DCVC

DCVC, or Data Collective VC, is a Palo Alto-based deep technology venture capital firm founded by Matt Ocko, Zachary Bogue, and others, investing in technically ambitious companies at the intersection of advanced computing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and hard science, with a particular focus on applications of data-driven technology to large and complex problems in agriculture, healthcare, earth intelligence, transportation, and climate. The firm invests from seed through Series B stages with initial checks from $3 million to $15 million and brings a distinctively scientific and engineering-focused approach to due diligence. DCVC focuses on what it calls deep technology investments: companies where the core competitive advantage is a fundamental technical breakthrough that is difficult to reproduce. Planet Labs, backed by DCVC, completed a NYSE listing in 2021 providing daily satellite imagery of the entire Earth's surface. Pivot Bio has developed nitrogen-fixing microbes as a replacement for synthetic fertilizers. Auris Health was acquired by Johnson and Johnson for $3.4 billion. Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company, was acquired by General Motors. Beyond its original investments in Planet, Pivot Bio, Auris Health, and Cruise, the portfolio includes additional deep technology companies.