Dallas Venture Capital

Dallas Venture Capital (DVC) is a venture capital firm based in Irving, Texas, founded in 2011. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in sectors such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, Internet of Things, and extended reality, with a particular interest in enterprise-focused business-to-business and software-as-a-service startups that demonstrate around $1 million in annualized recurring revenue. DVC not only provides capital but also emphasizes strategic guidance in business development, product management, and technology strategy for its portfolio companies. With operations in both the United States and India, DVC aims to bridge these two significant global markets, fostering innovation and growth in emerging technologies.

Ravish Ailinani

Partner

Tariq Akbar

Venture Partner

Sujay Chebbi

Associate

Raghu Chittimalla

Venture Partner

Gokul Dixit

Venture Partner

Kiran Kalluri

Fund Partner

Hari Kalyanaraman

Senior Associate

Kishen Kavikondala

Venture Partner

Venkat Kolli

Venture Partner

Adhavan Manickam

Venture Partner

Dayakar Puskoor

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Shivam Satija

Analyst

Kamesh Somanchi

Venture Partner and Chief Business Officer

Shailendra Tipparaju

Venture Partner

Shailu Tipparaju

Venture Partner

Neel Gonuguntla

COO

Past deals in PaaS

Nirmata

Venture Round in 2025
Nirmata, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on providing a platform that facilitates the delivery and operation of cloud-native applications. Founded in 2013, Nirmata develops software-as-a-service solutions that offer unified governance, security, and compliance for containerized applications. Its flagship products include Kubernetes-as-a-Service, which automates operations, and multi-cloud cluster management, which enhances application portability across various cloud environments. Nirmata is also recognized as the creator and core maintainer of Kyverno, a widely used policy engine for Kubernetes, which has seen significant adoption in regulated industries such as banking, healthcare, and life sciences. The company's platform integrates policy as code to address security challenges, helping engineering teams avoid misconfigurations and establish secure defaults in real time. Nirmata serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 2000 companies, and has established itself as a key player in the cloud-native technology landscape.

Alkira

Series C in 2024
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive networking platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Established in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Alkira offers its services through a pay-as-you-go model that enables customers to seamlessly connect local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The Alkira Network Cloud facilitates the rapid deployment of multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, and offers operational visibility and governance. Users can design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, provisioning the network with just one click. Alkira’s solutions are utilized by major enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers, enabling them to activate services on-demand and scale resources based on utilization.

Nirmata

Seed Round in 2023
Nirmata, Inc. is a technology company based in San Jose, California, focused on providing a platform that facilitates the delivery and operation of cloud-native applications. Founded in 2013, Nirmata develops software-as-a-service solutions that offer unified governance, security, and compliance for containerized applications. Its flagship products include Kubernetes-as-a-Service, which automates operations, and multi-cloud cluster management, which enhances application portability across various cloud environments. Nirmata is also recognized as the creator and core maintainer of Kyverno, a widely used policy engine for Kubernetes, which has seen significant adoption in regulated industries such as banking, healthcare, and life sciences. The company's platform integrates policy as code to address security challenges, helping engineering teams avoid misconfigurations and establish secure defaults in real time. Nirmata serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 2000 companies, and has established itself as a key player in the cloud-native technology landscape.
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