Draper Dragon
VC Fund
San Mateo, United States
Draper Dragon is a VC fund in San Mateo focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. DFJ DragonFund was the joint venture between the internationally recognized venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and DragonVenture,Since its inception, DFJ DragonFund managed two US Dollar funds “DFJ DragonFund I & DFJ DragonFund II”the DFJ Global Network rebranded as the Draper Venture Network. With the launch of their 3rd USDollar fund in 2016, DFJ DragonFund henceforward became known as DraperDragon.They are a sector agnostic early stage fund. They look for companies with innovative technologies and business models with market appeal in Silicon Valley and in China. With their unique depth of experience and knowledge, their team can add value and resources in a broad manner.
- Total investments:
- 95
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
- Fund size:
- $75M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Draper Dragon invests in
Stages Draper Dragon invests in
Countries Draper Dragon invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$10M
- Series A
- $2M–$25M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 40 (42%)
- Cryptocurrency 25 (26%)
- FinTech 15 (16%)
- Information Technology 14 (15%)
- Software 9 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 35 (37%)
- Series A 19 (20%)
- Funding Round 8 (8%)
- Angel 4 (4%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (4%)
Country
- United States 32 (34%)
- China 4 (4%)
- Singapore 4 (4%)
- India 3 (3%)
- Canada 3 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Chao
Co-Founder & Managing Director
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Co-Founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Andrew Tang
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 16 | Find email | |
Larry Li
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Tim Draper
Co-Founder
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Co-Founder | Total investments: 325 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slinky Network provides an on-chain marketplace and payment protocol that connects AI agents and applications with third-party APIs. The company offers the SlinkyLayer platform, which wraps developer endpoints as discoverable skills and exposes them through an x402 pay-per-execution interface. Each API call triggers a non-custodial on-chainmicropayment, settling in the same request loop using networks such as Base and BNB Chain. Developers set prices, earn a defined revenue share, and receive instant payouts to their wallets without subscriptions or custodial holds. AI agents authenticate via wallet signatures, enabling autonomous, machine-to-machine access and payment without traditional logins or credit cards. The platform also records call ratings on-chain to provide portable, verifiable reputation for services. | Seed / Aug 17, 2026 | ||
| AEON is a crypto payment framework designed for AI-driven and real-world transactions. It supports omni-chain payments across ecosystems like EVM, SVM, and TON, enabling seamless cross-chain usage. Its solutions include AI-powered payments, Web3 online and mobile payments, QR/contactless acceptance, and swap pay, all designed to simplifyadoption for users and merchants. | $8M / Pre-Seed / May 18, 2026 | ||
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Shanghai Molian Technology
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Shanghai Molian Technology is an intelligent agent communication infrastructure platform | Angel / Mar 09, 2026 | |
| MIDL is a digital finance company that offers EVM compatibility, functionality of Ethereum dApps to Bitcoin users. | $2.4M / Seed / Jul 30, 2025 | ||
| AllScale is a next-generation platform empowering small businesses to scale globally faster with stablecoin. Payroll: Automate cross-border payroll in stablecoins—simplify contractor payments, eliminate costly intermediaries, and ensure instant global delivery.Invoicing: Create, e-sign, and send professional contracts and invoices in seconds.Get paid by clients in their preferred method and instantly receive stablecoin—maximizing liquidity, minimizing friction.Social Commerce: Transform your followers into customers. Embed a dynamic AllScale biolink on your social profiles, showcase your offerings, and securely collect instant stablecoin payments directly from your audience. | $1.5M / Seed / Jun 30, 2025 | ||
| Veda operates as a vault infrastructure platform in DeFi. | $18M / Series A / Jun 22, 2025 | ||
| Exocore is the layer one blockchain for aggregated security. | $5M / Seed / Feb 24, 2025 | ||
| IMUA is a Layer 1 blockchain that provides shared security by combining decentralized security from well-known blockchains. | $5M / Seed / Feb 24, 2025 | ||
| Acre provides users with the opportunity to deposit their Bitcoin assets in order to generate additional Bitcoin. | $4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 20, 2025 | ||
| Maestro is a cutting-edge blockchain development platform that pushes the limits of Web3 capabilities, paving the road for a decentralized, interconnected digital future. We provide a full set of sophisticated APIs and innovative software tools for developing dApps on the UTxO blockchain, including Bitcoin, Cardano, and Dogecoin. | $3M / Seed / Feb 17, 2025 | ||
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FAQ
What does Draper Dragon invest in?
Draper Dragon invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 95 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 Dragon's check size?
Draper Dragon typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$10M at Seed and $2M–$25M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Draper Dragon participates in.
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Who are the partners at Draper Dragon?
The team at Draper Dragon includes Bobby Chao (Co-Founder & Managing Director), Andrew Tang (Managing Director) and Larry Li (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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