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John Drew
InvestorGeneral Partner, Senior Advisor at TCV
Palo Alto, California
Writes $10M – $30M checks · typically $20M
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About
John Drew joined TCV in 2002 and brings over 20 years of operational, financial, and technical experience. Before TCV, he was one of four CEOs in the Office of the Chairman at Lucent Technologies and previously served as President and CEO of International Network Services, with earlier roles at Unisys and service as a U.S. Army Captain.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- John Drew is a co-founder of the McDrew Charity Tennis Classic.
- Education
- Studied at United States Military Academy at West Point (B.S., Engineering) Studied at Columbia University (M.S., Business Policy)
- Boards
- John Drew is a board member of Triple Impact Connections, which creates jobs for military spouses. John Drew serves on the board of reworktraining.org, which trains and places Black and Hispanic candidates from overlooked communities into SaaS sales jobs. John Drew is a member of the Canary Foundation Leadership Council, focused on early detection of cancer.
- Charities
- John Drew is a supporter of Sentinels of Freedom, which assists severely wounded post-9/11 veterans pursuing civilian careers.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 2
iSchemaView, Inc.Board seat
via TCV · filed Sep 2025 · $75M raise
OneSource VirtualBoard seat
via TCV · filed Jun 2015 · $150M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
RapidAI
Investor
BeVocalCapella Education CompanyDermstore Beauty GroupEmbanetCompassFiberlink CommunicationsGlobal360Intelligent BeautyOrigin Healthcare SolutionsPenson WorldwideRedback NetworksTechStyleTriversityWebtone Technologies
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at TCV
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Drew?
- John Drew joined TCV in 2002 and brings over 20 years of operational, financial, and technical experience. Before TCV, he was one of four CEOs in the Office of the Chairman at Lucent Technologies and previously served as President and CEO of International Network Services, with earlier roles at Unisys and service as a U.S. Army Captain.
- Where does John Drew work?
- John Drew is General Partner, Senior Advisor at TCV.
- What check size does John Drew write?
- John Drew typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.
- What boards does John Drew sit on?
- John Drew holds tracked board seats at iSchemaView, Inc., OneSource Virtual, RapidAI.
- What companies has John Drew invested in?
- Investments tracked here include BeVocal, Capella Education Company, Dermstore Beauty Group, EmbanetCompass, Fiberlink Communications, Global360, Intelligent Beauty, OneSource Virtual, Origin Healthcare Solutions, Penson Worldwide, Redback Networks, TechStyle, and 2 more.
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