# Draper Associates: portfolio, investments and team

> Draper Associates is a vc firm based in United States. 369 investments on record, 62 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Draper Associates

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 369 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $5.5M, Jun 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A AI Healthcare Defensetech

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**90%** of best year **62** **cheques in 12 months**, 369 on record

Since the last cheque **15** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.9M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $1.0M** Rounds led **6 of 369** Sole investor **29 rounds** Exits **18 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 85%**

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## Draper Associates highlights

- 01 62 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 63% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 29 rounds, median $2.0M
- 04 18 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> DRAPER ASSOCIATES is a global venture capital FIRM for world-shaping companies. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** AI Healthcare Defensetech
- **Based in:** San Mateo, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **369 appearances**

- **2026** 51 rounds
- **Oct** **[AIsa](https://millionrounds.com/company/aisa)** Seed · US · The SaaS News **$9.0M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Austin Sensing Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/austin-sensing-company)** Seed · US · Google News search **$11M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Mogul](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogul)** Series A · US · Fintech Global **$16M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Avarra](https://millionrounds.com/company/avarra)** Series A · US · GTMfund **$17M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Precision Neuroscience](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-neuroscience)** Growth · US · AlleyWatch **$250M** With 12 others
- **Sept** **[Cloverleaf Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloverleaf-bio)** Seed · 4BIO Capital **$33M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Poseidon Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/poseidon-aerospace)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$60M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[ImpriMed](https://millionrounds.com/company/imprimed)** Series A · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Gravitics](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravitics)** Venture · US **$29M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Oklo](https://millionrounds.com/company/oklo)** US **$1.0B** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Vincere Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/vincere-biosciences)** Grant · US **$2.7M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[VVater](https://millionrounds.com/company/vvater)** Venture · US **$5.8M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[heXem bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/hexem-bio)** Seed · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Aurelius Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurelius-systems)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$40M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Syntax Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/syntax-bio)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$14M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Venus Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/venus-aerospace)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$90M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[NewLimit](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlimit)** Series C · US · Ventureburn **$435M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Arpio](https://millionrounds.com/company/arpio)** Series A · US **$8.2M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Apoha](https://millionrounds.com/company/apoha)** Venture · GB **$36M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Longshot Space Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/longshot-space-technologies)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[ICEYE](https://millionrounds.com/company/iceye)** Debt · FI · Silicon Canals **$635M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Polymarket](https://millionrounds.com/company/polymarket)** Venture · US **$100K** With 4 others
- **May** **[ChurchAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/churchai)** Pre-seed · US **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Consensus](https://millionrounds.com/company/consensus)** Venture · US **$30M** With 3 others
- **May** **[forml](https://millionrounds.com/company/forml)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[AIsa](https://millionrounds.com/company/aisa)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Darkhive](https://millionrounds.com/company/darkhive)** Series B · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Scout AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/scout-ai)** Series A · US · Monte Carlo Capital **$100M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Satellites On Fire](https://millionrounds.com/company/satellites-on-fire)** Seed · AR · LatamList **$2.7M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Mezo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mezo)** Venture · US **$19M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Zest Protocol](https://millionrounds.com/company/zest-protocol)** Seed · KY **$4.3M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Cryptio](https://millionrounds.com/company/cryptio)** Series B · FR · Ventureburn **$45M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Ark Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ark-labs)** Seed · US **$5.2M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Preemadonna](https://millionrounds.com/company/preemadonna)** US **$500K** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Reaction Dynamics](https://millionrounds.com/company/reaction-dynamics)** Grant · CA **$6.1M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Firehawk Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/firehawk-aerospace)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Nyad](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyad)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Sats Terminal](https://millionrounds.com/company/sats-terminal)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Numerion Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/numerion-labs)** Series D · US **$20M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Persimmon](https://millionrounds.com/company/persimmon)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **1 named**

TC **Timothy Cook Draper** Managing Member of the Manager i Filing they signed

We also hold **23** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$1.3B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Draper Management Company, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 289448

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**36** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[1fort](https://millionrounds.com/company/1fort)[Aisa](https://millionrounds.com/company/aisa)[Aiseer](https://millionrounds.com/company/ai-seer)[Alexi](https://millionrounds.com/company/alexi)[Allia](https://millionrounds.com/company/allia)[Altobeam](https://millionrounds.com/company/altobeam)[Amboss](https://millionrounds.com/company/amboss)[Ancestry](https://millionrounds.com/company/ancestry)[Angellist](https://millionrounds.com/company/angellist)[Arpio](https://millionrounds.com/company/arpio)[Arthur](https://millionrounds.com/company/arthur)[Athenahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/athenahealth)[Atomwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomwise)[Aureliussystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurelius-systems)[Avolaerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/avol-aerospace)[Baidu](https://millionrounds.com/company/baidu)[Bancor](https://millionrounds.com/company/bancor)[Basepairtech](https://millionrounds.com/company/base-pair)[Benchling](https://millionrounds.com/company/benchling)[Bitwage](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitwage)[Blowhorn](https://millionrounds.com/company/blowhorn)[Boomsupersonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/boom-supersonic)[Boxabl](https://millionrounds.com/company/boxabl)[Buildroid](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildroid)[Candela](https://millionrounds.com/company/candela)[Carta](https://millionrounds.com/company/carta)[Casimirspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/casimir-inc)[Charms](https://millionrounds.com/company/charms)[Churchai](https://millionrounds.com/company/churchai)[Circleci](https://millionrounds.com/company/circleci)[Citix](https://millionrounds.com/company/citix)[Cloverleafbio](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloverleaf-bio)[Cognitivespace](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognitive-space)[Colossal](https://millionrounds.com/company/colossal-biosciences)[Conchalabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/concha-labs)[Smart](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart) Aanikabio Acelabusa Aladdinb2b Alef Algenbio Algonomy Arcatar Arklabs Arkm Arrowsecure Atlasup Auto Basilica Beltways Biocraftpet Bitcoinderby Bitrefill Blockchaincapital Blue Cancerfree Capconnectplus Clerq-ip Clinchoice Coachtube and 11 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **18 in all**

