Draper Associates

Texas
Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in industry-transforming companies. They invest globally, in great teams of people creating revolutionary companies in new media, gaming, SaaS, cloud, new finance, IOT, and mobile. Their portfolio companies disrupting markets in the tens of billions and are on a clear path tolater rounds of fundraising. Draper Associates encourages entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness, to transform industries with new technologies, and to build platforms for extraordinary growth, jobs, and wealth creation. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, USA.
Founded:2015
Firm Location:Texas • Austin, Texas • San Francisco, California • Redwood City, California • Menlo Park, California • United Kingdom
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Thomas Golisano FoundationAlpium CapitalAngel Investors LP FundsNg Group DevelopmentLowell Milken Institute of Business Law and PolicySaison Capital / Bessemer Ventures (Intern) / Pantera CapitalFirst Star (fka Procyon Ventures)Quantum SpaceZus HealthWayfinder Ventures
Draper Associates Team
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Sahir Ali
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $100K - $1M
Investors in Houston (TX)
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Tim Draper
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $500K - $5.0M
Investors in Redwood City (CA), Investors in San Mateo (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Local Services (Series B), Investors in Local Services (Series A), Investors in Messaging (Series B), Investors in Messaging (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Local Services (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Messaging (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Local Services (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Messaging (Series B), Investors in Payments (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Messaging (Pre-seed), Investors in Local Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Messaging (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Local Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Matt Harris
Draper Associates·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $500K - $5.0M
Investors in Austin (TX)
Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Austin (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Lord Aamer Sarfraz
Draper Associates·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $500K - $5.0M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A)
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Siri Srinivas
Sweet spot: $4.0M
Range: $500K - $10.0M
Investors in San Mateo (CA)
Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series B), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Andy Tang
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $500K - $5.0M
Investors in San Mateo (CA), Investors in Menlo Park (CA)
Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)