Current Firm
First Star Ventures
Focus
AI, Biotech
Drew Volpe is a deeply technical founder-turned-investor at First Star Ventures who uses his hands-on experience in conversational AI, search databases, sensors, and computational biology to evaluate highly technical "frontier" startups at the pre-seed and seed stage—bringing unusual technical depth for an early-stage generalist VC. He continues to position himself as a "coder / founder / investor" who writes technical pieces and works shoulder-to-shoulder with technical teams, particularly focusing on AI applications in complex science-heavy domains like computational biology rather than just software investments.
Drew Volpe is a Founder / Managing Partner, First Star Ventures at First Star Ventures, based in San Francisco, CA.
Drew's investment focus spans AI, Biotech, Climate, Deeptech, primarily investing at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This specialization allows for deep domain knowledge and strong network effects that benefit portfolio companies.
Drew Volpe is a Founder / Managing Partner, First Star Ventures at First Star Ventures, based in San Francisco, CA. Their investment focus includes AI, Biotech, Climate.
Drew Volpe focuses on investments in AI, Biotech, Climate, Deeptech through First Star Ventures. These focus areas reflect their domain expertise and the types of startups they actively seek to back.
Drew Volpe is currently at First Star Ventures, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, serving as Founder / Managing Partner, First Star Ventures.