EP 34 – DREW TULCHIN

Drew Tulchin is a driving force behind New Mexico’smodern entrepreneurial and impact-investing ecosystem.As Managing Partner of UpSpring Associates, Drew has spent more than twodecades in impact investing, helping build companies that prioritize purposealongside profit. He is President of New Mexico Angels and a General Partner inthe NM Vintage Fund — now the state’s most active venture fund — where he helpscatalyze millions in investment each year into local startups and high-growthcompanies.Drew is perhaps best known for serving as thefirst CFO of Meow Wolf, the New Mexico B Corp that transformed immersive art ona global scale. During his tenure, he helped raise more than $125 million,secured the purchase of a new headquarters, and guided the company throughexplosive growth from 50 employees to more than 400. His influence extendsacross the state’s innovation landscape, with contributions to companies suchas Build With Robots, Electric Playhouse, and Parting Stone.With experience in 40+ countries and contributionsto more than 100 business plans, Drew’s work has generated over $400 million in investment andcreated thousands of jobs. A collaborative C-suite leader, he is known forstrengthening teams, opening capital pathways, and building systems that scale.His areas of expertise span capital raising, business development, governmentfunding, ecosystem building, and social enterprise strategy.Drew holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance fromthe University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, and a BA, Cum Laude,in History and International Relations from Washington University in St. Louis.When he’s not working with founders or investors,you can find Drew playing ultimate frisbee anywhere he can, learning tennis,hiking until he’s lost, trying foods he can't identify, and enjoying bad punsfar more than he should.