Meredith McPherron

Meredith McPherron is the Managing Partner at Drive Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to her current investment role, she served as Chief Strategy Officer and Vice President of Partnerships at DraftKings, where she helped navigate the sports technology company through its 2020 initial public offering and subsequent rapid growth. In the third quarter of 2024, she led Drive Capital in announcing a new investment fund dedicated to artificial intelligence in gaming and Web3 sports applications. McPherron recently expanded her governance responsibilities by joining the board of a DraftKings portfolio company in early 2025, and she frequently analyzes sports betting trends alongside peers from Sportradar and FanDuel at industry events like TechCrunch Disrupt. Her current professional focus centers on bridging early-stage consumer technology startups with established sports and entertainment ecosystems.