Mark Kvamme

Mark Kvamme
Mark Kvamme
Born	Mark David Kvamme; February 20, 1961 (age 63); Sunnyvale, California
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)	Co-founder and partner of Drive Capital
Spouse	MJ
Children	8
Parent(s)	Jean and Floyd Kvamme
Family	Kvamme Family
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season	2014
Current team	MDK Motorsports
Racing licence	FIA Bronze
Car number	53
Former teams	Muehlner Motorsports, RG Racing, Starworks Motorsport, BAR1 Motorsports, Turner Motorsport
Starts	21
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Poles	0
Best finish	8th in 2017
Finished last season	14th (2019)
Asian Le Mans Series career
Debut season	2019–20
Current team	Rick Ware Racing
Car number	52
Engine	Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6
Co-driver	Cody Ware
Starts	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Poles	0
Previous series
2017–2018	Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA
	Last updated on: November 26, 2019.

Mark David Kvamme (born February 20, 1961) is an American venture capitalist at the firm Drive Capital in Columbus, Ohio, a sports car racing driver and team owner of MDK Motorsports.^[4]

Business career

Kvamme founded Drive Capital with Chris Olsen in 2013.^[5] He currently sits on the board of Wexner Center for the Arts,^[6]^[7] Aver Informatics, FarmLogs, Clinc, Funny or Die, Gecko Robotics, Muve Health, Physna, and Udacity. He specializes in innovative technology, healthcare and consumer investments in the Midwest. Before Drive Capital, Kvamme was the interim chief investment officer and president of JobsOhio.^[4] Prior to JobsOhio, Kvamme was a partner at Sequoia Capital, the chairman and CEO of CKS Group, the director of international marketing at Wyse Technology, president and CEO of International Solutions and a founding member of Apple France.

Kvamme formerly worked as state development director in the administration of Ohio Governor John Kasich. In 2015, Kvamme donated $500,000 to Kasich's 2016 presidential campaign through the limited liability corporation MMWP12.^[8]^[9]

Racing career

Kvamme grew up in motorcycle racing, but did not pursue a career in it. After competing in off-road truck racing, he moved to sports cars, racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship starting in 2014. In 2017, he placed Third at the Rolex 24hrs of Daytona in the Prototype Challenge class. He also began competing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA, and finished second in the Platinum Cup Masters championship with two wins (Barber Motorsports Park and Virginia International Raceway).^[10]

In late 2019, Kvamme joined Rick Ware Racing's Asian Le Mans Series program, where he shared the No. 52 Ligier JS P2 with Cody Ware.^[11] In their first race at Shanghai International Circuit, despite missing qualifying and only having two laps of practice, Ware and Kvamme finished second in the LMPS Am class and 14th overall.^[12]^[13]

Kvamme's team MDK Motorsports was also active in motocross during the early 2000s, and returned to the sport for the 2022 season of the reborn FIM World Supercross Championship.^[14]

Personal life

Kvamme is the son of E. Floyd Kvamme, a former entrepreneur and a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Apple France was created in 1982; as a "Founding Member", Kvamme was living in France at that time and working for Jean Louis Gassee.

Kvamme has a BA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Motorsports career results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Rank	Points
2015	RG Racing	P	Riley Mk XXVI DP	Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8	DAY 6	SIR	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	MSP	ELK	COA	PET		27th	26
2022	Forty7 Motorsports	LMP3	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 8	SEB 8	MDO	WGL	MOS	ELK	PET					34th	251
2023	MDK Motorsports	GTD Pro	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	DAY 6	SEB	LBH	MON	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET	26th	250

Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	Pos	Points
2019–20	Rick Ware Racing	LMP2 Am	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SHA 2	BEN	SEP	CHA	6th	18

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	JMW Motorsport	Jason Hart Renger van der Zande	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	331	50th	15th
2023	Inter Europol Competition	Anders Fjordbach Jan Magnussen	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	117	DNF	DNF

References

^ "Mark Kvamme". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
^ "Top Venture Capitalists Leave Silicon Valley, Bet Their Careers On Midwest". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
^ "Mark D. Kvamme". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
^ ^a ^b "Drive Capital".
^ Ghose, Carrie. "Drive Capital launches second, $300M fund for Midwest startups". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ "Wexner Center for the Arts". Wexner Center for the Arts.
^ Dorrell, Taylor (November 2, 2022). "The Vance-Financiers on Columbus' Museum Boards". Columbus Free Press.
^ Niquette, Mark (July 30, 2015). "Kasich's Bid Powered by Fans From Ohio and Lehman". Bloomberg Politics.
^ Mider, Zachary (August 21, 2015). "Another Way to Mask Super Rich Donors". Bloomberg.
^ "Kvamme "Marrying" Passion for Motorsports, Business". Sportscar365. March 29, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "Asian Le Mans Series – Rick Ware Racing Gets to Know the Ligier JSP2 at Le Mans Aerodrome". LeMans.org. September 13, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "4H Shanghai: Saturday Paddock Notes". DailySportsCar.com. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ Christie, Toby (November 24, 2019). "Rick Ware Racing Finishes Second in Class in Asian Le Mans Series Race". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ Antonovich, Michael (22 June 2022). "FIM World Supercross Championship | MDK Motorsports Returns, Acquires License". swapmotolive.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

External links

Mark Kvamme driver statistics at Racing-Reference
From Mass Media to Media for the Masses- Mark Kvamme at OMMA Global 2010
GigaOm- Sequoia’s Kvamme: Social Media Marketing Can Replace Advertising
OMMA Global on Mobile
Mark Kvamme career summary at DriverDB.com
Appearances on C-SPAN

[1] "Mark Kvamme". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2019-07-31.

[Kvamme-2] "Top Venture Capitalists Leave Silicon Valley, Bet Their Careers On Midwest". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-31.

[3] "Mark D. Kvamme". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2019-07-31.

[drivecapital.com-4] "Drive Capital".

[5] Ghose, Carrie. "Drive Capital launches second, $300M fund for Midwest startups". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

[6] "Wexner Center for the Arts". Wexner Center for the Arts.

[7] Dorrell, Taylor (November 2, 2022). "The Vance-Financiers on Columbus' Museum Boards". Columbus Free Press.

[8] Niquette, Mark (July 30, 2015). "Kasich's Bid Powered by Fans From Ohio and Lehman". Bloomberg Politics.

[9] Mider, Zachary (August 21, 2015). "Another Way to Mask Super Rich Donors". Bloomberg.

[10] "Kvamme "Marrying" Passion for Motorsports, Business". Sportscar365. March 29, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[11] "Asian Le Mans Series – Rick Ware Racing Gets to Know the Ligier JSP2 at Le Mans Aerodrome". LeMans.org. September 13, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[4H_Shanghai-12] "4H Shanghai: Saturday Paddock Notes". DailySportsCar.com. November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[13] Christie, Toby (November 24, 2019). "Rick Ware Racing Finishes Second in Class in Asian Le Mans Series Race". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[14] Antonovich, Michael (22 June 2022). "FIM World Supercross Championship | MDK Motorsports Returns, Acquires License". swapmotolive.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

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