Draper Associates is based in U.S.A.

Investor Type	Firm
Type of Fund	VC
Industries	Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Impact • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Messaging • Payments • Aerospace (& Defense) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre-seed
Investing	United States • United Kingdom • Canada • Germany • Israel
Investment Range	$500,000 - $5,000,000
Investment Sweet Spot	$1,500,000
Assets Under Management	$190,000,000

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About The Fund

Draper Associates is a seed-stage venture capital firm that specializes in funding transformative companies at the earliest stages of their development. Founded in 1985 in San Mateo, California, by Tim Draper—also known for creating Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)—the firm transitioned from Tim's personal investment vehicle to a VC firm open to outside Limited Partners in 2015 with the launch of Draper Associates V. Operating with an equity expertise, Draper Associates focuses on a wide array of sectors: Software, IT, Media, BioTech, Business Solutions, FinTech, Hardware, Energy, Retail, IoT, CleanTech, A.I., HealthTech, Blockchain, Gaming, Cloud Services, Food & Beverage, Impact, Local commerce, Logistics, Messaging, Payments, Aerospace, Healthcare, Online Social, and Consumer. The firm embraces a global perspective, funding over 600 companies in 40 countries, celebrating exits and the creation of unicorns. Their investment philosophy centers on taking long odds on extraordinary outcomes and actively supporting their portfolio companies. Draper Associates is noted for their investment range, with a minimum of $500,000, a maximum of $5,000,000, and a sweet spot around $1,500,000. As optimists and futurists, they look to back world-changing startups and are known for their early-stage leadership, aiming to partner with companies that are building the future. The firm's assets under management total $190 million, and they lend their support to companies across various financing stages, including Seed, Series A, Series B, and Pre-seed rounds.

Draper Associates's investments on record

Finless Foods	$3,500,000.00	Seed Round
Guru	$25,000,000.00	Series A
Iceye	$13,000,000.00	Later stage VC
Enevo	$12,000,000.00	Later stage VC
AISense Inc.	$10,000,000.00	Early stage VC
Mezu	$10,000,000.00	Early stage VC
MomentFeed	$10,000,000.00	Early stage VC
Wyre	$7,500,000.00	Early stage VC
Pointy	$6,000,000.00	Early stage VC