Drew Volpe

Drew Volpe is a prominent investor and entrepreneur based in Boston, Massachusetts. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of First Star Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in deep technology startups focusing on data, machine learning, and decentralization.1

Investment Experience

Drew Volpe has invested in numerous companies, including:

• Vistapath (Investor since December 2021)1
• Jellyfish (Seed round investor since July 2017)
• Salient Predictions (Founding Investor since January 2020)
• Oort (Led pre-seed round, investing since August 2019)
• ChiselStrike Inc. (Investor since August 2021)
• Robigo (Pre-seed investor since October 2021)
• Nomic Bio (Pre-seed investor since September 2019)

Professional Background

Entrepreneurial Experience:: Drew co-founded Locately, a pioneer in using mobile phone sensor data for consumer insights and marketing measurement. The company was successfully acquired by SMG.1

Corporate Experience::

• VP Product Development at Semantic Machines (acquired by Microsoft)
• Director of Product Development at Endeca Technologies
• Software Engineer at Idiom and Elytics

Education

Drew Volpe holds an AB in Computer Science from Harvard University, where he also served as a Teaching Fellow.1

Current Focus

As the Managing Partner of First Star Ventures, Drew focuses on investing in entrepreneurs solving real-world problems with deep technology. His areas of interest include AI/ML, data, Bitcoin, crypto, climate, and techbio.2

Drew Volpe's extensive experience in technology and investment makes him a valuable asset to the companies he supports, including Vistapath.