Drew Volpe, a founder-turned-investor at First Star Ventures. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Drew Volpe, a founder-turned-investor at First Star Ventures, primarily backs highly technical "frontier" startups at the pre-seed and seed stages in sectors including AI, biotech, climate, and deeptech. His distinctive thesis leverages deep domain expertise in conversational AI, computational biology, and sensors to evaluate scientists and engineers transforming industries like energy, biology, and robotics. Notable portfolio companies include Jellyfish, Sia (Nebulous), Plex Research, Feature Labs, Seven Bridges Genomics, and Skynet Labs. While specific check sizes vary by deal, his firm typically targets early-stage ventures as the first institutional investor, with some individual investments ranging from $100K to $1M.
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