DCVC Overview
- Investor Type
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Venture Capital
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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15

- Investments
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553
- Portfolio
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199
- Exits
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177

DCVC General Information
Company Description
Founded in 2010, DCVC is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm prefers to invest in artificial intelligence, exascale computing, climate, engineering, materials science, robotics, space, water, biology, defense, security, and deep tech sectors. This firm is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).
Business Details
Investor Status
Trade Association
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 270 University Avenue
- Palo Alto, CA 94301
- United States
DCVC Investments & Acquisitions (553)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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Lumafield | 14-Mar-2025 | Later Stage VC | Electronic Equipment and Instruments | Generating Revenue | ||
Equilibrium Energy | 12-Mar-2025 | Alternative Energy Equipment | Generating Revenue | |||
AgZen | 06-Feb-2025 | Other Agriculture | Generating Revenue | |||
AIM (Machinery (B2B)) | 15-Jan-2025 | Machinery (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
Fervo Energy | 19-Dec-2024 | Energy Infrastructure | Generating Revenue | |||
Slip Robotics | 17-Dec-2024 | Logistics | Generating Revenue | |||
Radiant (Alternative Energy Equipment) | 14-Nov-2024 | Alternative Energy Equipment | Generating Revenue | |||
Ascend (Biotechnology) | 12-Nov-2024 | Biotechnology | Startup | |||
Q-CTRL | 08-Oct-2024 | Later Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
Impulse Space | 01-Oct-2024 | Later Stage VC | Aerospace and Defense | Generating Revenue |
DCVC Exits (177)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Plenty | 23-Mar-2025 | Bankruptcy: Admin/Reorg | |
Agnostiq | 10-Feb-2025 | ||
Molecular Assemblies | 28-Jan-2025 | ||
Cape Analytics | 23-Jan-2025 | ||
Kentik | 15-Nov-2024 | ||
Theorem (Financial Software) | 29-Oct-2024 | ||
Petra | 17-Oct-2024 | ||
Nyriad | 13-Oct-2024 | ||
Trident Desal | 22-Jul-2024 | Out of Business | |
Graphcore | 11-Jul-2024 | Merger/Acquisition |
DCVC Fund Performance
Fund Name | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | DPI | RVPI | TVPI | IRR |
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DCVC Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
DCVC Co-Investors (985)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Alumni Ventures | 10 |
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Y Combinator |
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DCVC Affiliates
Subsidiaries (1)
Name | Industry | Location | Year Founded |
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DCVC Bio | San Francisco, CA | 2018 |
DCVC FAQs
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What is DCVC?
Founded in 2010, DCVC is a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California.
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When was DCVC founded?
DCVC was founded in 2010.
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Where is DCVC headquartered?
DCVC is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.
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What is DCVC's total asset value?
DCVC has around
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How many investments has DCVC made?
DCVC has made 553 investments.
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What has DCVC invested in?
DCVC has made numerous investments in companies like Lumafield, Equilibrium Energy, and AgZen within the Electronic Equipment and Instruments, Alternative Energy Equipment, and Agriculture industries.
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What has DCVC invested in recently?
DCVC's latest investment was on 14-Mar-2025 in Lumafield, a company within the Electronic Equipment and Instruments industry.
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