EP 34 TEASER – DREW TULCHIN

Drew Tulchin is a driving force behind NewMexico’s modern 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 bestknown for serving as the first CFO of Meow Wolf, the New Mexico B Corp thattransformed immersive art on a global scale. During his tenure, he helped raisemore than $125 million, secured the purchase of a new headquarters, and guidedthe company through explosive growth from 50 employees to more than 400. Hisinfluence extends across the state’s innovation landscape, with contributionsto companies such as Build With Robots, Electric Playhouse, and Parting Stone.With experience in 40+countries and contributions to more than 100 business plans, Drew’s work hasgenerated over $400 million in investment and created thousands ofjobs. A collaborative C-suite leader, he is known for strengthening teams,opening capital pathways, and building systems that scale. His areas ofexpertise span capital raising, business development, government funding,ecosystem building, and social enterprise strategy.Drew holds an MBA inMarketing and Finance from the University of Washington’s Foster School ofBusiness, and a BA, Cum Laude, in History and International Relations fromWashington University in St. Louis.When he’s not workingwith founders or investors, you can find Drew playing ultimate frisbee anywherehe can, learning tennis, hiking until he’s lost, trying foods he can'tidentify, and enjoying bad puns far more than he should.