Drive Capital LLC
Multi-stage venture firm, based in Columbus, Ohio, reporting $4.4B of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.
Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.
2 additional team members, 10 additional co-investors and affiliates, 32 additional investments, funds and LPs, 23 events, 1 verified contact (1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 4 vehicleson Form D, 18 months
4 vehicles filed a Form D in the last 18 months, the latest DC Opportunities Fund on 18 Aug 2026. $165M reported sold so far.
A Form D is filed when a vehicle takes its first money, so these are open to LPs now.
- 2 arrivalspeople, 12 months
A team member joined on 1 May 2026. 2 arrivals on record in 12 months.
A partner leaving or arriving changes who decides, and who a founder or LP should call.
FactIAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A)For Founders, LPs, recruitersTeam → - 2 dealswith TTV Capital
Invests most often alongside TTV Capital (2 shared deals).
pair last observed on record 30 Sep 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.
Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →
People to know
View all people- Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
- PartnerWhy: Partner: part of the investment decisionNo route on file yet
Relationship network
47 connected entities9 observed rounds2 repeat counterparties1 dated round shown here, 2026
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Drive Capital LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
See how you connect to Drive Capital LLC
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Investing
7 companies on record, 2 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlight | portfolio listing | lead | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 27, 2026 | Fact Company website |
| KOHO | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 27, 2026 | Fact Company website |
| NORMAL COMPUTING | Funding round | participant | unknown | $50.0M | unknown | Mar 25, 2026 | Fact Press release |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- not stated or not yet read
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- not stated
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
5 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
- Christopher George Olsen · Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
- Nickolas Anthony Solaro · PartnerWhy this person: Partner: part of the investment decision; Named with investment responsibility; Joined in Nov 2025
Who else at this firm · 1 person, grouped by function
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Partner
- Partner
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Mark David Kvamme · Managing Partner · Sep 1, 2012 to Mar 29, 2022 Inference
Contacts
1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
22 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC Opportunities Fund, L.P. | Opportunity fund | 2026 form d first sale | Newly closed | unknown | unknown | $100M of $100M | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Drive Capital Overdrive Ignition Fund III, L.P. | Fund | 2025 form d first sale | Fundraising | $39.0M Jun 17, 2026 | 1 | $51.0M of $100M | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Drive Capital Ignition Fund V, L.P. | Fund | 2025 form d first sale | Fundraising | $26.0M Jun 17, 2026 | 1 | $14.0M of $50.0M | Jul 6, 2026 |
Limited partners
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura County Employees Retirement Association | PUBLIC PENSION | Drive Capital Fund II LP | $15.0M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| Ventura County Employees Retirement Association | PUBLIC PENSION | Drive Capital Overdrive Fund II, L.P. | $10.0M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| Ventura County Employees Retirement Association | PUBLIC PENSION | Drive Capital Fund IV, L.P. | $10.0M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
Relationships across DFX
13 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2026-09-302 shared deals · recurring · this firm led 1
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time · this firm led 1
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 4 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, RIA and Wealth, matched by identifier. See which records
Drive Capital LLC is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and RIA and Wealth.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Drive Capital LLC sits on 4 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 4 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
28 dated events, 57 observations from 4 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeSep 23, 2026Drive Capital LLC: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> MULTI_STAGE_VC (both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $4,383M)Classification changedClassificationInference
- Jun 17, 2026Drive Capital Ignition Fund V, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Drive Capital LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $26,000,000
- Jun 17, 2026Drive Capital Overdrive Fund III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Drive Capital LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $108,600,000
- Jun 17, 2026Drive Capital Overdrive Ignition Fund III, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Drive Capital LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $39,000,000Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceDrive Capital Overdrive Ignition Fund III, L.P.Form ADV
- Jun 17, 2026Drive Capital Fund V, LP first reported on Form ADV by Drive Capital LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $72,400,000
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Jun 17, 2026 · 21 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- Columbus, OHadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- DRIVECAP.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Registered investment adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Jun 17, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 21 (21 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $4.4Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Regulatory AUM
- $4.4Bthe adviser's RAUM, a regulatory measure, never a fund size
- Employees
- 30
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShowHide
- Sep 23, 2026Multi-stage venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $4.4B
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $2.4B across 21 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)Venture manager, reported GAV $2.4B across 18 vehicles
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | VC funds reported | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC exemption claimed | Venture capital fund adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Registered investment adviser | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2013-09-23 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2013-09-23 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-06-17 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-06-17 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-28 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status | Approved | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC status effective | 2026-06-17 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 1 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Business phone | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Employees | 30 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Columbus, OH | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Headquarters | Columbus, OH | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Office address | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 21 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 21 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 17 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $4.4B | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $4.4B | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $2.4B | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Regulatory AUM (adviser, not fund size) | $4.4B | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 21 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 21 | Jun 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 17 | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 28, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Website status | unreachable “home page did not answer with HTML” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersMulti-stage venture firm, confirmedShowHide
Both early and growth/opportunity families, reported GAV $4.4B
- importance
- gav: 0.8 · funds: 1 · people: 0.16 · investments: 0.39 · co investors: 0.45
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0.25 · fund raising 18m: 1 · people joined 12m: 0.67 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-03-25
- emerging manager
- fund count: 22 · reported gav: $4.4B · first adv filing: 2013-09-23 · years since first filing: 13
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Fits
- score 41.1confidence 90%Why: stage fit; activity; cap table
- score 36.1confidence 80%Why: stage fit; activity
- score 36.1confidence 80%Why: stage fit; activity
+11 more scored matches
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Record history
- Organization classification changed2026-09-23
- Adviser's first ADV filing2013-09-23source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.