Drive Capital is an accelerator and venture capital firm. Based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Known portfolio companies include Alpaca, Gravity, Humanly.io, VAST Data, Normal Computing and Chatforce, 13 companies in all.
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Who to pitch at Drive Capital
Drive Capital portfolio companies (13)
- Alpaca
- Gravity
- Humanly.io
- VAST Data
- Normal Computing
- Chatforce
- Conduit Health
- ThriveMap
- SmartCalling
- Adviser Labs
- BirdseyePost
- Locpin
- Yolando
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About Drive Capital
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Education, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas AI Applications, Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure and Cybersecurity; known deals cluster at Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed.
Of the 17 people on file at Drive Capital, Chris Olsen (Co-Founder and Partner) and Nick Solaro (General Partner) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Drive Capital, including Nelnet, Citadel Securities and Sagard Wealth.
Frequently asked questions
What is Drive Capital?
Drive Capital is an accelerator and venture capital firm based in Columbus, Ohio, United States, with a known portfolio of 13 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Drive Capital invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Education, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include AI Applications, Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Drive Capital invest at?
The known deals of Drive Capital include Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Drive Capital?
2 of the 17 people on file at Drive Capital are listed as contacts for the firm. All 17 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Drive Capital?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 17 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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