Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Sales (& Marketing) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Human Resources • Impact • Local commerce • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Music • Investment Management • Consumer |
Stages | Series B, Series C, Pre-IPO, Series A, Seed, Early Stage |
Investing | United States • United Kingdom • Canada |
Investment Range | $10,000,000 - $30,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $15,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $1,000,000,000 |
Drive Capital is a venture capital firm located at 629 N High St, Columbus, OH 43215, United States, with a focus on investing in market-defining companies across various industries. They invest in media, education, biotech, business solutions, fintech and financial services, energy, sales and marketing, entertainment and sports, artificial intelligence and big data, analytics, cloud services and infrastructure, developer tools, future of work, human resources, impact, local commerce, messaging, deeptech, music, and investment management. With assets under management totaling $1 billion, they demonstrate a strong interest in nurturing startups through substantial funding ranging from a minimum of $10 million to a maximum of $30 million, with a sweet spot of around $15 million for investments. Drive Capital is stage-agnostic, actively investing in various stages from seed to early stage, Series A, Series B, Series C, to pre-IPO rounds. Their investment approach centers on partnering with entrepreneurs through their journey from inception to IPO, emphasizing support for ventures that are capable of defining their market categories. On their website, they highlight their belief in the potential to build world-class technology companies anywhere, not just in traditional tech hubs. With investments in 87 companies, they actively manage a diverse portfolio to foster innovation in 24 cities with the help of 16 partners. The website portrays Drive Capital as a collaborative, diverse team with a candid conviction to offer more than just capital to entrepreneurs, promoting relentless work ethic and a philosophy of honesty in their partnerships. Great founders, they believe, are looking for genuine support and the best tools to carry out their life's work. Drive Capital sees the American landscape east of the Rockies and west of the Hudson River as the greatest emerging market for venture capital.
We invest in market-defining companies in categories we understand deeply. We’re stage-agnostic, preferring strongly to journey with our portfolio companies from start to finish.