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The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation portfolio map
23 startups The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation has backed in rounds we track, since 2015, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $512M. The biggest sector is Edtech, with 6 companies.
Funding by segment
- Edtech$46M6
- Fintech$405M4
- Nonprofit$9.9M4
- AI$19M3
- Community$31M3
- Cleantech$1.3M3
Where they are based
- United States19$500M
- Ghana1$300K
- Colombia1$5.6M
- Germany1$6.3M
- United Kingdom1$250K
United States
Ghana
Colombia
Germany
United KingdomFounded
4 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M10
- $1M to $10M9
- $10M to $50M3
- $50M to $250M0
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
16 of 23 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States19
- Ghana1
- Colombia1
- Germany1
- United Kingdom1
Startups by country, 5 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Edtech
6 startups · $46M raised
Ignite ReadingIgnite Reading is an educational technology company based in San Francisco, focused on improving literacy for K–8 students.United States$37M
Seed Global HealthSeed Global Health strengthens health education and delivery in places facing a dire shortage of health professionals.United States$6.3M
KinvolvedKinvolved is a developer of a social enterprise platform designed to improve student attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism.United States$2.2M
DarselDarsel is a global education technology nonprofit founded in 2021 and based in Stanford, California.United States$500K
Empower SchoolsEmpower Schools collaborates with communities to help them get the schools they want with the outcomes that students require.United States$500K
TeachUNITEDTeachUNITED is a global non-profit organization dedicated to reducing inequality through education.United States$50K
Fintech
4 startups · $405M raised
FlywireFlywire is a payments enablement and software company that simplifies complex payments for its clients and their customers.United States$403M
Honeycomb CreditHoneycomb Credit is a developer of a peer-to-peer lending platform designed to allow friends and family to fund small businesses.United States$1.1M
People's PensionPeople’s Pension is a Ghana-based pension trustee and administrator, established in 2016 and licensed by the National Pensions RegGhana$300K
FreeFromFreeFrom is a nationwide organization that seeks economic justice and opportunity for survivors of abuse and exploitation.United States$50K
Nonprofit
4 startups · $9.9M raised
WatsiWatsi, founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a global non-profit healthcare crowdsourcing platform.United States$4.7M
SolarAPP+SolarAPP+ automates plan review and issues instant permits for residential solar and storage systems through a web-based platform.United States$4.0M
Child Poverty Action LabChild Poverty Action Lab uses data, public partnerships, and community action to reduce child poverty.United States$1.0M
The Earth GenomeThe Earth Genome aims to bring stakeholders together to develop solutions to some of the world's pressing environmental and social problems.United States$250K
AI
3 startups · $19M raised
Cloud to StreetCloud to Street is a satellite and AI platform to track floods in near real-time anywhere on earth.United States$12M
BravenAn early-stage investor engineering the model for system innovationsColombia$5.6M
Reboot RxReboot Rx is a nonprofit health tech startup dedicated to fast-tracking the development of affordable cancer treatments.United States$1.0M
Community
3 startups · $31M raised
American Journalism ProjectThe American Journalism Project is the first venture philanthropy organization dedicated to local news.United States$25M
PropelPropel exists for founders to succeed.Germany$6.3M
The KelseyThe Kelsey offers housing solutions that lead to more affordable housing and opportunities for all.United States$50K
Cleantech
3 startups · $1.3M raised
Watt TimeWatt Time builds technologies that enable electronic devices to automatically sync the times they use power to moments of clean energy.United States$500K
Rainforest ConnectionRFCx has developed acoustic tech to protect rainforests from illegal logging & monitor biodiversity to better inform conservation efforts.United States$500K
The Chancery Lane ProjectThe Chancery Lane Project uses contracts to tackle climate change to turn net zero targets into actionable agreements.United Kingdom$250K
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation as an investor, the first in 2015. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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