated dealsSeed, Series A, Series B
SectorsClimate software, Climate hardware, EnergyNot enough dated dealsData analytics, Enterprise SaaS, AI applications, Biotech, Hardware, Healthtech, Devtools, Cybersecurity
RegionsGlobalNot enough dated dealsCA

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

YearDealsTop sectors
20091Fintech, Hardware
20101Mobility
201111Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, Ecommerce
201241Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Devtools
201342Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Hardware
201447Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Devtools
201560Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, AI applications
201640Data analytics, Enterprise SaaS, AI applications
201758AI applications, Data analytics, Biotech
201835Biotech, Hardware, AI applications
201922AI applications, Biotech, Hardware
202017Biotech, Healthtech, Hardware

Stage mix over time

2010 Seed: 1102011 Seed: 82011 Series A: 22011 Series B: 1112012 Seed: 272012 Series A: 112012 Series B: 12012 Growth: 1122013 Seed: 182013 Series A: 102013 Series B: 7132014 Pre-seed: 12014 Seed: 242014 Series A: 132014 Series B: 42014 Growth: 2142015 Seed: 242015 Series A: 232015 Series B: 52015 Growth: 4152016 Seed: 142016 Series A: 162016 Series B: 62016 Growth: 3162017 Seed: 242017 Series A: 172017 Series B: 72017 Growth: 3172018 Seed: 122018 Series A: 132018 Series B: 52018 Growth: 4182019 Seed: 12019 Series A: 62019 Series B: 72019 Growth: 8192020 Seed: 22020 Series A: 72020 Series B: 32020 Growth: 420212223242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
201001000
201108210
20120271111
20130181070
20141241342
20150242354
20160141663
20170241773
20180121354
201901678
202002734
202100000
202200000
202300000
202400000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
DCVC Climate Select, L.P.

DCVC is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs founders using computational approaches, including AI, to solve large real-world problems in areas such as climate, materials science, robotics, and biology. Inferred from the firm's website

2022$157.07M to $300M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
DCVC VI, L.P.

DCVC is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs founders using computational approaches, including AI, to solve large real-world problems in areas such as climate, materials science, robotics, and biology. Inferred from the firm's website

2022$681.27M to $700M (Form D)Late investment period

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. HTTP://WWW.DCVC.COM
  2. https://www.dcvc.com/about
  3. https://www.dcvc.com/team
  4. https://www.dcvc.com/companies/pivot-bio
  5. https://www.dcvc.com/companies/latus-bio
  6. https://www.dcvc.com/companies

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026