Drew Oetting is a venture capitalist and co-founder of Palantir. He leads 8VC, a firm investing in startups like Unlearn, Chaos, Tome, and Ushur, and is building MeritFirst with Sam Lessin and Zack Ganieany.
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8VC writes $500K to $30M+ checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- Palantir
- 8VCNow
- Moelis & Company · Technology Analyst
- Formation 8 · Partner2012-null
- Formation 8 · Chief of Staff
- 8VC · Founding PartnerNow
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Who is Drew Oetting?
Drew Oetting is a venture capitalist and co-founder of Palantir. He leads 8VC, a firm investing in startups like Unlearn, Chaos, Tome, and Ushur, and is building MeritFirst with Sam Lessin and Zack Ganieany.
How much does Drew Oetting invest?
Drew Oetting invests through 8VC, which writes checks of $500K to $30M+ at pre-seed, seed, series a.
How do I pitch Drew Oetting?
A warm intro from a founder 8VC backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Drew Oetting do before 8VC?
Palantir; Technology Analyst at Moelis & Company; Partner at Formation 8; Chief of Staff at Formation 8.
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