Firms

DCVC
San Jose, California · San Francisco, California · Cambridge, Massachusetts · Palo Alto, California · San Francisco Bay Area
DCVC backs entrepreneurs using Deep Tech to solve problems and multiply the benefits of capitalism for everyone while reducing its cost. Deep Tech is a potent approach to this challenge that enables more for less - now and for this century. The transformative companies in their portfolio combine the latest advances in science and technology withunique compute and algorithmic advantage, reducing CAPEX and OPEX.
- Founded
- 2011
- Type
- Venture capital
Team
![]() Jason Pontin DCVC, general_partner | $15M$5M – $25M | Palo Alto, California · Cambridge, Massachusetts |
![]() Alan Cohen DCVC, general_partner | $15M$5M – $25M | San Francisco Bay Area |
![]() Ali Tamaseb DCVC, general_partner | $15M$5M – $25M | San Francisco Bay Area |
![]() Armen Vidian DCVC, partner | $15M$5M – $25M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Chris Boshuizen DCVC, partner | $15M$5M – $25M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Michael Driscoll DCVC, partner | $15M$5M – $25M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Rachel Slaybaugh DCVC, general_partner | $15M$5M – $25M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Todd Papaioannou DCVC, partner | $15M$5M – $25M | San Jose, California |
![]() Milo Werner DCVC, general_partner | $3M$250K – $9M | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| $1M$100K – $25M | Palo Alto, California | |
![]() Spencer Punter DCVC, partner | $1M$250K – $3M | San Francisco Bay Area |
![]() Kelly Chen DCVC, partner | $1M$250K – $3M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Scott Barclay DCVC, partner | —$10M – $350M | Palo Alto, California |
![]() Stephen Seymour DCVC, associate | —$5M – $25M | Palo Alto, California |
![]() Irfan Ahmad DCVC, partner | —$5M – $25M | San Francisco Bay Area |
![]() James Hardiman DCVC, partner | —$5M – $25M | San Francisco Bay Area |
![]() Jeremy Joseph DCVC, investor | —$5M – $25M | San Francisco, California |
![]() John Blumenthal DCVC, partner | —$5M – $25M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Luca Parolari DCVC, senior_associate | —$5M – $25M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Zachary Bogue DCVC, managing_partner | —$5M – $25M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Aimee Villamayor DCVC, Office Manager & Executive Assistant, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Allyson Kaufman DCVC, Investor Relations Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Cara Yesko DCVC, Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Carly Smith DCVC, Office Assistant, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Christopher Meldrum DCVC, Entrepreneur In Residence, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Clara Chang, CPA DCVC, VP, Finance | —— – — | |
![]() Clay Hutmacher DCVC, Operating Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Darletha Morgan DCVC, Office Assistant | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Adil Anjem DCVC, Entrepreneur In Residence, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Andy May DCVC, Operating Partner, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Emily Park DCVC, Principal, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. John Hamer DCVC, Managing Partner, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Josué López DCVC, Principal | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Justin Kern DCVC, Partner, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Kiersten Stead DCVC, Managing Partner, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Linda Maxwell DCVC, Operating Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Prineha Narang DCVC, Operating Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Rachel Slaybaugh DCVC, General Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Stephen Beaton DCVC, Entrepreneur In Residence | —— – — | |
![]() Dr. Vandon Duong DCVC, Principal | —— – — | |
![]() Earl Jones DCVC, Operating Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Emily Deng DCVC, Principal, Investor Relations | —— – — | |
![]() Fiona Liu, CPA DCVC, Assistant Controller | —— – — | |
![]() Flo Thinh Chialtas DCVC, Talent Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Gregg Rotenberg DCVC, Operating Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Hailey Hiss DCVC, Director, Communications | —— – — | |
![]() Jack Sauls DCVC, Associate | —— – — | |
![]() Josh Pickering DCVC, Chief of Staff | —— – — | |
![]() Kristen Rocca DCVC, Principal | —— – — | |
![]() Linda Chang DCVC, Director, Finance | —— – — | |
![]() Luis Bacalao DCVC, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel | —— – — | |
![]() Matt O'Connell DCVC, Operating Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Matthew Ocko DCVC, Co-Founder and Managing Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Nate Nickerson DCVC, Communications and Public Affairs Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Olivia Souder DCVC, Director, Operations | —— – — | |
![]() Rebecca Gedeon DCVC, Executive Assistant | —— – — | |
![]() Richard Waines DCVC, Senior Associate, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Season Flores DCVC, Executive Assistant | —— – — | |
![]() Serge Messerlian DCVC, Operating Partner, DCVC Bio | —— – — | |
![]() Stephen Rodriguez DCVC, Operating Partner | —— – — | |
![]() Steve Crossan DCVC, Operating Partner | —— – — |
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