Molly Bonakdarpour, Drive Capital

Molly Bonakdarpour is a General Partner at Drive Capital, a Columbus, Ohio-based venture firm. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Molly Bonakdarpour

Molly Bonakdarpour is a General Partner at Drive Capital, a Columbus, Ohio-based venture firm, where she leads the healthcare investment strategy after joining in 2017. Her investment thesis centers on early-stage companies, with a specific focus on healthcare solutions and health insurance within the “Driveway” region spanning from the Hudson River to the Rocky Mountains. While Drive Capital invests across stages and sectors, Bonakdarpour’s typical involvement emphasizes healthcare, and the firm often partners deeply from seed through exit, though her specific check size and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed. Notable portfolio companies where she holds board seats include SonderMind, Sidecar Health, battleface, CirrusMD, and Nursa, with prior board experience at Forge Biologics, which was sold for $620 million. Bonakdarpour brings operating experience from her time at healthcare startup Lavongo Health and leverages her MIT background in Mathematics and Economics to shape healthcare strategy. She has publicly discussed Drive’s early InsurTech investments, including Beam Dental and Root Insurance, highlighting the firm’s decade-long e

Molly Bonakdarpour at a glance

Role
Partner
Organization
Drive Capital
Location
Columbus, Ohio
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Financial Services, Information Technology, Venture Capital, Software, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Robotics

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Molly Bonakdarpour is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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