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Draper Associates

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2015

AUM

$6 000 M

Location

San Mateo, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 25 April, 2025

Profile

The name "Draper" is synonymous with Venture Capital. There are now four generations of Draper VCs.

General William H. Draper was the first Silicon Valley venture capitalist in 1957, William Draper was a great pioneer in venture capital with Sutter Hill Ventures, Tim Draper started Draper Associates in 1985, and three of Tim's children - Jesse, Adam, and Billy - started Halogen Ventures, Boost VC, and Path Ventures.

Draper Associates has become a leader in early-stage venture capital having funded companies including Hotmail, Skype, Baidu, Tesla, SpaceX, Twitch, Cruise, Carta, Webflow, Robinhood, and Coinbase. Draper Associates continues to innovate in providing capital to technology companies of all sizes and all geographies.

The firm is well known for being entrepreneur friendly, and supporting entrepreneurs through thick and thin, and for the long haul.

The Draper Ecosystem includes popular television show Meet the Drapers, entrepreneur education platform Draper University, global network of hostels Draper Startup House, platform for freedom and trust Draper Hero Institute, and the global Draper Venture Network.

The Draper Associates team is based in Silicon Valley and invests in companies around the world.

Industry

Education Edtech Fashion/Beauty Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Gaming Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Real Estate Robotics Security Software Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Transportation Travel Energy LegalTech Music HealthTech TravelTech Pharmaceuticals MedTech Life Sciences Infrastructure AdTech Aerospace Biotechnology Blockchain/Crypto AI Technology E-commerce/Marketplace

Draper Associates Funds

Name Type
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Draper Associates V
Venture Capital (VC)
Aerospace
Biotechnology
Fintech
Blockchain/Crypto
AI
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
Series A
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$190 M
April 2016
Draper Associates VI
Venture Capital (VC)
Aerospace
Biotechnology
E-commerce/Marketplace
Financial Services
Fintech
Blockchain/Crypto
AI
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
Series A
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$230 M
November 2021

Contacts

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Tim Draper Founding Partner
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Matt Harris Investment Team Member
Investment Team Member
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FAQs about Draper Associates

Draper Associates is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $5-10 m.
Draper Associates is located in San Mateo, California, United States.
Draper Associates was founded in 2015.
Draper Associates invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Fashion/Beauty, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Real Estate, Robotics, Security, Software, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, Energy, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, TravelTech, Pharmaceuticals, MedTech, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, AdTech, Aerospace, Biotechnology, Blockchain/Crypto, AI, Technology, E-commerce/Marketplace.
Draper Associates invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Draper Associates invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Draper Associates usually invests $5-10 m on average.
Draper Associates has around $6 000m assets under management.
Draper Associates last fund was created/launched in 2021-11-24
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