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DriveGrowth Capital

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

DriveGrowth Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, SaaS, EdTech. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 44 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

44+ companies

Team

17 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 7

Investment Thesis

Specializes in investing in automotive technology platforms that improve dealership operations.

How DriveGrowth Capital invests

DriveGrowth Capital is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, EdTech, Fintech.

DriveGrowth Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

Investing since at least 2008, DriveGrowth Capital has backed 44 companies in our records, including Nurtur, Security HQ, Hippo. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 7 investments logged over the last 12 months.

Meet the Team

LB

Liam Bennett

Investment Director

RM

Ravi Monteiro

Investment Director

JM

John Marsh

CFO

RS

Richard Shaw

Partner

GC

Garrett Curran

Managing Partner

JB

James Blake

Managing Partner

GB

George Buchanan

Marketing Director

DH

Diva Hollands

Investor Relations Manager

GL

Guy Lambert

Global CEO

design-led creative company

Important to find a partner that believes in the vision to become the pre-eminent global design-led creative company of the future

AL

Adam Lewis

Hippo Independent

Extremely proud of the success of the business, the socially valuable and important work we have delivered for clients

PH

Paul Henshaw

Co-founder & MD

I would like to thank the GCP team for their invaluable support over the last couple of years

MA

Minos Ataliotis

Founder & CEO

international transformation partner

We are all looking forward to working collaboratively with GCP as we embark on this exciting phase of growth

AP

Alan Paterson

Managing Director

FCC advisory
transformation
RegTech

GCP’s long-standing track record of building genuine investment partnerships with entrepreneurial, growth companies made them the clear partner of choice

AY

Anthony Young

CEO

We place great importance on developing close working relationships, and protecting entrepreneurial culture at scale

JS

James Salter

Investment Director

EH

Emily Henderson

Investment Director

MH

Mark Halvorsen

GP

Automotive
Operations

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
EdTech
Fintech

Portfolio Companies (44)

2025

NU

Nurtur

Technology
SE

Security HQ

Technology
HI

Hippo

Technology
BR

Bridewell

Technology
FL

Flint Global

Specialist Services
ST

Strata FSC

Technology
OP

Optima Partners

Technology

2024

FI

First Mile

London, Midlands
AD

Advanced Innergy Solutions (AIS)

Wales & South West
CO

Coolr

Specialist Services
How to pitch DriveGrowth Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, EdTech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Liam Bennett, Investment Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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