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DCVC (Data Collective) — 2021 Investments

21 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Evolv TechnologiesinNASDAQ: EVLVJan 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Evolv Technologies provides artificial intelligence-powered screening systems for weapons detection at facilities including schools, hospitals, stadiums, and workplaces, delivered through a subscription model that combines proprietary sensor hardware, cloud-based software, and analytics dashboards with ongoing support services.

Waltham, US

Anil Chitkara(Executive Officer)Michael Ellenbogen(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin O'Brien(Executive Officer)John Kedzierski(Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director)inGeorge C. Kutsor(Chief Financial Officer)Robert Marshall(Chief Revenue Officer)in

Board seatMerline SaintilAlan Cohen· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Feb 2021

Co-investorsOUP (Osage University Partners)Lux Capital

Amplitudeamplitude.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMPLSeries B · May 2021 · $2M

Amplitude provides an AI analytics platform that helps companies understand customer behavior and make data-driven product decisions.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Spenser Skates(CEO)inCurtis Liu(CTO)inJeffrey Wang(Founder)inAndrew Casey(Chief Financial Officer)inNathaniel Crook(Chief Commercial Officer)inBilal Mahmood(Head of Product)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesSequoia Capital91 VenturesArtisanal VenturesBoxGroupFelicis Ventures+21 more

Develocitydevelocity.aiin𝕏Nov 2021 · $27M✓ verified

Develocity is a context engineering platform for AI-driven software delivery that provides visibility into build, test, and artifact systems across Maven, Gradle, npm, Python, Bazel, and Docker.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Hans Dockter(Founder)inEtienne Studer(Co-founder)inAdam Murdoch(Founder)in

Co-investorsTrue VenturesBain Capital VenturesHarmony PartnersHeavybitTriangle Peak PartnersStepstone Group

Valar Labsvalarlabs.comin𝕏Series A · Dec 2021 · $22M✓ verified

Valar Labs develops AI-powered pathology analysis tools to assist physicians in cancer treatment decisions.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesPalo Alto, US

Anirudh Joshi(Founder)inViswesh Krishna(Founder)inDamir Vrabac(Founder)inPranav Rajpurkar(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMartin VenturesPear VCREMUS CapitalHummingbird Ventures

Anjunaanjuna.ioin𝕏Seed · Jun 2021

Anjuna develops software for secure data sharing and confidential computing in cloud and AI environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ayal Yogev(CEO)inSteve WeisYan Michalevsky(CTO)in

BoardPeter Barrett(Director)inLonne Jaffe(Director)in

Co-investorsInsight PartnersM VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESAlpha Intelligence CapitalDorm RoomFounder Collective+12 more

Axelaraxelar.network𝕏Jun 2021

Axelar is an open-source blockchain interoperability project that connects different blockchains so Web3 applications can operate across networks.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechWaterloo

Sergey Gorbunov(Founder)inGeorgios Vlachos(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndromeda CapitalBitDAOCoinbase VenturesCollab+CurrencyDivergenceDragonfly+19 more

Baktusmetabiota.comSep 2021

Metabiota Health provides personalized nutrition guidance, lifestyle recommendations, and dietary supplement advice based on scientific research.

ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & FitnessMenlo Park, US

Nathan D. Wolfe(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Kertesz(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Wolfe(Founder)

Co-investorsIn-Q-TelWP Global PartnersGV (Google Ventures)

CH4 Globalch4global.cominSeries A · Oct 2021 · $13M

CH4 Global develops greenhouse gas mitigation solutions centered on Asparagopsis seaweed, producing feed supplements that reduce enteric methane emissions from cattle for the livestock and agriculture industries.

AgTechCleantechClimate TechFoodTech

Steve Meller(CEO, President & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCleveland AvenueNextwave [X] PartnersAgFunderDCVC Bio

Frontier Medicinesfrontiermeds.comin𝕏Jun 2021

Frontier is a drug discovery company developing small-molecule covalent drugs aimed at previously undruggable protein targets across the proteome.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSouth San Francisco, US

Chris Varma, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Varma(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)inJim Winkler(Executive Officer)Johannes Hermann, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Kevin Webster(Executive Officer)inGregory Chow(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBerkeley CatalystDroia VenturesFelicis VenturesMPM BioImpactRA CapitalDCVC Bio+2 more

Gradlegradle.orgin𝕏Nov 2021 · $27M

Gradle Build Tool is a build automation tool for compiling, testing, packaging, and publishing software across ecosystems including JVM, Android, C/C++, Swift, and Objective-C.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Hans Dockter(Founder)in

