PE/VC investors

Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) investors are the catalysts of innovation and growth in the business world. PE firms primarily target established companies, seeking to optimize operations and unlock value through strategic investments and management expertise. They focus on long-term growth and profitability, often preparing businesses for a future sale or IPO. VC investors, by contrast, are the adventurers of finance, injecting capital into high-potential startups and early-stage companies. They embrace risk for the possibility of outsized returns, often becoming invaluable advisors. Both investor types not only bring capital but also strategic guidance, industry connections, and market insights, propelling their portfolio companies towards success.

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Draper Associates Draper Associates
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.
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Draper B1 Draper B1
Draper B1 is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm based in Valencia, Spain, founded in 2010. As part of the global Draper Venture Network, it focuses on investing in B2B and B2B2C technology startups with significant growth potential. The firm has made between 69 and 72 investments across over 200 companies, achieving successful exits in at least four portfolio companies. Draper B1 has raised a total of $148.4 million across multiple funds, including a €100 million Global Opportunity Fund launched in June 2022. The firm targets early-stage tech startups in sectors such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, software, big data, and cybersecurity. Draper B1 provides hands-on support to its portfolio companies, offering growth management and access to a global network of investors and industry experts. This collaborative approach helps entrepreneurs scale their businesses effectively. Recent investments include companies like Modular DS, Arkadia Space, and HR Bot Factory.
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Draper Cygnus Draper Cygnus
Early-stage, long-term investors in deep tech and decentralization. We partner with those who rebuild society through empathy and technology.
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Draper Dragon Draper Dragon
Established in March of 2006, DFJ DragonFund was the joint venture between the internationally recognized venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and DragonVenture, which helped pioneer venture capital in China in the late 90’s. Since its inception, DFJ DragonFund managed two US Dollar funds “DFJ DragonFund I & DFJ DragonFund II” and one RMB fund. In 2014, the DFJ Global Network rebranded as the Draper Venture Network. With the launch of our 3rd US Dollar fund in 2016, DFJ DragonFund henceforward became known as DraperDragon.<br /> <br /> We are a sector agnostic early stage fund. We look for companies with innovative technologies and business models with market appeal in Silicon Valley and in China. With our unique depth of experience and knowledge, our team can add value and resources in a broad manner. We are headquartered in Silicon Valley and have management and consulting offices in Shanghai, China.<br /> <br /> As a member of the Draper Venture Network, we draw upon the substantial resources and capabilities developed over two decades of venture capital investing.
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Draper Espirit Draper Espirit
Draper Esprit is one of the most active venture capital firms in Europe, helping to build and invest in disruptive, high growth technology companies. We believe the best entrepreneurs in Europe are capable of building the global businesses of the future. We fuel their growth with long- term capital, access to international networks and decades of experience building businesses. We are the European arm of the Draper Venture Network, a global venture capital alliance, giving our portfolio access to a global footprint of corporates and investors.
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson International Inc Draper Fisher Jurvetson International Inc
DFJ is a venture capital firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs who are changing the world. Since 1985, DFJ's core funds have raised $4B, which has been deployed in more than 300 portfolio companies, including AdMob, Baidu, Box, Hotmail, Skype, Solarcity, SpaceX, Tesla Motors, Tumblr, Twitter and Yammer. DFJ works with companies at seed, early and growth stages, with the goal of partnering with entrepreneurs to build iconic and lasting businesses. DFJ Growth is the later stage investment practice that focuses on investing in private technology companies that are addressing huge market opportunities, scaling very rapidly, and poised for category leadership. Learn more at dfj.com.
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DRC Impact Angels DRC Impact Angels
DRC Impact Angels is a foundation whose goal and mandate is to spur and support the development of SMEs, start-ups, and entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We commit to doing so by assisting the maturation of viable and efficient companies through upstream technical and practical expertise as well as business support.
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Dream Machine Dream Machine
Dream Machine is an oppotinistic seed fund, interested in AI, voice, AR, VR, IoT, and blockchain. It is founded by Alexia Bonatsos, the former co-editor-in-chief of TechCrunch and one of the earliest reporters to write about Whatsapp, Uber, Airbnb, and Pinterest. <br /> With Dream MAchine, she hopes to help exceptional founders make science fiction non-fiction.
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Dream Residential REIT Dream Residential REIT
Dream is an asset manager, owner and developer of real estate. Founded in 1994 with a vision to revolutionize the way people live and work, Dream is one of Canada’s leading real estate companies with over $23 billion in assets under management amongst its five publicly listed entities, private funds, and institutional partnerships.
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Dreamboat Capital Dreamboat Capital
Dreamboat Capital is a startup company that aims to facilitate people who want to invest in blockchain companies through cryptocurrency, but they don't have the time to do research on a good and trusted project. We do research on new startups in the blockchain industry that usually do IDOs or often called IPO in the stock investment. We analyze and select the projects that will launch the IDO carefully so that we can avoid fraud or scams, because in the launch of Blockchain projects there are many who commit fraud in collecting funds through IDO. We will participate in the selected project to be able to get the first Token Purchase with the aim of getting the maximum profit when the token price increases significantly.
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