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Draper Associates

North America, California, United States, San Mateo

Description

Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in industry-transforming companies.

Investor Profile

Draper Associates has made 405 investments, with 23 in the past 12 months and 26% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (39%)
  • Series A (25%)
  • Series B (11%)
  • Series Unknown (9%)
  • Pre Seed (6%)
  • Series C (4%)
  • Non Equity Assistance (1%)
  • Convertible Note (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (79%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Canada (1%)
  • France (1%)
  • India (1%)
  • Singapore (1%)
  • Australia (1%)
  • Austria (1%)
  • Argentina (1%)
  • Sweden (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Fintech
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Blockchain
  • Financial Services
  • Enterprise Software
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Saas
  • Aerospace
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Who does Draper Associates frequently co-invest with?

Draper Dragon
Draper Dragon
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 10
Frontier Venture Capital
Frontier Venture Capital
North America, Usulutan, El Salvador, California
Co-Investments: 7
Techstars
Techstars
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 8
SOSV
SOSV
North America, New Jersey, United States, Princeton
Co-Investments: 8
500 Global
500 Global
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 20
Wavemaker Partners
Wavemaker Partners
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 9
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 17
Boost VC
Boost VC
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Co-Investments: 22
Techstars Ventures
Techstars Ventures
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 7
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 9

Which angels does Draper Associates often collaborate with?

KC
Kevin Carter
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
BW
Brendan Wallace
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 4
TD
Tim Draper
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 16
RR
Rosa Rios
North America, California, United States, Hayward
Shared Deals: 2
PC
Paige Craig
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 6
RM
Ran Makavy
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
TT
Thomas Tull
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Pittsburgh
Shared Deals: 2
PL
Pascal Levy-Garboua
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Shared Deals: 2
EJ
Erik Jarnryd
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 2
RI
Rayyan Islam
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Draper Associates?

Roxom Global

Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

Roxom Global is a Bitcoin Ecosystem and Treasury Company. It is the parent co of Roxom (Exchange) & Roxom TV (24/7 Bitcoin Media Network).

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyFinTech
Pre SeedMay 22, 2025
Amount Raised: $17,900,000
Near Space Labs

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Near Space Labs provides aerial imagery using zero-emission balloons to support mapping, urban planning, and environmental monitoring.

AerospaceComputer VisionGeospatialRoboticsSoftware
Series BApr 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
myco

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

myco is a content streaming super dApp that smoothly integrates AVOD and SVOD capabilities into a decentralized ecosystem.

Media and Entertainment
Series UnknownApr 20, 2025
1Fort

New York, New York, United States

AI platform for business insurance

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2BInsuranceRisk ManagementSaaSSoftware
SeedApr 17, 2025
Amount Raised: $9,853,517
Scout AI

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Scout AI Building the robotic foundation model for defense.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
SeedApr 16, 2025
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Phantom Neuro

Austin, Texas, United States

Phantom Neuro develops muscle-machine interfaces for robotic limb rehabilitation solutions.

BiotechnologyMedicalNeuroscienceRobotics
Series AApr 15, 2025
Amount Raised: $19,000,000
Potato AI

Issaquah, Washington, United States

AI research assistant for biology.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyInfrastructure
SeedApr 8, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,500,000

Sats Terminal the Bitcoin decentralized finance aggregation protocol.

Pre SeedApr 8, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,700,000
The Open Network Foundation

Zug, Zug, Switzerland

The Open Network Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in Switzerland in 2023.

BlockchainPayments
Initial Coin OfferingMar 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $400,000,000
sati

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Sati is revolutionizing financial inclusion, starting in Latin America, by simplifying access to digital currencies.

Pre SeedMar 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $600,000
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