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Drive Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 190 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $14M, Oct 2026VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACybersecurityPrivacyLearning

Deploying now
62%of best year23cheques in 12 months, 190 on record
Since the last cheque9days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.4MCheque size, as they say$250K – $75MRounds led7 of 190Sole investor20 roundsMostly inUnited States, 68%
Pitch Drive Capital

Drive Capital highlights

  1. 01

    23 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 49% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $8.5M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $75M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
CybersecurityPrivacyLearning
Based in
Columbus, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first190 appearances

  1. 2026

    20 rounds

  2. Oct
    Assembler AISeed · CA · The SaaS News$4.0MWith 6 others
  3. Aug
    Dash BioSeries A · US · Ventureburn$30MWith 3 others
  4. Jul
    Vector LegalSeed · US$5.2MWith 3 others
  5. Jun
    KOHOGrowth · CA · Ventureburn$93MWith 7 others
  6. Jun
    SELL IT9Seed · CA$2.9MWith 3 others
  7. Apr
    VAST DataSeries F · US · TechStartups$500MLed
  8. Apr
    JinbaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  9. Apr
    GGWPSeries A · US$15MWith 5 others
  10. Mar
    Normal ComputingSeries B · US · Ventureburn$50MWith 3 others
  11. Mar
    Conduit HealthSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$17MLed
  12. Mar
    ZeroSettlePre-seed · US$500KWith 1 other
  13. Mar
    TraversePre-seed · US$500KWith 2 others
  14. Feb
    AveniaSeries A · BR · LatamList$17MWith 7 others
  15. Feb
    GetDynastyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  16. Jan
    VelaFiSeries B · LatamList$20MWith 7 others
  17. Jan
    AlpacaSeries D · US · Diagram$150MLed
  18. Jan
    YolandoSeed · CA$8.5MSole investor
  19. Jan
    BirdseyePostVenture · CA$5.0MSole investor
  20. Jan
    MaraVenture · BRUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Jan
    Formic AIVenture · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  22. 2025

    29 rounds

  23. Dec
    SellRazeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  24. Nov
    LuminalSeed · US · TechCrunch$5.3MWith 7 others
  25. Nov
    ChatforcePre-seed · CA$1.5MWith 2 others
  26. Oct
    APRO OracleVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 4 others
  27. Sept
    QashioVentureUndisclosedWith 4 others
  28. Sept
    ZaniaSeries A · US$18MWith 3 others
  29. Sept
    GetASAPVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  30. Sept
    throxySeed · GB$6.2MWith 5 others
  31. Aug
    AurelianSeries A · US · New Enterprise Associates$14MWith 5 others
  32. Aug
    Naluri LifeSeries B$5.0MWith 3 others
  33. Aug
    AstrusSeed · CA$8.0MWith 4 others
  34. Aug
    FluintSeed · US$2.4MSole investor
  35. Aug
    AlbiwareVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  36. Aug
    Adviser LabsPre-seed · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  37. Jul
    GreptileSeries A · US · TechCrunch$30MWith 4 others
  38. Jul
    PhysnaVenture · US$12MWith 4 others
  39. Jul
    Boba NetworkGrowth · US$70MWith 5 others
  40. Jul
    Dash BioSeed · US$11MWith 1 other
  41. Jul
    Cascade SpaceSeed · US$5.9MWith 6 others
  42. Jul
    Ticket WalletSeed · US$6.0MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

CGChristopher George OlsenMr. Olsen is a managing member of Drive Capital Fund II (GP), LLC, the general partneriFiling they signed
IKIsabel Kwara ChiraseCFOiForm ADV
MDMark D. KvammeMr. Kvamme is a managing member of Drive Capital Fund II (GP), LLC, the general partneriFiling they signed

We also hold 23 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$4.4Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Drive Capital LLC
SEC number
CRD 169002

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Drive Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Palm Drive CapitalVC firm83rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator36rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm16rounds togetherPioneer FundPrivate equity11rounds together500 GlobalAngel6rounds togetherLiquid 2 VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm5rounds togetherEndeavor CatalystCorporate VC5rounds togetherHyde Park Venture PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherPareto HoldingsVC firm5rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator5rounds togetherSoma CapitalVC firm5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Drive Capital put money into.

Dash Bio$30M · Aug 2026Vector Legal$5.2M · Jul 2026KOHO$93M · Jun 2026VAST Data$500M · Apr 2026GGWP$15M · Apr 2026Normal Computing$50M · Mar 2026

On podcasts

4 episodes naming Drive Capital in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Drive Capital

What does Drive Capital invest in?

Drive Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (49% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cybersecurity, Privacy and Learning.

How active is Drive Capital?

190 investments on record, 23 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 7. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Drive Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Assembler AI (Seed, Oct 2026), Dash Bio (Series A, Aug 2026) and Vector Legal (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are Drive Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.4M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $75M.

Does Drive Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 7 of its 190 investments on record (4%).

Where does Drive Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (68%), Canada (22%) and Brazil (5%).

Is Drive Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 23 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Drive Capital invest alongside?

Most often Palm Drive Capital (83 rounds together), Y Combinator (36 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (16 rounds together).

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