Masha Khusid

Masha Khusid is a Partner at Drive Capital, a venture capital firm based in Columbus, Ohio. Before joining her current firm, she began her career in West Coast investment banking and private equity, later transitioning to an operational role at a venture-backed financial technology startup and working at a Chicago-based venture firm. At Drive Capital:an investment firm founded by former Sequoia Capital partners that recently raised two funds totaling over $650 million:she leads investments across the Seed, Series A, and Series B stages. Her venture portfolio includes investments in notable technology companies such as the language-learning platform Duolingo and the industrial automation firm Gecko Robotics. Khusid currently focuses on deploying capital into digital health, artificial intelligence, and enterprise software startups, leveraging her Midwestern upbringing to identify and scale high-growth opportunities outside traditional coastal technology hubs.