# The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation: portfolio, investments and team

> The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is a vc firm based in United States. 64 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest May 2026.

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# The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Last cheque observed May 2026; 64 cheques on record.

Deploying now VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Communities Sustainability Sustainable Development Goals

Deploying now

**53%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 64 on record

Since the last cheque **178** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$300K** Rounds led **0 of 64** Sole investor **37 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 91%**

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## The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation highlights

- 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Venture: 88% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 37 rounds, median $300K

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Communities Sustainability Sustainable Development Goals
- **Based in:** Menlo Park, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **64 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **May** **[Child Poverty Action Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/child-poverty-action-lab)** Grant · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Honeycomb Credit](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeycomb-credit)** Debt · US **$1.1M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Center on Rural Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/center-on-rural-innovation)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[BoxPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/boxpower)** Venture · US **$6.7M** With 3 others
- **2025** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[The Chancery Lane Project](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-chancery-lane-project)** Grant · GB **$250K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Food for Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/food-for-education)** Grant **$600K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Transcend](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcend)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Samaritan](https://millionrounds.com/company/samaritan)** Grant · US **$500K** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Farm to Feed](https://millionrounds.com/company/farm-to-feed)** Grant **$230K** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[SolarAPP+](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarapp)** Grant · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Crisis Text Line](https://millionrounds.com/company/crisis-text-line)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[CareMessage](https://millionrounds.com/company/caremessage)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Unmudl](https://millionrounds.com/company/unmudl)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[City Bureau](https://millionrounds.com/company/city-bureau)** Grant · US **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Center on Rural Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/center-on-rural-innovation)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Darsel](https://millionrounds.com/company/darsel)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Empower Schools](https://millionrounds.com/company/empower-schools)** Grant · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[American Journalism Project](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-journalism-project)** Grant · US **$25M** Sole investor
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Coalfield Development](https://millionrounds.com/company/coalfield-development)** Grant · US **$1.4M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Ignite Reading](https://millionrounds.com/company/ignite-reading)** Series B · US **$37M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Seed Global Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/seed-global-health)** Grant · US **$6.3M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Propel](https://millionrounds.com/company/propel)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Cowtribe](https://millionrounds.com/company/cowtribe)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[BelleVie](https://millionrounds.com/company/bellevie)** Grant · GB **$63K** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Intelehealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelehealth)** Grant · US **$50K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Brilliant Cities](https://millionrounds.com/company/brilliant-cities)** Grant · US **$50K** Sole investor
- **2023** 11 rounds
- **Dec** **[Open Supply Hub](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-supply-hub)** Grant · US **$300K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Watt Time](https://millionrounds.com/company/watt-time)** Grant · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[The Earth Genome](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-earth-genome)** Grant · US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Tarjimly](https://millionrounds.com/company/tarjimly)** Grant · US **$250K** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Rainforest Connection](https://millionrounds.com/company/rainforest-connection)** Grant · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Intelehealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelehealth)** Grant · US **$251K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[News Revenue Hub](https://millionrounds.com/company/news-revenue-hub)** Grant · US **$450K** Sole investor
- **May** **[bosWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/boswell)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Phool](https://millionrounds.com/company/phool)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Reboot Rx](https://millionrounds.com/company/reboot-rx)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Be Girl](https://millionrounds.com/company/be-girl)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2022** 18 rounds
- **Dec** **[Shelters to Shutters](https://millionrounds.com/company/shelters-to-shutters)** Grant **$300K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Entryway](https://millionrounds.com/company/entryway)** Grant · US **$300K** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Braven](https://millionrounds.com/company/braven)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 2 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 **31** 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**0** of 2 we have independently watched raise

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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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$300K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$300K**

Led 0 of 64 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 37 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *38*
- Venture *18*
- Seed said *4*
- Series A said *2*
- Debt *1*
- Series B said *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 7
- [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 4
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 3
- [California Energy Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-energy) 2
- [Economic Development Administation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/economic-development-administation) 2
- [U.S. Department of Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-commerce) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**Techstars** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**California Energy Commission** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/california-energy)[**Economic Development Administation** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/economic-development-administation)[**U.S. Department of Commerce** Government **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-commerce)

## Recently backed

The latest companies The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation put money into.

[**Child Poverty Action Lab** $1.0M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/child-poverty-action-lab)[**Honeycomb Credit** $1.1M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeycomb-credit)[**Center on Rural Innovation** Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/center-on-rural-innovation)[**The Chancery Lane Project** $250K · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-chancery-lane-project)[**Transcend** Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/transcend)[**Samaritan** $500K · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/samaritan)

## Quick answers about The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

### What does The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation invest in?

The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation invests most often at Grant and Venture (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communities, Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals.

### How active is The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation?

64 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2026.

### What has The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Child Poverty Action Lab (Grant, May 2026), Honeycomb Credit (Debt, Mar 2026) and Center on Rural Innovation (Venture, Jan 2026).

### How big are The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $300K.

### Does The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 64 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (91%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

### Is The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (7 rounds together), MassChallenge (4 rounds together) and Techstars (3 rounds together).

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