# Tyler Carrico > Tyler Carrico is a seed investor at Thayer Investment Partners backing Hospitality and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Thayer Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thayer-investment-partners) - Location: San Francisco, United States - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Apr 2025 - Lead investor: 25% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylercarrico/ - Website: https://www.derive-ventures.com/ Tyler Carrico is a seed investor at Thayer Investment Partners in San Francisco focused on Hospitality and SaaS. Tyler is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Derive Ventures. Prior to launching Derive, Tyler was an investment professional at Thayer Ventures. Thayer is the preeminent leader in early-stage travel and transportation investing and has invested in several standout companies since formation in 2009 including, Sonder, Mews, Life House and SnapTravel. Tyler was the first and only hire during his four year tenure and was responsible for diligence and execution of investments, operations and fund management, in addition to consulting and research for both limited partners and portfolio companies. Tyler was an integral part of the SPAC team, Thayer Ventures Acquisition Company (NASDAQ: TVAC), and the announced acquisition of Inspirato for approximately $1bn. Tyler started his career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch focusing on Software and Online Travel in the TMT investment banking division. Tyler holds a B.S. in Commerce from University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Hospitality | 2 | 50% | | SaaS | 1 | 25% | | Hotel | 1 | 25% | | Travel | 1 | 25% | | Leisure | 1 | 25% | 12 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 50% | | Series B | 1 | 25% | | Series C | 1 | 25% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 3 | 75% | | Mexico | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DIAMO | DIAMO enables smaller properties to compete on performance, without the cost or complexity of business technologies. | $4M | Seed | Apr 09, 2025 | | | Cents | Cents helps laundromats and garment care businesses manage operations, payments, and customer interactions. Its system includes point-of-sale tools, digital payment processing, and business management features that support order tracking and reporting. The platform also offers customer-facing applications for scheduling services, placing orders,and making payments. Cents integrates hardware and software components to support both self-service and full-service laundry operations. It enables business owners to monitor performance, manage workflows, and handle transactions within a single system. | $40M | Series B | Aug 08, 2024 | | | Naya Homes | Proptech, real estate, vacation and short-term rentals, consumer finance | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 14, 2022 | | | Life House | Life House is a hotel software and management platform building proprietary products that aim to grow profitability and reliability for independent hoteliers. As one of the first and only vertically integrated hotel companies backed by institutional venture and private equity investors, the company is investing ambitiously to make hotels far moreprofitable, predictable, and seamless for owners, while making the guest experience more reliable for travelers. | $60M | Series C | Dec 02, 2021 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together - [Tiger Global Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiger-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [1517 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1517-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Avalon Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalon-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bessemer-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Thayer Investment Partners VC Fund 2 contacts available at Thayer Investment Partners. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Tyler Carrico | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tyler-carrico-e621 | | Chris Hemmeter | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-hemmeter | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Tyler Carrico invest in? Tyler Carrico invests primarily in Hospitality, SaaS and Hotel startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Tyler Carrico last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Tyler Carrico closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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