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Tim Draper

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 100 cheques on record.

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SeedFintechBitcoin

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89%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 100 on record
Since the last cheque18days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.5MRounds led1 of 100Sole investor16 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 60%
Pitch Tim Draper

Tim Draper highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 70% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 16 rounds, median $750K

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Sectors
FintechBitcoin
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first100 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Oct
    MogulSeries A · US · Fintech Global$16MWith 8 others
  3. Sept
    QurieGenGrant · NL$2.4MWith 2 others
  4. Jun
    SignalRankSeries A · US$27MWith 1 other
  5. May
    Casimir Inc.Seed · US · Ventureburn$12MWith 5 others
  6. Apr
    ExobiosphereSeed · LU$1.0MSole investor
  7. Jan
    PropyDebt · US$100MWith 2 others
  8. 2025

    8 rounds

  9. Dec
    TNL MediageneDebt$1.7MSole investor
  10. Dec
    BacAltVenture$250KSole investor
  11. Oct
    RyderSeed · SG · TechStartups$3.2MLed
  12. Oct
    EYWAVenture · UY$2.5MWith 1 other
  13. Sept
    QurieGenVenture · NLUndisclosedWith 3 others
  14. Apr
    CrossCurve MetelayerVenture · ES$1.0MWith 2 others
  15. Mar
    SOLOPre-seed · US$1.0MSole investor
  16. Jan
    Omi AIPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 4 others
  17. 2024

    2 rounds

  18. Jul
    Upliance.aiVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    SUN ZU LabSeed · FR$1.8MWith 3 others
  20. 2023

    7 rounds

  21. Dec
    CitiXSeries B$1.0MSole investor
  22. Nov
    ProtonDxVenture · GB$3.7MWith 1 other
  23. Oct
    CitizenXPre-seed · CH$2.5MWith 1 other
  24. Aug
    DIBS Capital (Registered as SDIB Inc), Formerly SolidBlockVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  25. May
    TidePoolVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Apr
    Arkham IntelligenceSeries A · US$12MWith 3 others
  27. Mar
    EtherMailSeed · LI$4.0MWith 3 others
  28. 2022

    3 rounds

  29. May
    Draper Goren HolmVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  30. Apr
    ZelgorCrowdfunding · US$146KSole investor
  31. Feb
    OpenNodeSeries A · US$20MWith 1 other
  32. 2021

    1 round

  33. Apr
    GlobeDXSeed$18MWith 3 others
  34. 2020

    1 round

  35. Jul
    Precious PayloadSeed$1.2MWith 3 others
  36. 2019

    4 rounds

  37. Dec
    PigeonlyVenture$1.5MWith 4 others
  38. Nov
    WellframeSeries C · US · FinSMEs$20MWith 4 others
  39. Jun
    XanaduCA · Theglobeandmail$32MWith 5 others
  40. Mar
    FactomVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. 2018

    3 rounds

  42. May
    Cobalt.ioUS · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 4 others
  43. Feb
    BancorVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  44. Feb
    DatawalletToken sale$40MWith 1 other
  45. 2017

    2 rounds

  46. Oct
    NumetricUS · FinSMEs$13MWith 3 others
  47. May
    BulletinSeed · US · TechCrunch$2.2MWith 6 others
  48. 2016

    4 rounds

  49. Oct
    FactomSeries A · US · FinSMEs$4.2MSole investor
  50. Sept
    OptixVenture · US$2.6MWith 3 others
  51. May
    7shiftsSeed · CA · BetaKit: funding$1.2MWith 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

NutmegBought by GiphyUndisclosedMar 2015
isocketBought by Rubicon ProjectUndisclosedNov 2014
Shelby.tvBought by Samsung ElectronicsUndisclosedJun 2014
VizifyBought by Yahoo!UndisclosedMar 2014

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Draper AssociatesVC firm16rounds togetherMarc BenioffVC firm5rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator5rounds togetherBoost VCVC firm4rounds together500 GlobalAngel3rounds togetherKima VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherPantera CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherPlug and PlayAccelerator3rounds togetherRRE VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherRothenberg VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherSilverton PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherSouthern Cross Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Tim Draper put money into.

Mogul$16M · Oct 2026QurieGen$2.4M · Sept 2026SignalRank$27M · Jun 2026Casimir Inc.$12M · May 2026Exobiosphere$1.0M · Apr 2026Propy$100M · Jan 2026

On podcasts

3 episodes naming Tim Draper in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Tim Draper

What does Tim Draper invest in?

Tim Draper invests most often at Seed and Series A (70% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Fintech and Bitcoin.

How active is Tim Draper?

100 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Tim Draper invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Mogul (Series A, Oct 2026), QurieGen (Grant, Sept 2026) and SignalRank (Series A, Jun 2026).

How big are Tim Draper's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.5M.

Does Tim Draper lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 100 investments on record (1%).

Where does Tim Draper invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (60%), the Netherlands (7%) and Canada (7%).

Is Tim Draper investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Tim Draper invest alongside?

Most often Draper Associates (16 rounds together), Marc Benioff (5 rounds together) and Y Combinator (5 rounds together).

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