DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep-tech venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto and San Francisco, California. Founded and led by managing partners Matt Ocko and Zachary Bogue, DCVC backs entrepreneurs using computational and AI-driven approaches to solve trillion-dollar problems in the real world across sectors that have often seen little material progress in decades. The firm invests from early through growth stages across AI, compute and quantum, computational biology and chemistry, cybersecurity and defense, energy and climate, finance and insurance, industrial transformation and advanced manufacturing, next-gen agriculture, space, TechBio and TechMed. Across 13+ funds DCVC manages roughly $4B in assets under management (self-reported / press), making it one of the larger dedicated deep-tech franchises. Notable portfolio outcomes include companies spanning fusion energy, carbon transformation, robotics, drug discovery, and data infrastructure.
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name: DCVC (Data Collective)
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DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep-tech venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in
Palo Alto and San Francisco, California. Founded and led by managing partners Matt Ocko and Zachary
Bogue, DCVC backs entrepreneurs using computational and AI-driven approaches to solve trillion-dollar
problems in the real world across sectors that have often seen little material progress in decades.
The firm invests from early through growth stages across AI, compute and quantum, computational
biology and chemistry, cybersecurity and defense, energy and climate, finance and insurance,
industrial transformation and advanced manufacturing, next-gen agriculture, space, TechBio and
TechMed. Across 13+ funds DCVC manages roughly $4B in assets under management (self-reported / press),
making it one of the larger dedicated deep-tech franchises. Notable portfolio outcomes include
companies spanning fusion energy, carbon transformation, robotics, drug discovery, and data
infrastructure.
x-type: venture-capital
x-category: Venture Capital
tags:
- Venture Capital
- Deep Tech
- Early Stage
- Growth Stage
- Artificial Intelligence
- Climate
- Computational Biology
- Space
- North America
image: https://www.dcvc.com/favicon.ico
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
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data:
- 'Stage: Early to growth stage'
- 'Sectors: AI, compute & quantum, computational bio & chemistry, cybersecurity & defense, energy & climate, finance & insurance, industrial & advanced manufacturing, agriculture, space, TechBio, TechMed'
- 'Geography: North America (primary)'
- 'AUM: ~$4B (self-reported / press)'
- 'Funds: 13+ to date'
- 'Founded: 2011'
- 'HQ: Palo Alto and San Francisco, CA'
- 'Managing partners: Matt Ocko, Zachary Bogue'
sources:
- https://www.dcvc.com/about
- https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/data-collective
updated: '2026-07-17'
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