Vice President at Variant Investments

What check size does Drake Hicks write?

Drake Hicks typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.

What companies has Drake Hicks invested in?

Investments tracked here include Edlyft.

Drake Hicks studied at Williams College; INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Boğaziçi University (Economic Ethics, Turkish).

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Former Investor / ESG Lead at Base10 Partners

New York, New York

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

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Variant InvestmentsVice President, Head of Impactcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
Manifest ClimateSenior Advisorcurrent2025 — present
Manifest ClimateHead of Strategic Partnerships2023 — 2025
Global Women in VCMembercurrent2022 — present
Base10 PartnersInvestor / ESG Lead2021 — 2022New York, San Francisco
Quona CapitalMBA Summer Intern2022
THE JPB FOUNDATIONHead of Impact Investing2019 — 2021New York, New York, United States
BlackRockAssociate, Financial Markets Advisory2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
BlackRockAnalyst, Financial Markets Advisory2015 — 2017New York City, Frankfurt (Germany) & Singapore
Imprint Capital Advisors (Acquired by Goldman Sachs)Analyst, Impact Investing2015New York
ADM Capital Private EquityAnalyst, Private Equity2014Hong Kong
Brock Capital Group LLCAnalyst, Investment Banking2014New York City

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Who is Drake Hicks?: Vice President at Variant Investments
What check size does Drake Hicks write?: Drake Hicks typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What companies has Drake Hicks invested in?: Investments tracked here include Edlyft.
Where did Drake Hicks go to school?: Drake Hicks studied at Williams College; INSEAD (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Boğaziçi University (Economic Ethics, Turkish).