# Chris Olsen at Drive Capital > Chris Olsen, Co-Founder and Partner at Drive Capital. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Columbus, US · Partner # Chris Olsen Co-Founder and Partner at [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 5 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 5 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Drive Capital - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=chris-olsen)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=chris-olsen) ## The firm [**Drive Capital** VC firm · US **22** cheques in 12 months **189** all time **7** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Algolux](https://millionrounds.com/company/algolux) - [ApplyBoard](https://millionrounds.com/company/applyboard) - [Ascent](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascent) - [Beam Dental](https://millionrounds.com/company/beam-dental) - [Circulo Health](https://millionrounds.com/startup/circulo-health) - [CirrusMD](https://millionrounds.com/company/cirrusmd) - [Civis Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/civis-analytics) - [Clinc](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clinc-inc) - [Comply365](https://millionrounds.com/startup/comply365) - [Cyclica](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cyclica) - [DisruptOPS](https://millionrounds.com/startup/disruptops) - [Duolingo](https://millionrounds.com/company/duolingo) - [FarmLogs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/farmlogs) - [Fast Radius](https://millionrounds.com/company/fast-radius) - [Forge Biologics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/forge-biologics) - [Gecko Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/gecko-robotics) - [Gild](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gild) - [Greenlight](https://millionrounds.com/startup/greenlight-5) - [Hologram](https://millionrounds.com/startup/hologram-4) - [Immuta](https://millionrounds.com/company/immuta) - [Leadpages](https://millionrounds.com/startup/leadpages) - [Lightstream](https://millionrounds.com/company/lightstream) - [Nowait](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nowait) - [Olive](https://millionrounds.com/startup/olive-2) - [Path Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/path-robotics) - [Physna](https://millionrounds.com/company/physna) - [READY Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ready-robotics) - [Rambl](https://millionrounds.com/startup/rambl) - [Roadtrippers](https://millionrounds.com/startup/roadtrippers) - [Root Insurance](https://millionrounds.com/company/root-insurance) - [Sidecar Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/sidecar-health) - [Stateless](https://millionrounds.com/company/stateless) - [Trove](https://millionrounds.com/startup/trove-11) - [Udacity](https://millionrounds.com/startup/udacity) - [Vecna Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/vecna-robotics) - [When I Work](https://millionrounds.com/company/when-i-work) 36 of 44 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Allstar Gaming, Inc.** Director since 2023 - SEC Form D · Company raising **HumanlyHR Inc** Director since 2023 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Relay Platform, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2019 - SEC Form D · Company raising **NoWait, Inc.** Director since 2014 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Drive Capital - [**Mark Kvamme** Co-Founder and Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mark-kvamme) - [**Andy Jenks** Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-jenks) - [**Annie Lapides** Operating Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/annie-lapides) - [**Ashton Sullivan** Software Engineer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ashton-sullivan) - [**Brandon Mills** Director of Engineering *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brandon-mills) - [**Caitlin Fiordirosa** Chief Finance & Growth Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/caitlin-fiordirosa) - [**Christina Perry** Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christina-perry) - [**John Volquez** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-volquez) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) · 27 Aug 2026 · 1h 47m Leaving Sequoia to Bet on Ohio: Why America is the Best Emerging Market | Chris Olsen, Drive Capital With [Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen) Mentions [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) About this episode Chris is the Co-Founder and CEO of Drive Capital. Prior to Drive, Chris was a Partner at Sequoia Capital where he helped launch the firm’s first growth fund. Chris left Sequoia in 2012 to start Drive in Ohio on a single bet: the best companies in America are getting built outside Silicon Valley… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 3 Sept 2022 · 31 min Chris Olsen's Drive Capital Is Betting $2 Billion on the Midwest and Beyond With [Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen) Mentions [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) About this episode Connie & Alex go over a few of their favorite tech news stories this week and then talk to Chris Olsen of Drive Capital about investing in the Midwest and beyond.