Meredith McPherron

Board Member

2021 - Current

CEO and Managing Partner

2020

Drive by DraftKings is a multi-stage venture capital firm investing in SportsTech and Entertainment. Drive by DraftKings' mission is to push the frontier of new markets and categories revolutionizing sports, gaming and media. Founding partners include DraftKings, General Catalyst, Accomplice and Boston Seed Capital.

Board Advisor

2017

Own Up is a mortgage service with on-demand personal mortgage experts committed to securing home loans from certified local lenders that offer discounted interest rates.

Innovation Fellow, Technology and Entrepreneurship Center

2016

Working together with an exciting team at SEAS to help mentor and advise enterprising young founders via 1:1 guidance and founding team development modules

Entrepreneur In Residence

2017

The Experts in Residence (EiR) are appointed by the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to provide Harvard students guidance on their new business ventures and entrepreneurial career paths. EiRs hold office hours in the Harvard i-Lab are available to students from all graduate and undergraduate schools.

Boston Lead

2015

Member of Boston Syndicates (BOSS), a group of founders that provides support and funding to Boston-based founders via a syndicated investment vehicle.

Angel Investor/Member

2017 - 2020

Launchpad Venture Group, a Boston-based angel investment group, provides funding and advice to early-stage companies. Launchpad looks for innovative, technology-driven startup companies addressing a significant market opportunity where our investment can make a difference.

Mentor

2017 - 2020

DesignX is the venture accelerator in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. DesignX offers the tools, capital, skills, and network to create and launch new ventures and innovative approaches to architecture, planning, media, real estate, and art.

Venture Partner

2017 - 2020

Glasswing Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm dedicated to investing in the next generation of AI and frontier technology startups that enable the rise of the intelligent enterprise.

Founder, Managing Partner

2016 - 2020

Studio H Ventures is a boutique angel fund and advisory group focused on venture building at both early and growth stages. We assist with funding, talent recruitment, team optimization, brand strategy and marketing, GTM planning, strategic partnerships and market acceleration. Preferred verticals include AI/Machine learning, consumer tech, consumer products, B2C/B2B platforms & networks.

Board Member

2018 - 2020

BFY Brands manufactures and sells better for you snacks, most notably the PopCorners brand. All BFY brands are non-GMO Project verified, certified gluten free and OOK Kosher. BFY Brands is also a leading contract manufacturer of better-for-you diversified popped snacks. BFY Brands was acquired by Pepsico in Feb, 2020.