Drive Capital Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 14

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 160

  • Portfolio
  • 78

  • Exits
  • 30

Exits

Drive Capital General Information

Company Description

Founded in 2012, Drive Capital is a venture capital firm based in Columbus, Ohio. The firm seeks to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies. The firm focuses on business products, business services, consumer products, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, life sciences, mobile, cybersecurity, robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and technology-based sectors in the Midwest United States. This firm is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).

Business Details

Year Founded
2012
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Trade Association
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • 629 North High Street
  • 6th Floor
  • Columbus, OH 43215
  • United States
+1 (415)

Drive Capital Investments (160)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Dippy 16-Oct-2024 Seed Round Information Services (B2C) Generating Revenue
Path Robotics 14-Oct-2024 Other Hardware Generating Revenue
KOHO 02-Oct-2024 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Strabble 22-Aug-2024 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Vironexis Biotherapeutics 01-Aug-2024 Drug Discovery Pre-Clinical Trials
Planned 18-Jul-2024 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Thoughtful 18-Jul-2024 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Kindo (Business/Productivity Software) 15-Jul-2024 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Landline 15-Jul-2024 Later Stage VC Automotive Generating Revenue
Portal 01-Jul-2024 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
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Drive Capital Exits (30)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Molecula 23-Jul-2024 Merger/Acquisition
Udacity 20-May-2024
Mantium 03-May-2024
Ascent Technologies 01-Jan-2024
Forge Biologics 21-Dec-2023
Olive ( Enterprise Systems) 31-Oct-2023
Circulo 10-Aug-2023
Cyclica 25-May-2023
StrongArm Tech 05-May-2023 Buyout/LBO
Algolux 03-Apr-2023 Merger/Acquisition
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Drive Capital Fund Performance

Fund Name Vintage Size Dry Powder DPI RVPI TVPI IRR

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Drive Capital FAQs

  • What is Drive Capital?

    Founded in 2012, Drive Capital is a venture capital firm based in Columbus, Ohio.

  • When was Drive Capital founded?

    Drive Capital was founded in 2012.

  • Where is Drive Capital headquartered?

    Drive Capital is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

  • What is Drive Capital's total asset value?

    Drive Capital has around in total assets under management.

  • How many investments has Drive Capital made?

    Drive Capital has made 160 investments.

  • What has Drive Capital invested in?

    Drive Capital has made numerous investments in companies like Dippy, Path Robotics, and KOHO within the Information Services (B2C), Hardware, and Financial Software industries.

  • What has Drive Capital invested in recently?

    Drive Capital's latest investment was on 16-Oct-2024 in Dippy, a company within the Information Services (B2C) industry.

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