Mark Kvamme | |
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Born | Mark David Kvamme February 20, 1961 [1] |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley [3] |
Occupation(s) | Co-founder and partner of Drive Capital |
Spouse | MJ |
Children | 8 |
Parent | Jean&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]
Kvamme founded Drive Capital with Chris Olsen in 2013. [5] He currently sits on the board of 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. [6] [7]
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). [8]
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. [9] 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. [10] [11]
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. [12]
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.
(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 |
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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 Motorspots | 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 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos | Points |
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2019–20 | Rick Ware Racing | LMP2 Am | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SHA 2 | BEN | SEP | CHA | 6th | 18 |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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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 |
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