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Driving Capital

VC
New York, NYWebsite
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.

Meet the Team

MB

Molly Bonakdarpour

Partner

healthcare AI
biotech
insurtech
AJ

Andy Jenks

Partner

software
market places
enterprise SaaS
ED

Erandi De Silva

Partner

growth stage companies
AI/ML & infrastructure
MK

Masha Khusid

Partner

fintech
financial services
consumer technologies
CO

Chris Olsen

Partner

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

John Volquez

Partner

education technology
future of work
media/content
AL

Adam Lee

Managing Partner

Consumer Tech
Marketplaces
Creator Platforms
NS

Nick Solaro

General Partner

agent-based AI
developer tools
seed/Series A deals
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
CC

Cameron Clarke

Partner

seed-stage investing
early-stage company building across America

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

SU

Substack

Creator Monetization
SU

Superpeer

Live Creator Monetization

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