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DRW Trading Group

DRW Trading Group

Chicago, Illinoisdrw.com

Overview

DRW is a diversified proprietary trading firm that also makes venture capital investments in the financial and enterprise technology sectors.

Year Founded

1992

Portfolio Companies

60

Website

drw.com

Investments

DRW Trading Group investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Silicon DataAug 2026Series ACo-investor
DatabentoJul 2026Series BCo-investor
RowanMar 2026SeedLead
Crossover MarketsMar 2026Series BCo-investor
TRM LabsFeb 2026Series CCo-investor

Key People

David Nelson

Partner, President

Andrew Jesse

Portfolio Manager

Andrew T Lee

Portfolio Manager

Ankit Raj

Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager

Anoshan Ananthajeyasri

Portfolio Manager

Ben Atlas

Portfolio Manager

Bernd Kuhlenschmidt

Portfolio Manager

Brazos Lackey

Portfolio Manager

Brooks Cutright

Portfolio Manager

Can Ozdemir

Portfolio Manager

Chris Purdue

Portfolio Manager

Dale Gibbard

Portfolio Manager

Derek Lawson

Portfolio Manager

Frederico Ribeiro

Portfolio Manager

Gaurav Trivedi

Portfolio Manager

Hassan AJAKANE

Portfolio Manager

Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersChicago, Illinois
Year Founded1992

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