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Driving Capital

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Driving Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, Consumer, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $200K–$500K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$200K–$500K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
11 listed
AUM
$2.2B
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Consumer, Marketplace
HQ
New York, NY

Last verified: 2026-04-12

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $500K

AUM

$2.2B

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Driving Capital backs consumer-oriented companies that enable new user behavior in the creator economy, with scalable monetization opportunities.

How Driving Capital invests

Driving Capital is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Consumer, Marketplace.

Driving Capital typically writes checks of $200K–$500K per investment, backed by approximately $2.2B in assets under management.

Driving Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including Substack, Superpeer.

Partners & Team

MK

Masha Khusid

Partner

fintech
financial services
consumer technologies
ED

Erandi De Silva

Partner

growth stage companies
AI/ML & infrastructure
AJ

Andy Jenks

Partner

software
market places
enterprise SaaS
MB

Molly Bonakdarpour

Partner

healthcare AI
biotech
insurtech
AL

Adam Lee

Managing Partner

Consumer Tech
Marketplaces
Creator Platforms
CC

Cameron Clarke

Partner

seed-stage investing
early-stage company building across America
AP

Adam Pollack

Partner

fintech startups
early-stage growth in non-coastal cities
founder-led ventures
NR

Nils Root

Partner

growth and scaling
technology & enterprise
strong conviction in big markets
JV

John Volquez

Partner

education technology
future of work
media/content
CO

Chris Olsen

Partner

technology companies outside Silicon Valley
early-stage venture
lead investor strategy
AI & automation
NS

Nick Solaro

General Partner

agent-based AI
developer tools
seed/Series A deals

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

SU

Substack

Creator Monetization
SU

Superpeer

Live Creator Monetization
How to pitch Driving Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $500K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Masha Khusid, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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