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Markell Baldwin

Investor

Partner at Drive Capital

Columbus, Ohio

Writes $10M – $30M checks · typically $15M

About

Markell Baldwin is co-founder of Unbane, a voice operating system for onsite construction. Previously, he developed sensing systems at Tesla and evaluated early-stage companies in mobility, supply chain, and AI at Drive. Baldwin is also active as an investor and content creator focused on technology careers.

Experience

  1. UnbaneCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Drive CapitalPartner2021 — 2023
  3. TeslaStaff Engineer2019 — 2021
  4. TeslaElectrical Engineer2015 — 2019Palo Alto, California
  5. TeslaAssociate Engineer2014 — 2015Fremont, California
  6. ResonanceFounder2021
  7. Human VenturesEntrepreneur In Residence2020 — 2021
  8. Chrysler Group LLCAdvanced Supplier Quality Intern2013Auburn Hills, MI
  9. ToyotaCockpit Electronics Design Engineering Intern2013Saline, MI
  10. Shell Oil CompanySubsea Controls Intern2012Greater Houston
  11. Marathon Petroleum CompanyProject Engineering Intern2011Findlay, OH

Education

  1. Purdue UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering

Skills & more

Matlab23Microsoft Office12Microsoft Excel8C5C++3Labview2LabVIEW2Python1PspiceEngineering36Project Management11Data Analysis7
+7 moreEnergyProcess EngineeringUpstreamLeadershipTeam LeadershipTeamworkPublic Speaking
  • Venture Deals — Kauffman Fellows

From Markell's professional profile.

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

Network3

Andy Jenks
General Partner at Drive Capital
Annie Lapides
Partner at Drive Capital
Chris Olsen
Partner at Drive Capital

Investors connected to Markell in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Markell Baldwin work?
Markell Baldwin is Partner at Drive Capital.
What check size does Markell Baldwin write?
Markell Baldwin typically writes checks of $10M – $30M.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Drive Capital16

Alanna SouzaToronto Seed GM at Drive CapitalChris OlsenPartner at Drive CapitalJohn VolquezPartner at Drive CapitalMasha KhusidPartner at Drive CapitalNick SolaroPartner at Drive CapitalNils RootPartner at Drive Capital

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Also worked at Tesla183

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Also worked at Toyota19

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Also worked at Shell Oil Company101

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