Matthew Ocko
Co-Managing Partner and Co-Founder @ DCVC
San Francisco, United States
Matthew Ocko is a seed investor at DCVC in San Francisco focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Matthew Ocko has nearly three decades of experience as a technology entrepreneur, operating executive and venture capitalist, with over 20 patents granted or pending in areas as diverse as hardware systems and social games. He still reads C++ code but admits to occasional struggles with Erlang. Matthew is a co-founder & co-managing partner ofData Collective, a venture fund with a unique team of experienced venture capitalists, technology entrepreneurs and practicing engineers, investing together in seed and early stage Big Data and IT infrastructure companies. During his venture capital tenure, he has invested in and/or helped grow a variety of companies including XenSource (CTRX), Zynga (ZNGA), Impermium, Verisign (VRSN), Facebook (FB), Virtuata (CSCO), Akimbi Systems (VMW), Cotendo (AKAM), Tango.me, MetaWeb (GOOG), FlashSoft (SNDK), DataMirror (IBM), UltraDNS (NSR), Kenshoo, Metamarkets, Fortinet (FTNT), SupportSoft (SPRT), Alantro (TXN), CouchBase, Spool (FB), BranchOut, On-Ramp Wireless, and many others.
- Total investments:
- 114
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
Last updated:
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Industries Matthew Ocko invests in
Stages Matthew Ocko invests in
Countries Matthew Ocko invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$5.5M
- Series A
- $5.7M–$42M
- Series B
- $13M–$150M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 20 (18%)
- Artificial Intelligence 12 (11%)
- Information Technology 10 (9%)
- Mobile 9 (8%)
- Big Data 9 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 37 (32%)
- Series A 30 (26%)
- Series B 16 (14%)
- Series C 5 (4%)
- Series D 5 (4%)
Country
- United States 62 (54%)
- Canada 2 (2%)
- New Zealand 2 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Hybron is a company that focus on composites manufacturing technology that develops composite parts, particularly for industries. | $25M / Seed / Apr 06, 2026 | ||
| Halter provides GPS-enabled collars and software that help farmers monitor and control cattle movement. Its system uses virtual fencing to guide animals without physical barriers, allowing users to manage grazing patterns and land use through a mobile interface. The platform collects data on animal location, behavior, and health indicators,supporting day-to-day farm operations and decision-making. Halter also enables remote shifting of herds, reducing the need for manual labor in moving livestock. Its services are used in agricultural settings to improve pasture utilization and streamline herd management processes. | $220M / Series E / Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Mythic is a diverse group of individuals focused on developing cutting-edge analog matrix processors based on our unique analog compute-in-memory. Their products are the M1076 Analog Matrix Processor, MP10304 Quad-AMP PCIe Card, and MM1076 M.2 M Key Card. They offer AI solutions, from the data center to the edge device. | $125M / Series D / Dec 17, 2025 | ||
| Halter provides GPS-enabled collars and software that help farmers monitor and control cattle movement. Its system uses virtual fencing to guide animals without physical barriers, allowing users to manage grazing patterns and land use through a mobile interface. The platform collects data on animal location, behavior, and health indicators,supporting day-to-day farm operations and decision-making. Halter also enables remote shifting of herds, reducing the need for manual labor in moving livestock. Its services are used in agricultural settings to improve pasture utilization and streamline herd management processes. | $98.9M / Series D / Jun 23, 2025 | ||
| AI technology company in stealth mode. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Oct 29, 2023 | ||
| Founded in 2020, Mesh's mission is to build an open, connected and secure financial ecosystem. Mesh is a modern financial operating system that provides enterprise clients with the ability to enable digital asset transfers, crypto payments, account aggregation and registered securities trading, all within their platform. With integrations toover 300+ platforms like Robinhood, Coinbase and MetaMask, Mesh is creating an embedded financial ecosystem that is more open, connected and secure for businesses and users alike. To learn more, visit https://www.meshconnect.com/. | $22M / Series A / Sep 21, 2023 | ||
| Halter provides GPS-enabled collars and software that help farmers monitor and control cattle movement. Its system uses virtual fencing to guide animals without physical barriers, allowing users to manage grazing patterns and land use through a mobile interface. The platform collects data on animal location, behavior, and health indicators,supporting day-to-day farm operations and decision-making. Halter also enables remote shifting of herds, reducing the need for manual labor in moving livestock. Its services are used in agricultural settings to improve pasture utilization and streamline herd management processes. | $53.3M / Series C / Mar 30, 2023 | ||
| Mythic is a diverse group of individuals focused on developing cutting-edge analog matrix processors based on our unique analog compute-in-memory. Their products are the M1076 Analog Matrix Processor, MP10304 Quad-AMP PCIe Card, and MM1076 M.2 M Key Card. They offer AI solutions, from the data center to the edge device. | $13M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 09, 2023 | ||
| Toku is an all-in-one global solution for token compensation and tax compliance. | $20M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 08, 2023 | ||
| Aquafortus specializes in providing enviornmental services and commercializes proprietary zero liquid discharge technology. | $17M / Series A / Feb 23, 2023 | ||
| See all 114 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
About DCVC
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DCVC Contacts
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Alan Cohen
Partner
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Gloria Lau
Equity Partner
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Kiersten Stead
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Matt Trevithick
Partner
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Scott James
General Counsel
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FAQ
What does Matthew Ocko invest in?
Matthew Ocko invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 114 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 Matthew Ocko's check size?
Matthew Ocko typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.5M at Seed, $5.7M–$42M at Series A and $13M–$150M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Matthew Ocko participates in.
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When did Matthew Ocko last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Matthew Ocko closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 114 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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