10 years ago, @exotec's co-founders saw the opportunity to solve the limitations of traditional warehouse systems with robotics technology. Since then, the company has become one of the fastest scaling companies in warehouse automation, achieving: 🤖Manufactured and deployed

How is DTC thinking about investing right now? Daniel Docter and Elana Lian broke it down for @crunchbase last week. From our full-stack approach to why we believe AI is fundamentally a data problem, @geneteare provides a good snapshot of where DTC’s at and what's on the

#CRM data tells half the story. Critical deal signals live everywhere except your system. Portfolio company @getmaxiq captures the unstructured deal intelligence that actually helps determine which opportunities will close. AI-native sales execution, built by proven enterprise

The future of finance operations is here—and it's powered by #agenticAI. @Auditoria_AI's Adina Simu sat down with @diginomica at #OracleAIWorld to demo how AI is fundamentally reshaping finance team workflows. From automating complex processes to unlocking strategic capacity,

#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth may be wrapping up, but the conversations around #agentic AI are just heating up. The hype is real—and so are the security implications. @TwineSecurity's Head of AI breaks down the 4 essential components of agentic AI and why they matter for

Forward-deployed engineers aren't just a hiring trend — they're a competitive advantage. Radhika Malik explains how this new role is reshaping startup operations and what it signals to investors like us. Check out her insights in the most recent @WSJVC newsletter.

Welcome to #DTCTriviaFridays—our new series where we test your #VC knowledge and share the story behind DTC. Since 2012, we've been backing founders building what's next in enterprise tech. How many of our portfolio companies have gone public?

In a wide-ranging conversation with Crunchbase’s Gené Teare, DTC’s Daniel Docter and Elana Lian talk about investing in #AI way back when it was still known as #ML, what making early AI investments in a hotly competitive market is like today, and how to evaluate future potential

From Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo's keynote to live demos of production #AI tech — @RedisInc Released London delivered. Proud to back this company as they scale the infrastructure layer that makes #AI actually work: the speed, context, and memory modern applications

October means #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth, but #security doesn't take holidays. Bandaid solutions get deployed. Security teams are stretched thin. Budgets are tight. And there's an attack surface most organizations aren't watching: non-human identities. Every API key, token,

Improving #CX is easy. Reinventing it? That's the challenge. The average CX agent juggles too many systems. By the time they've gathered the information, the customer's already frustrated. @MavenAGI flipped the script. They built an AI-native platform that spans from database

A year ago, the skepticism around AI agents was real. Today? The models have changed everything."" 🤖 On First Commit, DTC's @ninajlu and @runcased CEO Ted Nyman discuss how agentic AI went from theoretical to production-ready—and what that means for DevOps teams. The

The #AI agent explosion is here—but who's evaluating the agents? 🤖 Our portfolio company @superannotate tackles this in their latest "AI in 10". As #agentic systems move from demos to production, evaluation isn't optional—it's the difference between deployment and disaster.

How do we secure an agentic future? In the latest First Commit episode, @Descope cofounder Rishi Bhargava talks with @ninijlu about the rise of agentic identity, securing agent-to-tool connections, and why a developer-first approach is crucial. Catch the full episode:

We're 3 squares deep on @EndorLabs' #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth bingo card and it's only noon 😅 "Humans are the weakest link." "Enable MFA everywhere." "It's not if, it's when." The clichés exist because the problems are real. And right now, the biggest one? Unprotected

Healthcare innovation happens in conversations, not just conference halls. Join us and @aMoonFund for an evening full of great food, drinks, and conversations with founders, operators, and investors shaping the future of health. Spots are limited and we’d hate for you to miss

In London and innovating with enterprise AI? Join us for a happy hour with founders, corporate execs & VCs who are building and investing at the leading edge of AI innovation. The Sterling in the Gherkin 📅 Oct 14, 5 pm Limited spots are available, so sign up today ➡️

At DTC, we invest in founders who deeply understand their industries and are equipped to drive transformation from a place of customer empathy. In Harish Abbott and the @tryaugie team, we see exactly that—an informed vision to modernize logistics where it is needed most - the