Experience
- Drive CapitalCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2012 — presentColumbus, Ohio, United States
- Sequoia CapitalPartner2006 — 2012
- Technology Crossover VenturesInvestment Professional2005 — 2006
- UBS Investment BankAnalyst2003 — 2005
Skills & more
Venture Capital40Technology5Healthcare1Information Technology1Investments6Board of Director experienceFoundingGrowth Capital18Mergers5Investment Banking6Private Equity20Corporate Development20
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Board of DirectorsEntrepreneurshipAwesomenessStrategic PartnershipsM&A experienceStrategyStart-upsMergers & AcquisitionsAngel InvestingDue DiligenceBusiness DevelopmentGeneral AwesomenessFrom Chris's professional profile.
Deals · 5
HumanlyBoard seat
via Drive Capital · filed Apr 2026 · $25M raise
TesouroBoard seat
via Drive Capital · filed Nov 2024 · $16M raise
Allstar GamingBoard seat
via Drive Capital · filed Dec 2023 · $14.7M raise
Relay PlatformBoard seat
via Drive Capital · filed May 2021 · $7.3M raise
Greenlight Financial TechnologyBoard seat
via Drive Capital · filed May 2021 · $260M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Drive Capital
Adam Pollack
Partner at Drive Capital
Alanna Souza
Toronto Seed GM at Drive Capital
Andy Jenks
General Partner at Drive Capital
Annie Lapides
Partner at Drive Capital
Ashton Sullivan
Software Engineer at Drive Capital
Avoilan Bingham
Atlanta Seed GM at Drive Capital
Brandon Mills
Director of Engineering at Drive Capital
Brienne Einstein
Fund Controller at Drive Capital
Network6
Tobias LütkeScout
Co-founder & CEO of Shopify
Adam FeleskyScout
CEO at Portage Ventures
Andy Jenks
General Partner at Drive Capital
Annie Lapides
Partner at Drive Capital
John Volquez
Partner at Drive Capital
Markell Baldwin
Partner at Drive Capital
Investors connected to Chris in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Olsen?
- Partner at Drive Capital
- Where does Chris Olsen work?
- Chris Olsen is Partner at Drive Capital.
- What check size does Chris Olsen write?
- Chris Olsen typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.
- What boards does Chris Olsen sit on?
- Chris Olsen holds tracked board seats at Allstar Gaming, Greenlight Financial Technology, Humanly, Relay Platform, Tesouro.
- Where did Chris Olsen go to school?
- Chris Olsen studied at Yale University (BA, Political Science); The Taft School.
Same school
Also attended Yale University636
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorBen SilbermannCo-founder of PinterestZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended The Taft School21
Catherine DiffleyHead of Hospitality & Real Estate at AlleyCorpBrooks ReedAnalyst at PeakSpan Capital PartnersSarah SommerCo-Founder and Partner at Level EquityCarolyn StarrettAdvisor at Oncology VenturesLexi ReeseAdvisor at AvilaDavid CoitInvestor at North Atlantic Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sequoia Capital187
Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageDoug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm
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