Draper Associates
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.
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $2.0M
26+ companies
4 partners
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
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (26)
Other
Robinhood
Tesla
1Fort
AI Seer
AIsa
ARCatar
Aanika
Acelab
Aetherflux
Transforming energy generation and delivery with space solar power
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- •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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