John Drake
InvestorInvestor at Bessemer Venture Partners
New York City
Writes $1M – $250M checks · typically $25M
About
John Drake is an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners' New York City office focused on consumer internet, vertical software, and marketplaces. He previously worked on the software team at Volition Capital, a growth equity firm in Boston, and began his investment career at Motivate Venture Capital, a seed-stage firm in Chicago. He holds a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University.
Invests in
B2B MarketplacesConsumerSaaS
Experience
- Bessemer Venture PartnersInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Motivate Venture CapitalInvestor2020 — 2021Chicago, Illinois
Education
- Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
- Eden High School (St. Catharines, Ontario)
Investments
Investor
Per the firm's website.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Drake?
- John Drake is an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners' New York City office focused on consumer internet, vertical software, and marketplaces. He previously worked on the software team at Volition Capital, a growth equity firm in Boston, and began his investment career at Motivate Venture Capital, a seed-stage firm in Chicago. He holds a B.A. in economics from Northwestern University.
- Where does John Drake work?
- John Drake is Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners.
- What does John Drake invest in?
- John Drake invests in B2B Marketplaces, Consumer, SaaS.
- What check size does John Drake write?
- John Drake typically writes checks of $1M – $250M.
- What companies has John Drake invested in?
- Investments tracked here include aiwyn.
- Where did John Drake go to school?
- John Drake studied at Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics); Eden High School (St. Catharines, Ontario).
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