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Draper Associates

VC
San Mateo, CAWebsite

Draper Associates is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Mateo, CA investing in Other, AI / ML, Fintech. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 26 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

26+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage fund investing globally across software and emerging tech, including AI applications.

How Draper Associates invests

Draper Associates is a vc firm based in San Mateo, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Fintech, Healthcare.

Draper Associates typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Draper Associates has backed 26 companies in our records, including Robinhood, Tesla, 1Fort.

Meet the Team

TD

Tim Draper

Founder and Managing Partner

Fintech
Blockchain
AI
Healthcare
AT

Andy Tang

Partner

Enterprise Tech
AI
Blockchain
RY

Rose Yip

Vice President of Finance

JW

James Walker

Principal

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML
Fintech
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (26)

Other

RO

Robinhood

Fintech
TE

Tesla

Mobility/energy (legacy)
1F

1Fort

AI, Robotics & Automation
AI

AI Seer

AI, Robotics & Automation
AI

AIsa

AI, Robotics & Automation, Crypto & Blockchain
AR

ARCatar

AI, Robotics & Automation
AA

Aanika

Healthcare & Biotech
AC

Acelab

Unconventional Ideas
AE

Aetherflux

Aerospace & Space

Transforming energy generation and delivery with space solar power

AL

Aladdin

Unconventional Ideas

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How to pitch Draper Associates
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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