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Draper

North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge

Description

Draper is a non-profit laboratory focused on applied research, engineering development, education, and technology transfer.

Investor Profile

Draper has backed more than 6 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series D, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Spain.
  • Strong thematic focus on Cyber Security, Security, Blockchain.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (67%)
  • Series D (17%)
  • Series Unknown (17%)

Country Focus

  • United States (83%)
  • Spain (17%)

Industry Focus

  • Cyber Security
  • Security
  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Financial Services
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Cleantech
  • Manufacturing
  • Renewable Energy
  • Semiconductor
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Draper frequently co-invest with?

FJ Labs
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
DRW Venture Capital
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 1
Arrington XRP Capital
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 1
Everyrealm
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Arca
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1
BH Digital
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 1
Crossbeam Venture Partners
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
FBG Capital
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 1
BlockFi
North America, New Jersey, United States, Jersey City
Co-Investments: 1
CV
North America, Massachusetts, United States, East Boston
Co-Investments: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Draper?

Spiky.AI

Buffalo, New York, United States

Spiky.ai provides real-time communication analytics to understand customer engagement and behavior.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine LearningMeeting SoftwareSalesSales AutomationSales Enablement
SeedFeb 25, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,800,000
Supermojo

Greenbrae, California, United States

Supermojo is building the embedded customer lending experiences to power the growth of NFTs as a powerful new asset class.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinancial Services
SeedJul 14, 2022
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Bionline

Paterna, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Bionline is a company specialized in Business Intelligence and CRM.

Big DataBusiness IntelligenceCRM
Series UnknownApr 26, 2021
Amount Raised: $905,970
Dover Microsystems

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Dover Microsystems is a provider of cybersecurity platform designed to prevent the exploitation of software vulnerabilities.

Cyber SecuritySecuritySemiconductor
SeedFeb 21, 2018
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Lexumo

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Cloud service that helps companies find security vulnerabilities in their open source code.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareSecuritySoftware
SeedFeb 1, 2016
Amount Raised: $4,890,000
Genomatica

San Diego, California, United States

Genomatica manufactures sustainable chemicals from renewable feedstocks.

Chemical EngineeringCleanTechManufacturingRenewable Energy
Series DAug 2, 2012
Amount Raised: $41,500,000