Derive Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm
Derive Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm investing in Other, Real Estate. The firm has 40 portfolio companies in our records.
- Portfolio
- 40 companies on record
- Partners
- 6 listed
- AUM
- $1B
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- Sectors
- Other, Real Estate
- Check size
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-22
Seed, Series A
$1.0B
40+ companies
6 partners
Investment Thesis
Early-stage fund focused on the future of hospitality, experiences, and real estate, with a specific emphasis on travel-sector software and white-space opportunities. Founded in 2021, it backs seed to Series A companies that modernize travel and adjacent industries.
How Derive Ventures invests
Derive Ventures is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Real Estate.
Derive Ventures manages approximately $1B in assets. Our records include 3 funds raised by the firm.
Derive Ventures has backed 40 companies in our records, including Margin, Mew, Canary Technologies.
Partners & Team
Tyler Carrico
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Tyler Carrico co-founded Derive Ventures in 2021 and currently serves as a Managing Partner. Prior to Derive, Tyler spent 4 years as an investment professional at Thayer Ventures. He was directly involved with the deployment of $50 million over 12 portfolio companies and oversaw follow-ons and management of over 40 companies.
Mike Scott
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Mike Scott co-founded Derive Ventures in 2021 and currently serves as a Managing Partner. Prior to co-founding Derive, Mike spent over 3 years as a private equity investment professional at KSL Capital Partners. He had over $4bn of transaction experience.
Jeff Jackson
Chairman
Jeff has spent the bulk of his career in executive roles within the transportation and distribution space. Prior to becoming the chairman of Derive Ventures, Jeff was a General Partner at Thayer Ventures since 2012.
Chelsea Salamone
Vice President
Chelsea Salamone joined Derive Ventures in 2024. She brings over a decade of expertise in the hospitality industry, having worked at Standard International, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, and Pyramid Hotel Group.
Noah Fosse
Venture Partner
Noah Fosse joined Derive Ventures in 2022. Prior to joining Derive, Noah worked at Eastdil Secured as an investment banker on the M&A/Corporate Advisory group.
Michael Goldin
Industry Partner
Michael has spent 10 years in travel technology and hospitality startups and is currently the founder of Storied Collection. He is a two-time Phocuswright 35 under 35 leader.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Funds
Derive Ventures Fund III
Derive Ventures Fund II
Derive Ventures Fund I
Portfolio Companies (40)
Other
Margin
Mew
Canary Technologies
guest experience and hotel operations software
Tech
Bilt Rewards
rewards and payments platform for renters and homeownership-related spending
Nuitee
Way
Sensible
Operto
property-operations and automation software for hospitality
Topkey
expense management software for hospitality teams
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