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DRW

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 9 cheques on record.

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VC firmDeploying now

Series BGrowthSeedHealth CareLegalConsulting

Deploying now
67%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque24days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$22MRounds led1 of 9Mostly inUnited States, 78%
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DRW highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Growth: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Health CareLegalConsulting
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    HyLightSeries A · FR · Pulse 2.0$15MWith 4 others
  3. 2025

    3 rounds

  4. Dec
    KrakenGrowth · GB · TechStartups$1.0BWith 15 others
  5. Nov
    Tharimmune, Inc.US · Ventureburn$540MLed
  6. Aug
    TensorZeroSeed · US · AlleyWatch$7.3MWith 4 others
  7. 2018

    3 rounds

  8. Oct
    BitGoSeries B · US · FinSMEs$16MWith 5 others
  9. May
    Trading ViewSeries B · US · FinSMEs$37MWith 1 other
  10. May
    CuebiqSeries B · US · FinSMEs$27MWith 5 others
  11. 2017

    1 round

  12. Feb
    OpenFinSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 4 others
  13. 2014

    1 round

  14. Oct
    BitFury GroupSeries C · US$20MWith 5 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.

The team

We hold 2 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.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Chopper TradingUndisclosedJan 2015

Recently backed

The latest companies DRW put money into.

HyLight$15M · Oct 2026Kraken$1.0B · Dec 2025TensorZero$7.3M · Aug 2025BitGo$16M · Oct 2018Cuebiq$27M · May 2018OpenFin$15M · Feb 2017

Quick answers about DRW

What does DRW invest in?

DRW invests most often at Series B and Growth (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care, Legal and Consulting.

How active is DRW?

9 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has DRW invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: HyLight (Series A, Oct 2026), Kraken (Growth, Dec 2025) and Tharimmune, Inc. (Undisclosed round, Nov 2025).

How big are DRW's cheques?

The median round it joins is $22M.

Does DRW lead rounds?

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

Where does DRW invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%), France (11%) and the United Kingdom (11%).

Is DRW investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is DRW?

DRW is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States.

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