Draper Associates
VC Fund
San Mateo, United States
Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in industry-transforming companies. They invest globally, in great teams of people creating revolutionary companies in new media, gaming, SaaS, cloud, new finance, IOT, and mobile. Their portfolio companies disrupting markets in the tens of billions and are on a clear path tolater rounds of fundraising.Draper Associates encourages entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness, to transform industries with new technologies, and to build platforms for extraordinary growth, jobs, and wealth creation. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, USA.
- Total investments:
- 514
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 28%
- Fund size:
- $200M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Draper Associates invests in
Stages Draper Associates invests in
Countries Draper Associates invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $750k–$7.2M
- Series A
- $2.5M–$28M
- Series B
- $5M–$41M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 82 (16%)
- Artificial Intelligence 46 (9%)
- Blockchain 40 (8%)
- FinTech 36 (7%)
- Information Technology 34 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 188 (37%)
- Series A 103 (20%)
- Series B 42 (8%)
- Pre-Seed 41 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 25 (5%)
Country
- United States 259 (50%)
- Canada 9 (2%)
- United Kingdom 9 (2%)
- India 7 (1%)
- Singapore 5 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Sangyoon Kim
Analyst
|
Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Aamer Sarfraz
Venture Partner
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Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Andrew Tang
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 16 | Find email | |
James Walker
Associate Counsel and Investments
|
Associate Counsel and Investments | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Kasha Akrami
Director of Scouts
|
Director of Scouts | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| heXem bio specializes in recording solutions for the early development of humans for longevity. | Seed / Sep 15, 2026 | ||
| Cloverleaf Bio develops an RNA therapeutic platform for oncology. | $33M / Seed / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Poseidon Aerospace develops autonomous sea-based aircraft designed to transport cargo using ground effect flight. The company produces uncrewed sea gliders that operate just above the water surface to enhance fuel efficiency and increase payload capacity. | $60M / Series A / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Aurelius Systems is a defense technology company pioneering the future of defense with the development of edge-deployed, AI-powered laser systems designed to counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS) threats. | $40M / Series A / Aug 05, 2026 | ||
| Venus Aerospace is a space company that provides an innovative approach to hypersonic transportation. Venus Aerospace is a startup aerospace company focused on engineering the future of hypersonic flight. We are making one-hour global transport possible to connect the world and make it safer.The company is an expert team of PhDs, rocketscientists, and engineers taking on the biggest challenges in aerospace at Mach 9 speed. The company also takes pride in being moms and dads, military veterans, and BBQ enthusiasts. | $91M / Series B / Jul 08, 2026 | ||
| Arpio protects and eliminates downtime for AWS applications by making it easy to recover from any outage in just a few minutes. Founded by Doug Neumann and Shaw Terwilliger in 2018 and is based in Durham, North Carolina, United States. | $15M / Series A / Jun 03, 2026 | ||
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Apoha
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Stealth stage start-up | $36M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 03, 2026 | |
| AIsa is the capability layer for the Agentic Economy. Everything AI agents need to reason, act, and transact. Pay per call. | $5M / Seed / May 31, 2026 | ||
| The Intelligent OS For Churches. | $1.3M / Pre-Seed / May 21, 2026 | ||
| Autonomy for Everyone | $30M / Series B / May 07, 2026 | ||
| See all 514 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Draper Associates invest in?
Draper Associates invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 514 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Draper Associates's check size?
Draper Associates typically joins rounds of $750k–$7.2M at Seed, $2.5M–$28M at Series A and $5M–$41M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Draper Associates participates in.
How do I contact Draper Associates?
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Who are the partners at Draper Associates?
The team at Draper Associates includes Daniel Sangyoon Kim (Analyst), Aamer Sarfraz (Venture Partner) and Andrew Tang (Partner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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