Derive Ventures

United Statesderive-ventures.com

Derive Ventures is a venture capital firm based in the United States, investing in Consumer, Lifestyle & Services; Automation Software and PropTech, 3 tracked investments.

View Full Profile Website

Investments Tracked

See full portfolio →

About Derive Ventures

Derive Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in the United States. We have recorded 3 investments for Derive Ventures to date.

Sector activity concentrates in Consumer, Lifestyle & Services; Automation Software; PropTech and Fintech. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Seed and Series C+ rounds.

Focuses on software and developer tools companies. Primarily invests in companies at the Series C stage and beyond.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus

seedseries-c-plus

Sectors

Consumer, Lifestyle & ServicesAutomation SoftwarePropTechfintechcloud-platformproptechpmshotel-tech

Investment Thesis

Focuses on software and developer tools companies. Primarily invests in companies at the Series C stage and beyond.

Team

Tyler CarricoManaging Partner & Co-Founder

Co-founded Derive Ventures in 2021. Prior investment professional at Thayer Ventures for 4 years, involved with deployment of $50 million over 12 portfolio companies.

Mike ScottManaging Partner & Co-Founder

Co-founded Derive Ventures in 2021. Prior private equity investment professional at KSL Capital Partners with over $4bn transaction experience in hospitality and travel.

Jeff JacksonChairman

Spent 14 years at American Airlines, managed legal separation of Sabre from AA, served as EVP and CFO of Sabre. General Partner at Thayer Ventures since 2012.

Chelsea SalamoneVice President

Joined Derive Ventures in 2024. Over a decade hospitality expertise, 5+ years at Standard International, business development at Kimpton and Pyramid Hotel Group.

Noah FosseVenture Partner

Joined Derive Ventures in 2022. Investment banker at Eastdil Secured on M&A transactions. Masters in real estate finance from University of Michigan.

Michael GoldinIndustry Partner

10 years in travel technology and hospitality startups. Founder of Storied Collection. Previously director at Rented.com and NoiseAware. Host of Good Morning Hospitality podcast.

Brian De LoweAdvisor

President and Co-Founder of Proper Hospitality and Kor Real Estate Partners. Successfully closed over $1 billion of lifestyle real estate projects since 2012.

Rob WilderAdvisor

Co-Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of José Andrés Group with 30+ restaurants globally. Co-Founded World Central Kitchen, a non-profit providing meals after disasters.

Rick HoffmanAdvisor

23-year Marriott career, retired 2023 as Global Officer Business Development. Led Starwood acquisition ($13 billion), negotiated multiple brand partnerships and investments.

Krissy GathrightAdvisor

Retired COO of Apple Hospitality REIT in 2020. 25+ years in hospitality and REIT industry. Serves on multiple boards including APLE and Spirit Realty Capital.

Peter ColeAdvisor

Lifelong hospitality veteran, started at Marriott in finance supporting M&A. CFO of Ritz-Carlton, CEO of Design Hotels. Formed Eclectic Companies advisory firm.

Rob LevyAdvisor

Seasoned executive and advisor in marketplace and tech-enabled services businesses. Deeply familiar with vacation rental and related sectors.