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DCVC Bio

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

DCVC Bio is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage life science companies driven by deep-tech approaches.

Investor Profile

DCVC Bio has made 48 investments, with 8 in the past 12 months and 54% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (54%)
  • Series B (19%)
  • Seed (13%)
  • Series C (6%)
  • Series Unknown (4%)
  • Series D (2%)
  • Convertible Note (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (92%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • Denmark (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Therapeutics
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Health Care
  • Biopharma
  • Life Science
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Agriculture
  • Manufacturing
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does DCVC Bio frequently co-invest with?

Qiming Venture Partners USA
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 4
Alexandria Venture Investments
North America, California, United States, Pasadena
Co-Investments: 8
5AM Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 5
Casdin Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 5
Mubadala Capital Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5
MPM Capital
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 5
8VC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 7
RA Capital Management
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 5
Novo Holdings
Europe, Hovedstaden, Denmark, Hellerup
Co-Investments: 6
DCVC
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does DCVC Bio often collaborate with?

TF
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 1
JL
North America, Nevada, United States, Las Vegas
Shared Deals: 1
George Godula
Asia, Shanghai, China, Shanghai
Shared Deals: 1
NP
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
FB
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by DCVC Bio?

AgZen

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

AgZen develops pesticide sprays stick to plants which reduces pollution and helps farmers save.

AgricultureAgTechFarming
Series AMar 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Newleos Therapeutics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Newleos Therapeutics is a biotech startup dedicated to producing safer and more effective neuroscience medicines.

BiotechnologyNeuroscience
Series AFeb 13, 2025
Amount Raised: $93,500,000
Auron Therapeutics

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Auron aims to cure cancer therapeutics from cell killing to transformation of malignant cells into more normal functioning cells.

BiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics
Series BFeb 4, 2025
Amount Raised: $27,000,000
Umoja Biopharma

Seattle, Washington, United States

Umoja Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation immunotherapies intended to combat cancer.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyDeveloper Platform
Series CJan 14, 2025
Amount Raised: $100,000,000
nChroma Bio

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

nChroma Bio is a cutting-edge biotechnology business that is developing targeted in vivo delivery systems as well as best-in-class cargo.

BiotechnologyMedicalProduct Research
Series UnknownDec 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $75,000,000
SyntaxBio

Chicago, Illinois, United States

SyntaxBio develops genetic programming platform that can program cells without the need for consistent external intervention.

BiotechnologyMedicalProduct Research
SeedSep 17, 2024
Valar Labs

Palo Alto, California, United States

Valar Labs offers assistance services for cancer treatment through Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMedicalMedical DeviceOncology
Series AMay 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $22,000,000
Latus Bio

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Latus Bio focuses on developing innovative gene therapy candidates using precision delivery to enhance the lives of patients.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyGenetics
Series AMay 2, 2024
Amount Raised: $54,000,000
Frontier Medicines

San Francisco, California, United States

Frontier Medicines is a biopharmaceutical company that develops a chemoproteomics platform to accelerate the development of medicines.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyLife SciencePharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Series CFeb 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $80,000,000
Freenome

South San Francisco, California, United States

Freenome is a biotechnology company with a comprehensive multiomics platform for cancer detection using a routine blood draw.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsPersonal Health
Series UnknownFeb 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $254,000,000