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Drive By DraftKings Names Boston VC Vet McPherron CEO

Sports tech-focused venture capital firm Drive by DraftKings today named Boston-based investor Meredith McPherron its CEO & Managing Partner. McPherron, a 20-year tech veteran with experience as an angel investor and venture capitalist, most recently with Glasswing Ventures, started at Drive in July. Under her leadership, Drive will invest in sports-tech startups in three core areas: sports and gaming, human performance and media. McPherron indicated that special emphasis will be placed on companies with strong data and analytics components and whose operations can be built up. “We’re looking for scalable platforms more than we are singular ideas that could be a hit,” she said.

Drive today unveiled four new portfolio companies, the first batch picked by McPherron and her team. They include Guidesly, a Boston-based app that connects customers and tour guides for fishing trips; Cardless, an S.F.-based fintech company; PickUp, a Brooklyn-based fan-opinion platform; and Warrior Int'l, a Boston-based esports company.

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