Co-investorsHeavybitTrue VenturesBain Capital VenturesStepstone GroupTriangle Peak Partners

Insight Minsightm.cominSeries C · Aug 2021 · $26M

InsightM is a methane emissions management consultant for oil and gas operators, providing evidence-based solutions to reduce methane leakage and operational costs while managing environmental and regulatory risks.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise Software

David Bercovichin

Co-investorsClimate InvestmentEnergy Innovation CapitalMorgan StanleyBlackRock

Kettleourkettle.comNov 2021 · $25M

Kettle builds machine learning models to predict climate change impacts on insurance markets and develops AI-powered insurance and reinsurance products.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech

Isaac Espinoza(Chief Executive Officer)inSon Le(Chief Technology Officer)Andrew Engler(Founder)Andrew Engler Nathaniel Manning(Founder)Nathaniel Manning(Founder)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAlumni VenturesAnthemis VentureFluent VenturesHomebrewInspired Capital+2 more

Kettlekettle.shopin𝕏Nov 2021 · $25M

Kettle operates an online marketplace for buying and trading luxury watches from brands such as Rolex, Omega, Audemars Piguet, and Tudor, with an authenticity guarantee for listed timepieces.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Sean Parsons(Founder)in

Co-investorsParaFi CapitalParafi General FundAcrew CapitalAnthemis VentureHomebrewInspired Capital+2 more

Mosaic MLmosaicml.com𝕏Jul 2021acquired by Databricks

MosaicML develops tools and research for training and deploying custom AI models, including reinforcement learning methods for enterprise agents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Naveen Rao(Founder)inHanlin Tang(Founder)inJonathan Frankle(Founder)

BoardMatt Ocko(Director)inShahin Farshchi(Director)inPeter Barrett(Director)in

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCorrelation VenturesFuture VenturesInspired CapitalMaverick VenturesPlayground Global+3 more

Persephone Biosciencespersephone.bioinFeb 2021

Persephone develops a synbiotic supplement for infants that combines probiotics (keystone Bifidobacterium strains) with prebiotics found in human breast milk to replenish gut bacteria linked to digestion, immunity, and development.

BiotechConsumerDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechSan Diego, US

Stephen Van Dien(CTO)inStephanie Culler(CEO)in

Co-investorsFirst Bight VenturesPropel Bio PartnersBioBritFifty YearsHemi Ventures, LlcOcampo Capital+13 more

Safely Yousafely-you.comin𝕏Dec 2021

SafelyYou provides AI-based fall detection and prevention technology for senior living and memory care communities, using video and clinical review to reduce falls, ER visits, and care costs.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

George Netscher(Founder)in

Co-investorsAnorak VenturesATEL VenturesFoundation CapitalPathbreaker VenturesQualcomm VenturesSamsung Next+7 more

Starkwarestarkware.coin𝕏Mar 2021

StarkWare develops zero-knowledge proof and validity rollup solutions for blockchain applications, enabling secure, scalable, and trustless transactions.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsNetanya, IL

Eli Ben-Sasson(Founder)inUri Kolodny(Founder)inAlessandro Chiesa(Founder)inMichael Riabzev(Founder)inAvihu Levy(Head of Product & Blockchain Research)inOren Katz(VP Engineering)in

Co-investorsAtomicoBalaji SrinivasanBlockchain CoinvestorsBollinger Investment GroupCapital B Private HoldingsChapter One+24 more

Triagetriage.comAug 2021 · $5M

San Francisco, US

R. Charles White(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)James Thomas White(Executive Officer)

BoardDoug Chertok(Director)

Co-investorsSWO Angel GroupPerseverance CapitalYork IE

TrustPointtrustpoint.oneSeed · Oct 2021 · $2M
Umoja Biopharma, Inc.umoja-biopharma.comin𝕏Jun 2021

Umoja Biopharma develops in vivo CAR T cell cancer therapies using its VivoVec platform, which generates chimeric antigen receptor T cells directly inside a patient's body rather than through the traditional ex vivo process.

BiotechHealthtechSeattle, US

Andrew M. Scharenberg(Executive Officer, Director)Philip S. Low(Director)Andrew Scharenberg(Founder)Michael Jensen(Founder)Philip Low(Founder)Ryan Crisman(Founder)

Co-investorsMPM BioImpactDCVC BioQiming Venture Partners USASoftBank GroupK2 HealthVenturesSoftBank Vision Fund+2 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.