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Draper Associates

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What they invest in

We back the bold before the world believes. We fund ideas, technologies, and industries that will define the next century, particularly in AI and robotics, crypto and blockchain, healthcare and biotech, aerospace and space, and unconventional ideas.

Who they back

DeepTechAerospaceAIElectronicsIndustry 4.0 / RoboticsEnergyMaterialsHealthtechSeed

Business models

saas_b2b, platform, deeptech_ip, fintech_payments, biotech_therapeutics

Customer segments

Enterprise, SMB, Mid-market, Developers, Researchers

Geography

US, Global

Recent investments

  • 1Fort
  • Aanika
  • Acelab

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The people who write checks

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Why this firm matters for fundraising founders

Draper Associates writes first institutional checks where the founder + early product matter more than traction. The seed market is the most dispersed segment of venture; matching to thesis (sector, stage, geography) is where most cold outreach succeeds or fails. VC Boom tracks Draper Associates alongside 47,000+ other active investors, ranked weekly by recent-deal momentum, sector concentration, and partner activity.

At a glance

Based in
United States
Last known deal
Apr 2016
New fund raised (SEC Form D)
Jul 2025, $301M
Website
draper.vc ↗

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