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Data Drive Capital

VC
Boston, MAWebsite

Data Drive Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other, AI / ML, SaaS. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$8.0M checks and has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $8.0M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

14 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage startups leveraging data and AI to disrupt traditional industries.

How Data Drive Capital invests

Data Drive Capital is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, SaaS, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Consumer Media.

Data Drive Capital typically writes checks of $1.0M–$8.0M per investment.

Data Drive Capital has backed 7 companies in our records, including Duolingo, Root Insurance, InsightOps.

Meet the Team

CL

Cara Lawrence

Director of Talent Acquisition

HR

Holly Revels

Director of Operations

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Nick Solaro

General Partner

MB

Molly Bonakdarpour

Partner

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Annie Lapides

Operating Partner

JV

John Volquez

Partner

MK

Masha Khusid

Partner

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Andy Jenks

General Partner

BM

Brandon Mills

Director of Engineering

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Mikolay

Investor Relations Manager

MB

Molly Bonakdarpour

General Partner

technology venture capital
early-growth investing
CO

Chris Olsen

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

next-generation technology startups
building companies outside Silicon Valley
long-term sustainable businesses
MK

Mark Kvamme

Former Partner / Co-Founder (no longer with the firm)

venture capital
startup ecosystem building
MB

Melissa Bright

Partner

Data/Analytics
AI-driven SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
SaaS
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Media

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

DU

Duolingo

Consumer SaaS (adjacent)
RO

Root Insurance

Insurtech (adjacent)
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InsightOps

Analytics
OL

Olive

Healthcare automation (adjacent)
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Olive

Enterprise automation (healthcare)
DU

Duolingo

Consumer (adjacent)
RO

Root Insurance

Fintech/insurtech (adjacent)
How to pitch Data Drive Capital
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $8.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Cara Lawrence, Director of Talent Acquisition.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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