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DCVC (Data Collective)
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DCVC backs founders who use deep computational and data science to solve hard problems in large industries — including agriculture, energy, defense, healthcare, and logistics. The firm believes that transformative companies are built at the intersection of cutting-edge machine learning, scientific rigor, and domain expertise, and it brings a team of practicing scientists and engineers to help portfolio companies scale. DCVC also operates DCVC Bio, a dedicated life-sciences vehicle applying the same data-driven philosophy to drug discovery and computational biology.
Notable quotes
“We invest in founders who are using data and computation to do things that were previously impossible — not just faster or cheaper, but genuinely impossible.”
“The best deep-tech companies are built by people who understand the science deeply and are also obsessed with the customer problem.”
“Computational approaches are fundamentally changing what is possible in biology, and DCVC Bio is positioned to back the teams leading that transformation.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsara | Series E | $300m | 2020-08-01 |
| Rigetti Computing | Series C | $71m | 2019-03-01 |
| Recursion Pharmaceuticals | Series B | $60m | 2019-07-01 |
| Orbital Insight | Series C | $50m | 2018-06-01 |
| Zymergen | Series C | $400m | 2018-12-01 |
| Dataminr | Series E | $392m | 2019-09-01 |
| Descartes Labs | Series C | $30m | 2019-01-01 |
| Fathom Health | Series B | $46m | 2022-01-01 |
| Anduril Industries | Series B | $195m | 2019-09-01 |
| Cohere | Series C | $270m | 2023-06-01 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) | 8 |
| Khosla Ventures | 7 |
| GV (Google Ventures) | 6 |
| Founders Fund | 5 |
| Sequoia Capital | 5 |
| Lux Capital | 4 |
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