Dimension Capital's $800M third fund shows the intersection of science and compute is booming | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. While many newer VC firms are still struggling to raise fresh capital, Dimension Capital, founded in late 2022, has been raising increasingly larger funds in quick succession. On Tuesday, the New York firm — which invests at the intersection of science and compute — announced an $800 million fund, which is 60% larger than its $500 million second vehicle announced just 18 months ago. When Zavain Dar and Adam Goulburn — formerly partners at Lux Capital — teamed up with Obvious Ventures alum Nan Li to launch the firm four years ago, they bet that founders would increasingly want to build deep-tech companies that crossed the boundaries of biotech and software. Now, the three partners admit to being impressed by how quickly their thesis has played out. In 2024, they co-led a $30 million seed investment in Chai Discovery. The startup, which is developing open source AI foundation models for drug development, announced last week that it raised $400 million at a $3.8 billion valuation. Th