DCM Ventures

We're honored to be included in the Inc Founder-Friendly Investors list for 2024! 🎉 As a firm, we’ve had the privilege of working with some incredible founders over the years, and it's been a pleasure to be a part of their journey from seed to product to scale 🙌 https://lnkd.in/ebhzF2Xq 

🚀 Our Q3 2024 newsletter is live! We're spotlighting the latest news and innovations from DCM portfolio companies, like Skylo's partnerships with Verizon and Google, Metafy's new digital products, FancyTech's inclusion on Forbes Asia 100 Startups to Watch List, and much more. Catch up on all things DCM portfolio here: https://lnkd.in/gbXD_Dsd 

It’s time! ⏳ Our Q3 edition of DCM’s quarterly newsletter is just a few weeks away, full of DCM news and portfolio company updates from around the globe. Be sure to subscribe now so you don’t miss out on the latest. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gekNEaPM 

Skylo and Verizon have teamed up to launch a direct-to-device messaging service for Verizon customers so they can stay connected wherever they are 📲

👏👏 Skylo's satellite SOS feature can now be found on the Google Pixel 9. For the first time, if you don’t have cellular or Wi-Fi in the US, Pixel users can try to connect to emergency services via satellite to get help and share their location with contacts.

Congratulations Reforged Labs (YC W22) for closing their $3.9M seed round to power faster, better video ads for mobile games with AI 🚀 DCM is excited to have led the round, with participation from Y Combinator and angels, among them gaming industry veterans like Sebastian Knutsson behind Candy Crush, and executives from Sky Mavis, Niantic, and Pocket Gems. 🎮 Next gen game UA: Reforged Labs has assembled a team that brings experience from Google, Xbox, Riot, and Apple to build a platform that speeds up ad creation and iteration and gives small- and medium-sized game studios a level marketing playground. 📈Performance gains: Reforged Labs’ solution handles repetitive tasks - including ad planning, storyboarding, benchmarking and rotation - so creative teams to focus on game innovation and strategy. Already, pilot customers have seen 5.5x faster ideation and a 27% boost in ROAS. 👨🎨 Respecting Creativity: While embracing the power of genAI, Reforged Labs ensures human ingenuity remains at the core of gaming, enhancing creative roles and the work that goes into games advertising and marketing. Read more here - https://lnkd.in/gS7MhPa4

Our Q2 2024 newsletter is out now! Give it a read for the latest firm updates and portfolio news: https://lnkd.in/g7HVnHEV Also, don't forget to subscribe before the Q3 newsletter will hit inboxes in October: https://dcm.com/subscribe

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Hats off to Hurst Lin, General Partner at DCM, for his 9th appearance on the Forbes Midas List  🎉 https://lnkd.in/g-TKf43j The list is a definitive ranking of the top 100 tech investors from around the world. Congratulations, Hurst!

Last-mile delivery company UniUni raises a $50M Series C! DCM is excited to support UniUni as it shakes up the e-commerce delivery space across the U.S. and North America, alongside Celtic House Venture Partners, which led UniUni's Series B2 round. UniUni will use the funding to develop the company's proprietary tech stack, which powers its logistics platform, and grow its network of sorting centers. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gyBS_nM5