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Draper Nexus

Last cheque observed Jul 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque2664days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$34MRounds led1 of 9Mostly inUnited States, 75%
Pitch Draper Nexus

Draper Nexus highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Jul
    FydeSeed · US · FinSMEs$2.3MLed
  3. 2018

    3 rounds

  4. May
    IceyeSeries B · FI · FinSMEs$34MWith 8 others
  5. Apr
    FydeSeed · US · FinSMEs$3.0MWith 1 other
  6. Jan
    FolioSeries A · JP · Thebridge$63MWith 6 others
  7. 2017

    3 rounds

  8. Dec
    UpLiftDebt · US · Phocuswire$90MWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    NotionSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 2 others
  10. Feb
    MomentFeedUS · FinSMEs$16MWith 2 others
  11. 2016

    2 rounds

  12. Jul
    NautoSeries B · US · FinSMEs$159MWith 5 others
  13. Jan
    Cylance$100MWith 13 others

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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Draper Nexus put money into.

Fyde$2.3M · Jul 2019Iceye$34M · May 2018UpLift$90M · Dec 2017Nauto$159M · Jul 2016Cylance$100M · Jan 2016

Quick answers about Draper Nexus

What does Draper Nexus invest in?

Draper Nexus invests most often at Seed and Series A (57% of the rounds on record).

How active is Draper Nexus?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2019.

What has Draper Nexus invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fyde (Seed, Jul 2019), Iceye (Series B, May 2018) and Folio (Series A, Jan 2018).

How big are Draper Nexus's cheques?

The median round it joins is $34M.

Does Draper Nexus lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 9 investments on record (11%).

Where does Draper Nexus invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), Finland (13%) and Japan (13%).

Is Draper Nexus investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2019.

What kind of investor is Draper Nexus?

Draper Nexus is a VC firm based in Japan.

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