# Draper Nexus: portfolio, investments and team

> Draper Nexus is a vc firm based in United States. 42 investments on record, latest Nov 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-nexus-venture-partners (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Draper Nexus

Last cheque observed Nov 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Series A Series B Venture Venture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 42 on record

Since the last cheque **4002** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$5.2M** Rounds led **0 of 42** Sole investor **9 rounds** Exits **6 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 78%**

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## Draper Nexus highlights

- 01 42 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 53% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $1.5M
- 04 6 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** San Mateo, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **42 appearances**

- **2015** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[AppDome](https://millionrounds.com/company/appdome)** Series A · US **$13M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[CyPhy Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyphy-works)** Series B · US **$22M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Cylance](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylance)** Series C · US **$42M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Notion](https://millionrounds.com/company/notion)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 7 others
- **May** **[CyPhy Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyphy-works)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[from scratch](https://millionrounds.com/company/from-scratch)** Venture **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Team Spirit](https://millionrounds.com/company/team-spirit)** Series C · JP **$3.4M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Ayasdi](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayasdi)** Series C · US **$55M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Peatix](https://millionrounds.com/company/peatix)** Series B · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **2014** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Hibot](https://millionrounds.com/company/hibot)** Series A · JP **$2.7M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Innova](https://millionrounds.com/company/innova)** Series A · JP **$2.1M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Enlighted](https://millionrounds.com/company/enlighted)** Series D · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[vArmour](https://millionrounds.com/company/varmour)** Series C · US **$21M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Grabit](https://millionrounds.com/company/grabit)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2013** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[vArmour](https://millionrounds.com/company/varmour)** Series B · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[MomentFeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/momentfeed)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$5.5M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[SHIFT](https://millionrounds.com/company/shift)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Klout](https://millionrounds.com/company/klout)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[trippiece](https://millionrounds.com/company/trippiece)** Series B · JP · startup-dating.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Gild](https://millionrounds.com/company/gild)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Concept.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/concept-io)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$5.4M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[SHIFT](https://millionrounds.com/company/shift)** Series A **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Peatix](https://millionrounds.com/company/peatix)** Series A · SG · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Enlighted](https://millionrounds.com/company/enlighted)** Series C · US · greentechmedia.com **$20M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Remotium](https://millionrounds.com/company/remotium)** Seed · US · formds.com **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[LiveRamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/liveramp)** Series C · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Gild](https://millionrounds.com/company/gild)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$8.0M** With 6 others
- **2012** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[QBotix](https://millionrounds.com/company/qbotix)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$6.5M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Vitriflex](https://millionrounds.com/company/vitriflex)** Series B **$4.9M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[SHIFT](https://millionrounds.com/company/shift)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Kauli](https://millionrounds.com/company/kauli)** Venture · JP **$6.5M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Talkable](https://millionrounds.com/company/talkable)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 9 others
- **2011** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Peatix](https://millionrounds.com/company/peatix)** Seed · JP **$615K** With 7 others
- **Jul** **[MomentFeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/momentfeed)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Vitriflex](https://millionrounds.com/company/vitriflex)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$450K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Kauli](https://millionrounds.com/company/kauli)** JP **$241K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[GCT Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/gct-semiconductor)** Series F · US **$80M** With 1 other
- **2010** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Glycos Biotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/glycos-biotechnologies)** Series B · US **$4.2M** With 4 others
- **2008** 1 round
- **Jul** **[MiCardia Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/micardia-corporation)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Tradescape](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradescape)** Venture · US **$1.5M** 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

We hold **1** person 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **6 in all**

**[Remotium](https://millionrounds.com/company/remotium)** Bought by [AVAST Software](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avast-software) **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**[SHIFT](https://millionrounds.com/company/shift)** Bought by Brand Networks **$50M** May 2015

**[Concept.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/concept-io)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$30M** Jul 2014

**[LiveRamp](https://millionrounds.com/company/liveramp)** Bought by [Acxiom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acxiom) **$310M** May 2014

**[Klout](https://millionrounds.com/company/klout)** Bought by Lithium Technologies **$200M** Mar 2014

**[Zmanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/zmanda)** Bought by Carbonite **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

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

## The cheque

Series A Series B Venture

Median round joined **$5.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 42 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 9 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2015
- **Exits:** 6 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *10*
- Series B *9*
- Venture *6*
- Series C *6*
- Seed *5*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2015

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 3
- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 3
- [DFJ JAIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-jaic) 3
- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 3
- [Auren Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman) 2
- [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**500 Global** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**DFJ** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**DFJ JAIC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-jaic)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Auren Hoffman** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman)[**Citi Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures)[**Correlation Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/correlation-ventures)[**DFJ Frontier** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-frontier)[**Daher Capital** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daher-capital)[**Double M Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/double-m-partners)[**Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj)[**HBM BioVentures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hbm-bioventures)

## Quick answers about Draper Nexus

### What does Draper Nexus invest in?

Draper Nexus invests most often at Series A and Series B (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Draper Nexus?

42 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2015.

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

The median round it joins is $5.2M.

### Does Draper Nexus lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 42 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Draper Nexus invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%) and Japan (19%).

### Is Draper Nexus investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2015.

### Who does Draper Nexus invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (3 rounds together), DFJ (3 rounds together) and DFJ JAIC (3 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Draper Nexus?

Draper Nexus is a VC firm based in San Mateo, United States.

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