EPISODE 34: DREW TULCHIN

Drew Tulchin is a driving force behind New Mexico’s modern entrepreneurial and impact-investing ecosystem.

As Managing Partner of UpSpring Associates, Drew has spent more than two decades in impact investing, helping build companies that prioritize purpose alongside profit. He is President of New Mexico Angels and a General Partner in the NM Vintage Fund — now the state’s most active venture fund — where he helps catalyze millions in investment each year into local startups and high-growth companies.

Drew is perhaps best known for serving as the first CFO of Meow Wolf, the New Mexico B Corp that transformed immersive art on a global scale. During his tenure, he helped raise more than $125 million, secured the purchase of a new headquarters, and guided the company through explosive growth from 50 employees to more than 400. His influence extends across the state’s innovation landscape, with contributions to 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 has generated over $400 million in investment and created thousands of jobs. A collaborative C-suite leader, he is known for strengthening teams, opening capital pathways, and building systems that scale. His areas of expertise span capital raising, business development, government funding, ecosystem building, and social enterprise strategy.

Drew holds an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the 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 puns far more than he should.