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Dcode Capital — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($250K–$500K Checks)

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Washington, D.C.Website

Dcode Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Washington, D.C. investing in Other, Enterprise, SaaS. The firm typically writes $250K–$500K checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$500K
Portfolio
9 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML, Security
HQ
Washington, D.C.
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-09-28

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $500K

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dcode Capital funds technology startups working in the government and defense sectors, with an emphasis on innovative GovTech solutions.

How Dcode Capital invests

Dcode Capital is a vc firm based in Washington, D.C.. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Enterprise, SaaS, Developer Tools, AI / ML.

Dcode Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$500K per investment.

Dcode Capital has backed 9 companies in our records, including StreamSets, Trifacta, Hyperscience.

Partners & Team

MG

Meghan Gaffney

Co-founder & Partner

GovTech
MV

Meg Vorland

Managing Partner

sales
strategy
expansion into new markets
federal technology space

Meg Vorland is Managing Partner at Dcode Capital and co-founder of Dcode, where she serves as the CRO, overseeing sales, strategy, and expansion into new markets. As part of the founding team, Meg brings a strong focus on business leadership and growth. Meg's experience at tech startups has shaped Dcode's accelerator, and she has been working in the federal technology space for most of her career. Meg played softball for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has an MBA from Darden School of Business, and served in the Obama Administration as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In 2021, Washington Business Journal recognized Meg as a 40 Under 40 winner.

RG

Rebecca Gevalt

Managing Partner

federal market
government business
nontraditional tech companies

Rebecca Gevalt is Managing Partner at Dcode Capital. Previously as Dcode’s tech Managing Director, Rebecca built and operated the stage-agnostic accelerator program, scaling venture-backed tech into the federal market. She also launched Dcode’s government business to teach government stakeholders how to find and contract with nontraditional tech companies. Prior to Dcode, Rebecca worked at the CIA for more than a decade, and for some of those years, she worked with In-Q-Tel to bring novel tech startups into the national security space. She holds a BS from Tulane University.

MM

Meagan Metzger

Managing Partner

federal IT acquisitions
government-focused mobile and cloud
government-facing IT consultancy

Meagan Metzger is Managing Partner at Dcode Capital and the founder and CEO of Dcode. Previously, Meagan worked as COO of a government-focused mobile and cloud company, growing it 200% in its first two years. Meagan was also previously CSO at a government-facing IT consultancy and established it as one of the fastest-growing small businesses on Washington Technology’s Fast 50 for three years in a row. Meagan has worked closely in several roles with senior leadership across DoD and civilian agencies, using her expertise in federal IT acquisitions to execute a billion-dollar IT program. She earned a BBA from George Washington University, where she was an NCAA gymnast.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Enterprise
SaaS
Developer Tools
AI / ML
Security

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

ST

StreamSets

Data infrastructure / enterprise software·Not specified

Data integration and data engineering software company.

TR

Trifacta

Data analytics / enterprise software·Not specified

Data preparation software company.

HY

Hyperscience

AI / automation software·Series D

Automation software company that applies AI to document processing and workflow automation.

NU

Nucleus Security

Cybersecurity·Not specified

Cybersecurity company focused on vulnerability and exposure management for organizations, including federal customers.

UR

UrbanFootprint

Govtech / urban analytics·Series B

Urban intelligence / geospatial analytics platform for planning and resilience use cases.

TA

Tamr

Data management / enterprise software·Not specified

Data mastering and data unification software company.

DR

DroneSeed

Climate tech / forestry tech·Not specified

Forestry and reforestation technology company that uses drones for seed dispersal and land restoration.

HY

HYAS

Cybersecurity·Series B

Cybersecurity company that provides threat intelligence and security solutions.

ST

Stardog

Data infrastructure / enterprise software·Not specified

Knowledge graph / data management software company.

How to pitch Dcode Capital
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Enterprise, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $500K check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Meghan Gaffney, Co-founder & Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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