# DVC

> DVC is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and Information Technology. See 68 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 68
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 1%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joindvc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/joindvc
- Website: https://joindvc.com/

DVC is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Information Technology. DVC is the collective umbrella of specialized syndicates that invest in companies from pre-seed through pre-IPO. Our investment team comes from diverse backgrounds and are founders and operators.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for DVC. Shizune tracks 3 team members at DVC. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/dvc-0bf1?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$6.3M |
| Pre-Seed | $125k–$3.5M |
| Series A | $2.8M–$10M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 12% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 12% |
| SaaS | 7 | 10% |
| Internet | 5 | 7% |

83 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 15 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 15 | 22% |
| Series A | 6 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 6% |
| Series B | 1 | 1% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 18 | 26% |
| Mexico | 4 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
| Chile | 2 | 3% |
| India | 2 | 3% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eduardo Paperini | Investment & Operational Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eduardo-paperini |
| Milan Thakor | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/milan-thakor |
| Shaherose Charania | Founding Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shaherose-charania |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CopilotKit | CopilotKit is the full-stack framework for building user interactive agents and copilots. The company behind the AG-UI Protocol. | $20.5M | Series A | May 05, 2026 |  |
| HackerPulse | HackerPulse  uses AI to help engineers showcase their skills using data from developer focused platforms (GitHub, HackerNews, StackOverflow) and academic papers. For companies, we provide a solution to a growing problem of talent filtering. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| Glitzi | In-hoome & virtual wellness services platform The best place to find certified wellness, beauty & health professionals in Latin America | $2.8M |  | Jun 20, 2023 |  |
| Blingg | Blingg is a subscription-based privileges platform for Brand partners and Corporate clients that curates the best brands, exclusive offers, rewards, and trials. | $100.1K | Pre-Seed | Feb 23, 2023 |  |
| Recall.ai | Recall.ai is a software Development company. | $2.7M | Seed | Dec 29, 2022 |  |
| Natilus | Natilus is a large scale drone manufacturing company. The company specializes in the manufacturing of Boeing 747 sized drones which provides inter-continental cargo delivery services and helps in reducing air freight costs. Natilus was founded by LZ Zhang, Anatoly Starikov and Aleksey Matyushev in 2016.First flight of their 2200 lbs / 30 ftdrone is scheduled for Summer 2018. At the end of 2018, Natilus completed a flight test of their 2200 lbs prototype.The first production vehicle scheduled for 2020 customer delivery underwent wind tunnel testing in April, 2019. Natilus currently holds an aircraft order book rumored to be in excess of $1B+. |  |  | Dec 16, 2022 |  |
| Rownd | Rownd helps companies align the friction of authentication with the rewards of their apps. Rownd customers can decide how and where authentication happens across their website, blog, landing pages, webapps, and mobile apps. | $2.2M | Seed | Oct 15, 2022 |  |
| HireSure | Hiresure.ai enables businesses to interact with job prospects more effectively. Compared to traditional communications and offer letters, the platform provides a more visually appealing and engaging style for offer letters, corporate information, and other company-related material. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Aug 05, 2022 |  |
| Circuit Mind | Circuit Mind builds Artificial Intelligence that completely automates the design of Electronics Circuit boards | $6.3M | Seed | Jul 26, 2022 |  |
| Oto Health | Oto builds digital therapeutics for tinnitus. There are 390 million people with intrusive tinnitus around the world. Our mission to help them, by providing science-based therapy, that is accessible to all. | $3.3M | Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |

10 of 68 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 24 deals together
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- [Sprint Vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sprint-vc) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Asymmetry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asymmetry-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does DVC invest in?

DVC invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 68 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is DVC's check size?

DVC typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$6.3M at Seed, $125k–$3.5M at Pre-Seed and $2.8M–$10M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds DVC participates in.

### How do I contact DVC?

Public channels for DVC include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at DVC?

The team at DVC includes Eduardo Paperini (Investment & Operational Partner), Milan Thakor (Partner) and Shaherose Charania (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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