Investing Profile
Drew Volpe(335)
VCFounderInvestorEngineering Operator
Investing with conviction in visionary, technical founders inventing a better future.
firststar.vcBoston, Massachusetts
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cbCurrent Investing Position
First Star Ventures Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
29
Current Fund Size
$25M
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Drew Volpe's Investments On Record (24)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
Kanary | Pre Seed RoundMar 2021 | |
Skynet Labs | Seed RoundSep 2020$3M Seed RoundSep 2016$750K  | $3.75M |
Phaseshift Technologies | Pre Seed RoundMay 2020$575K | $575K |
Salient Predictions | Pre Seed RoundJan 2020 | |
Nebulous (Sia & Obelisk) | Seed RoundJul 2019$3.5M | $3.5M |
Scoot Science | Pre-SeedMar 2019 | |
MotionHall | Seed RoundJan 2019 | |
Tranquil Data | Pre-SeedNov 2018 Pre Seed RoundJul 2018$1.8M | $1.8M |
most interested in
New computing technologies (ML/AI, decentralization, sensor fusion, ...) applied to "traditional" industries, computational bio, decentralized services and governance.not interested in
Consumer, gaming, startups not in the US and Canada.Drew Volpe's Experience
Managing Partner First Star (fka Procyon Ventures)2014 - Present
Mentor and Judge MassChallenge2010 - Present
VP Product Development Semantic Machines2014 - 2015
EIR Highland Capital Partners2013 - 2013
co-founder and CTO Locately2008 - 2013
Director, Product Development Endeca Technologies2004 - 2008
Software Engineer Idiom2003 - 2004
Software Engineer Elytics2001 - 2002
Drew Volpe's Education
Harvard University AB Computer Science
The Roxbury Latin School
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