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Matt Ocko

Investor

Managing Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)

Palo Alto, California

Writes $5M – $25M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Matt Ocko began programming at seven, has run a technical enterprise firm since the early 1990s, backs only life‑or‑death, mission‑critical products and uses an external guild of domain experts.

Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyHardwareHealthtech

Experience

  1. DCVCCo-Managing Partnercurrent2010 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. ZoomAngel Investor, advisorcurrent2012 — present
  3. UberInvestorcurrent2011 — present
  4. AngelListInvestorcurrent2013 — present
  5. D-Wave SystemsInvestor and friend of the firmcurrent2007 — present
  6. ZyngaSeed Investor and Advisorcurrent2013 — present
  7. CouchbaseInvestor and advisorcurrent2010 — present
  8. Bullpen CapitalSpecial Limited Partnercurrent2010 — present
  9. Bullpen CapitalSpecial Limited Partnercurrent2010 — present
  10. ARCHMEDES CAPITAL LLCManaging Directorcurrent1993 — present
  11. FacebookInvestor2008 — 2013
  12. Sevin Rosen FundsVenture Partner2002 — 2010
  13. FortinetFriend of the firm; investor2001 — 2009

Education

  1. Yale UniversityBachelors, Physics1986 — 1990

Skills & more

Mobile Devices99Start-ups99Cloud Computing99Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship99Mobile Applications61Product Development9Analytics55Go-to-market Strategy22Angel Investing27Management Consulting5Business Alliances7
+12 moreStrategic PartnershipsTechnical LeadershipSoftware DevelopmentNew Business DevelopmentProfessional ServicesBusiness IntelligenceAgile MethodologiesMergersEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSalesforce.comStrategic Planning

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Deals · 2

Pivot BioBoard seat

via DCVC (Data Collective) · filed Mar 2016 · $16M raise

Blue Talon Data SystemsBoard seat

via DCVC (Data Collective) · filed Feb 2015 · $6.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at DCVC (Data Collective)

Network16

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