Investing Profile
Drew Volpe(638)
VCFounderInvestorEngineering Operator
Managing Partner at First Star (fka Procyon Ventures)
firststar.vcBoston, Massachusetts
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cbCurrent Investing Position
First Star (fka Procyon Ventures) Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
40
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Drew Volpe's Investments On Record (31)
| Company | StageDateRound Size | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|
iOrganBio | SeedOct 2025$2M | $2M |
Phaseshift Technologies | SeedOct 2024$3M Pre SeedMay 2020$580K | $3.6M |
SaolaAI | Pre SeedSep 2023 | |
Blumen Systems, Inc. | SeedApr 2023$2M | $2M |
Genialis | Series AMar 2023$13M SeedNov 2017$2M | $15M |
Robigo | SeedFeb 2023$7M Pre SeedNov 2021$1M | $15M |
Path | SeedSep 2021 | $71M |
Kanary | Pre SeedMar 2021$900K | $900K |
Drew Volpe's Media (1)
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
Investor / Board Director BrinkPresent
Investor / Board Director EVERBLOOMPresent
Investor / Board Observer Tranquil DataPresent
Investor OortPresent
Investor Oort (now part of Cisco)Present
Investor Nomic BioPresent
Investor Scoot SciencePresent
Founding Investor SalientPresent
Founding Investor Salient PredictionsPresent
Investor MCJPresent
Investor Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals, Inc.Present
Investor ZanskarPresent
Investor TursoPresent
Investor ChiselStrike Inc.Present
Investor RobigoPresent
Investor VistapathPresent
Investor SaolaAIPresent
Investor iOrganBioPresent
Investor Romix BiosciencesPresent
Investor Zep AI (YC W24)Present
Founder / Managing Partner First Star VenturesPresent
Limited Partner MCJPresent
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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