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 23 Apr 2018 · 29 min 20VC: The Biggest Trend Of Our Lifetime Is The Decentralisation of Entrepreneurship Away From The Valley, The Biggest Lessons From Learning The Craft of VC at Sequoia & The Benchmarks Required to Attract Growth Investors with Chris Olsen, Founding Partne With [Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen) Mentions [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) About this episode Chris Olsen is the Founding Partner @ Drive Capital, the venture firm that believes the Midwest is the opportunity of our lifetime with more entrepreneurs building billion-dollar companies in the Midwest than in the last 50 years combined. Since inception in 2012, Drive have built an exceptional… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 23 Apr 2018 · 29 min 20VC: The Biggest Trend Of Our Lifetime Is The Decentralisation of Entrepreneurship Away From The Valley, The Biggest Lessons From Learnings The Craft of VC at Sequoia & The Benchmarks Required to Attract Growth Investors with Chris Olsen, Founding Partne With [Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen) Mentions [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital)[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) About this episode Chris Olsen is the Founding Partner @ Drive Capital, the venture firm that believes the Midwest is the opportunity of our lifetime with more entrepreneurs building billion-dollar companies in the Midwest than in the last 50 years combined. Since inception in 2012, Drive have built an exceptional… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 4 Nov 2016 · 29 min 114. The Next Great Startup Ecosystem is… Part 2 (Chris Olsen) With [Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen) Mentions [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) About this episode Today we cover Part 2 of The Next Great Startup Ecosystem with Chris Olsen of Drive Capital. In this segment we address: Chris' thoughts on engineering talent retention in the midwest vs. the valley If the region presents unique challenges due to how spread out it is geographically His take... To… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 3 Nov 2016 · 28 min 113. The Next Great Startup Ecosystem is… Part 1 (Chris Olsen) With [Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen) Mentions [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital) About this episode Chris Olsen of Drive Capital joins Nick to talk about the next great venture ecosystem: The Midwest. We review the following: How Chris first discovered the opportunity in the midwest and the reaction of fellow Sequoia partners when he presented his findings The research effort the launched that… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Chris Olsen in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 8 Jul 2025 · 27 min Drive Capital's Columbus gamble is paying off Mentions [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital)[Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen) About this episode This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch EIC Connie Loizos is joined by Drive Capital co-founder Chris Olsen. Chris explains how Drive's contrarian approach to fund size, ownership stakes, and geographic focus is generating returns where others firms are right now struggling. Plus: why Silicon… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 9 Jan 2021 · 42 min Former Sequoia VCs' Move to the Midwest Starts to Pay Off Mentions [Drive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drive-capital)[Mark Kvamme](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-kvamme)[Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen) About this episode Connie & Alex review the week's top tech news stories and then catch up with Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen of Drive Capital, a venture firm based in Columbus, OH, that is targeting investments in the Midwest.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2.… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 28 Dec 2018 · 10 min Investor Stories 102: Strange & Unusual (Olsen, Hardiman, Galbut) Mentions [Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen)[Elizabeth Galbut](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-galbut)[James Hardiman](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-hardiman) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Chris Olsen James Hardiman Elizabeth Galbut Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 5 Jul 2018 · 30 min 167. Cram Session, Episodes 113-119 (Nick Moran) Mentions [Mark Suster](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-suster)[Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen)[Galen Mason](https://millionrounds.com/person/galen-mason) About this episode Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following episodes: 113. The Next Great Startup Ecosystem is… Part 1 (Chris Olsen) 114. The Next Great Startup… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 5 Jun 2018 · 8 min Investor Stories 87: What's Next (Nof, Olsen, Galbut) Mentions [Chris Olsen](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-olsen)[Elizabeth Galbut](https://millionrounds.com/person/elizabeth-galbut)[Jordan Nof](https://millionrounds.com/person/jordan-nof) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jordan Nof Chris Olsen Elizabeth Galbut Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. To listen… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=chris-olsen). ## Find people like Chris Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)