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Nov 18, 2022 · In fact, in June, the firm — co-founded by veteran VCs Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen — seemed to be riding high, with a couple of apparent wins in its portfolio and assets under management...
Oct 28, 2022 · It was Mark Kvamme—the former Sequoia Capital partner who had led its investment in LinkedIn—who lured Chris Olsen to leave Sequoia and Silicon Valley, move back to his home state of Ohio,...
Chris Olsen, a fellow veteran of Silicon Valley’s Sequoia Capital who co-founded Drive in 2012, is leading the firm since Kvamme stepped back from operations last fall.
Nov 22, 2022 · That's what Mark Kvamme says he was told by a friend in 2012, when he and fellow Sequoia Capital vet Chris Olsen launched a Columbus-based firm called Drive Capital. Since then, Drive has amassed $2.2 billion in AUM, backed several unicorns and expanded its two-person team to nearly three dozen.
Jun 28, 2022 · Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen, veterans of Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley, founded Drive in Columbus in 2013, and still follow the same investment thesis: Build tech companies in the...
Mar 14, 2023 · Kvamme left JobsOhio and with Chris Olsen launched Drive Capital, a venture capital firm, in 2012. Drive has raised $2.2 billion and invested in Midwest-based startups, including Root Insurance, Duolingo, Olive and Civis Analytics.
Oct 28, 2022 · It was Mark Kvamme—the former Sequoia Capital partner who had led its investment in LinkedIn—who lured Chris Olsen to leave Sequoia and Silicon Valley, move back to his home state of Ohio, and help Kvamme launch a venture capital firm in the middle of the country.