**[Chronos Mobile Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/chronos-mobile-technologies)** Bought by Life360 **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[Local Motion](https://millionrounds.com/company/local-motion)** Bought by [Zipcar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zipcar) **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

**[Nutmeg](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutmeg)** Bought by Giphy **Undisclosed** Mar 2015

**[Meldium](https://millionrounds.com/company/meldium)** Bought by LogMeIn **$15M** Sept 2014

**[Twitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/twitch)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$970M** Aug 2014

**[TOA Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/toa-technologies)** Bought by [Oracle Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oracle) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Skybox Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/skybox-imaging)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$500M** Jun 2014

**[Shelby.tv](https://millionrounds.com/company/shelby-tv)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **Undisclosed** Jun 2014

**[Twitch](https://millionrounds.com/company/twitch)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **$1.0B** May 2014

**[Identified](https://millionrounds.com/company/identified)** Bought by [Workday](https://millionrounds.com/fund/workday) **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[plista](https://millionrounds.com/company/plista)** Bought by [GroupM](https://millionrounds.com/fund/group-m) **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[Aviate](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviate)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$80M** Jan 2014

**[Mogreet](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogreet)** Bought by Outspoken **Undisclosed** May 2013

**[Giftiki](https://millionrounds.com/company/giftiki)** Bought by LaunchRock **Undisclosed** Aug 2012

**[RentJuice](https://millionrounds.com/company/rentjuice)** Bought by Zillow **$40M** May 2012

**[Searchandise Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/searchandise-commerce)** Bought by RichRelevance **Undisclosed** Dec 2011

**[Pulse Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/pulse-entertainment)** Bought by Meez **Undisclosed** Jan 2009

**[AuctionDrop](https://millionrounds.com/company/auctiondrop)** Bought by ECO International **Undisclosed** Jul 2008

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$5.5M**

raised in Jun 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$5.9M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M**

Led 6 of 369 rounds **2%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 29 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 18 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *118*
- Venture *81*
- Series A said *66*
- Series B *34*
- Pre-seed said *15*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) 35
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 31
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 30
- [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) 20
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 19
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 18

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Draper Associates. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Boost VC** VC firm **35** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **31** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **30** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Gaingels** Private equity **20** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**500 Global** Angel **19** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Techstars** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Tim Draper** VC firm **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Draper Associates put money into.

[**Mogul** $16M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mogul)[**Avarra** $17M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/avarra)[**Precision Neuroscience** $250M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/precision-neuroscience)[**Cloverleaf Bio** $33M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloverleaf-bio)[**Poseidon Aerospace** $60M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/poseidon-aerospace)[**Gravitics** $29M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravitics)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Draper Associates in their description, not their title.

- [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) 27 Mar 2025 · 42 min Episode 111: Tim Draper on Startups, Bitcoin, Governance & Space Exploration Mentions [Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper)[Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 7 Nov 2022 · 51 min 358. Lessons from Tim Draper on Investing in Elon, Where Theranos Went Wrong, and Why Decentralization is the Next Great Tech Frontier (Tim Draper) Mentions [Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper)[Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates)[Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 22 Feb 2016 · 24 min 20VC: Tim Draper on Investing In Tesla, The Best Pitch He Has Ever Seen & The Evolution of Venture and Startups Mentions [Tim Draper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-draper)[Draper Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-associates) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Draper Associates

### What does Draper Associates invest in?

Draper Associates invests most often at Seed and Venture (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI, Healthcare and Defensetech.

### How active is Draper Associates?

369 investments on record, 62 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 6. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Draper Associates invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: AIsa (Seed, Oct 2026), Austin Sensing Company (Seed, Oct 2026) and Mogul (Series A, Oct 2026).

### How big are Draper Associates's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.9M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

### Does Draper Associates lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 6 of its 369 investments on record (2%).

### Where does Draper Associates invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (85%).

### Is Draper Associates investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 62 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Draper Associates invest alongside?

Most often Boost VC (35 rounds together), Y Combinator (31 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (30 rounds together).

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