Investing Profile

Nick Solaro

InvestorVCFounder

General Partner at Drive Capital

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Google Network

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Goldman Sachs Network

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Columbia University in the City of New York Network

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UBS Network

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Current Investing Position

Drive Capital General Partner

Investment Range

$10.0M - $30.0M

Sweet Spot

$15.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$1B

Nick Solaro is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Nick Solaro's Investments On Record (9)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Path Robotics	Series DOct 2024$100M Series BMay 2021$56M	$260M
Co-investors: Griffin Schroeder (Tiger Global Management), Lee Fixel (Addition), Haomiao Huang (Kleiner Perkins), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor)
Thoughtful AI	Series AApr 2024$20M SeedMar 2022$10M SeedSep 2021$5M	$35M
Passage	SeedJun 2023$30M	$31M
Co-investors: Ali Tamaseb (DCVC (Data Collective)), David Lieb
StrongArm Tech	Series BJan 2022$50M	$50M
Co-investors: Arjuna Costa (Flourish Ventures), Kris Kemeny (Tekfen Ventures)
SkyWatch	Series BJun 2021$17M	$28M
Co-investors: Alex Iskold (2048 Ventures), Amadeo Brenninkmeijer (Nycon Energy GmbH), Eric Reiner (Vine Ventures, L.P.), Jordan Fudge (Sinai Ventures), Chad Anderson (Space Capital), Duncan Davidson (Bullpen Capital), Salman Qadir (BDC Venture Capital)
ApplyBoard	Series CMay 2020$72M	$430M
Co-investors: Shardul Shah (Index Ventures), Dominique Bélanger (BDC Venture Capital)
Fast Radius	Series BJul 2019$500K Series BApr 2019$48M Series ANov 2017$13M	$62M
Co-investors: Gregory Baker (Alumni Ventures Group), David Beazley (Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)), Anton Simunovic (Castor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)), Guy Turner (Hyde Park Venture Partners), Alain Hanover
When I Work	Series BJun 2016$15M	$220M
Co-investors: Mike Fitzgerald (High Alpha), Kristian Andersen (High Alpha), Patrick Meenan (Arthur Ventures), Eric Tobias (High Alpha), Seth Corder (High Alpha), Scott Dorsey (High Alpha)

Nick Solaro's Media (2)

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/inno/stories/fundings/2022/06/28/drive-capital-1b-2022.html

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Ep. 39. Nick Solaro - Meet the Team at Drive Capital

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Nick Solaro's Experience

Board Director Thoughtful Automation2021 - Present

Board Director Skywatch2021 - Present

Board Observer Applyboard2020 - Present

Board Director Path Robotics2018 - Present

Investment Banking Analyst UBSPresent

Investment Banking Analyst UBS Investment BankPresent

Equity Research Analyst Goldman SachsPresent

Growth Equity/Venture Capital Investor TCVPresent

Growth Equity/Venture Capital Investor Technology Crossover VenturesPresent

Global Android Strategic Partnerships GooglePresent

Board Director Hologram Inc.Present

Board Director When I WorkPresent

Board Director Fast Radius, Inc.Present

Board Director READY RoboticsPresent

Board Director Vecna RoboticsPresent

Board Director Path Robotics, IncPresent

Board Observer ApplyBoardPresent

Board Director SkyWatchPresent

Board Director StrongArm TechPresent

Co-Founder PetWave Inc.Present

General Partner Drive CapitalPresent

Partner Drive CapitalPresent

Nick Solaro's Education

Columbia University in the City of New York Bachelor of Arts - BA Economics and Philosophy

Columbia University Bachelor of Arts - BA Economics and Philosophy

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