Mark Kvamme

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| name = Mark Kvamme

| image = 2017 IMSA Weekend at COTA (34481910556).jpg

| birth_name = Mark David Kvamme

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|2|20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Mark_Kvamme|title=Mark Kvamme|website=Racing Reference|access-date=2019-07-31}}

| birth_place = Sunnyvale, California{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2014/05/07/top-venture-capitalists-leave-silicon-valley-bet-their-careers-on-midwest/|title=Top Venture Capitalists Leave Silicon Valley, Bet Their Careers On Midwest|website=Forbes|access-date=2019-07-31}}

| alma_mater = University of California, Berkeley{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/13384928|title=Mark D. Kvamme|website=Bloomberg|access-date=2019-07-31}}

| occupation = Co-founder and partner of Drive Capital

| spouse = MJ

| children = 8

| parents = Jean and Floyd Kvamme

| family = Kvamme Family

| module = {{Infobox racing driver|embed=yes

| racing licence = 12px FIA Bronze

| current series = WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

| first year = 2014

| current team = MDK Motorsports

| car number = 53

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| 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

| year = 2017

| last finish = 14th (2019)

}}

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| current series = Asian Le Mans Series

| first year = 2019–20

| current team = Rick Ware Racing

| car number = 52

| engine = Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6

| former teams =

| codriver = Cody Ware

| starts = 1

| championships = 0

| wins = 0

| podiums = 1

| poles = 0

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| prev series = Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA

| prev series years = 2017–2018

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| updated = November 26, 2019

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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.{{cite web|url=http://drivecapital.com|title=Drive Capital}}

Business career

Kvamme founded Drive Capital with Chris Olsen in 2013.{{cite web|last1=Ghose|first1=Carrie|title=Drive Capital launches second, $300M fund for Midwest startups|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/08/30/drive-capital-launches-second-300m-fund-for.html|publisher=Bizjournals.com|access-date=9 September 2016}} He currently sits on the board of Wexner Center for the Arts,{{Cite web |title=Wexner Center for the Arts |url=https://wexarts.org/staff-and-trustees |website=Wexner Center for the Arts}}{{Cite news |last=Dorrell |first=Taylor |date=November 2, 2022 |title=The Vance-Financiers on Columbus’ Museum Boards |url=https://columbusfreepress.com/article/vance-financiers-columbus%E2%80%99-museum-boards |work=Columbus Free Press}} 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. 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.{{cite news|last1=Niquette|first1=Mark|title=Kasich's Bid Powered by Fans From Ohio and Lehman|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-30/kasich-s-bid-powered-by-fans-from-ohio-and-lehman|work=Bloomberg Politics|date=July 30, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Mider|first1=Zachary|title=Another Way to Mask Super Rich Donors|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-21/another-way-to-mask-super-rich-donors|work=Bloomberg|date=August 21, 2015}}

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).{{cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/imsa/porsche-gt3-cup-challenge/kvamme-marrying-passion-for-motorsports-business-in-new-venture/|title=Kvamme "Marrying" Passion for Motorsports, Business|work=Sportscar365|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=November 26, 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lemans.org/en/news/asian-le-mans-series-rick-ware-racing-gets-to-know-the-ligier-jsp2-at-le-mans-aerodrome/52744|title=Asian Le Mans Series – Rick Ware Racing Gets to Know the Ligier JSP2 at Le Mans Aerodrome|work=LeMans.org|date=September 13, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/11/23/shanghai-saturday-paddock-notes.html|title=4H Shanghai: Saturday Paddock Notes|work=DailySportsCar.com|date=November 23, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Christie|first=Toby|url=https://tobychristie.com/2019/11/24/rick-ware-racing-finishes-second-in-class-in-asian-le-mans-series-race/|title=Rick Ware Racing Finishes Second in Class in Asian Le Mans Series Race|publisher=TobyChristie.com|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=November 26, 2019}}

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.{{cite web | url =https://www.swapmotolive.com/fim-world-supercross-championship-mdk-motorsports-returns-acquires-license/race-preview/ | title =FIM World Supercross Championship {{!}} MDK Motorsports Returns, Acquires License | last =Antonovich | first =Michael | date =22 June 2022 | website =swapmotolive.com | access-date =6 September 2022}}

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=

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2015

! RG Racing

! P

! Riley Mk XXVI DP

! Dinan (BMW) 5.0 L V8

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! 27th

! 26

2022

! Forty7 Motorsports

! LMP3

! Duqueine M30 - D08

! Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8

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! 34th

! 251

| 2023

! MDK Motorsports

! GTD Pro

! Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

! Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6

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! 26th

! 250

=Asian Le Mans Series results=

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

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! 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

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2

| BEN

| SEP

| CHA

! 6th

! 18

=Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results=

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Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip\|Class Pos.\|Class Position}}
2022 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|UK}} JMW Motorsport \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|USA}} Jason Hart {{flagicon\|NLD}} Renger van der Zande \|align="left"\| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo \| GTE Am \| 331 \| 50th \| 15th
2023 \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|POL}} Inter Europol Competition \|align="left"\| {{flagicon\|DNK}} Anders Fjordbach {{flagicon\|DNK}} Jan Magnussen \|align="left"\| Oreca 07-Gibson \| LMP2 \| 117 \| DNF \| DNF

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Year

! Team

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! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

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Pos.|Class Position}}

2022

|align="left"| {{flagicon|UK}} JMW Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Hart
{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|align="left"| Ferrari 488 GTE Evo

| GTE
Am

| 331

| 50th

| 15th

2023

|align="left"| {{flagicon|POL}} Inter Europol Competition

|align="left"| {{flagicon|DNK}} Anders Fjordbach
{{flagicon|DNK}} Jan Magnussen

|align="left"| Oreca 07-Gibson

| LMP2

| 117

| DNF

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Mark_Kvamme}}
[http://www.slideshare.net/mdempster/mark-kvamme-at-omma-global From Mass Media to Media for the Masses- Mark Kvamme at OMMA Global 2010]
[http://gigaom.com/2010/03/17/sequoias-kvamme-social-media-marketing-can-replace-advertising/ GigaOm- Sequoia’s Kvamme: Social Media Marketing Can Replace Advertising]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100617101650/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=124450 OMMA Global on Mobile]
{{DriverDB driver|mark-kvamme}}
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