Draper University
VC Fund
San Mateo, United States
Draper University is a VC fund in San Mateo focused on Web3 and FinTech. Draper University provides education programs focused on entrepreneurship and startup development. The institution offers immersive courses, workshops, and mentorship experiences designed to teach skills related to business creation, venture growth, fundraising, and leadership. Programs combine classroom instruction with hands-on projects,networking opportunities, and guidance from experienced entrepreneurs and investors.The university also hosts specialized courses and global immersion programs that expose students to startup ecosystems, innovation strategies, and venture operations. Participants engage in collaborative projects, pitch development, and real-world problem solving to apply entrepreneurial concepts. Through these offerings, the organization supports aspiring entrepreneurs in developing practical knowledge, operational skills, and networks needed to launch and manage new ventures.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Draper University invests in
Stages Draper University invests in
Countries Draper University invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Gina Kloes
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Alex Bessonov
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Avery Lu
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Web3 1 (14%)
- FinTech 1 (14%)
- Internet 1 (14%)
- Software 1 (14%)
- Agentic AI 1 (14%)
Stage
- Grant 4 (57%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (29%)
- Seed 1 (14%)
Country
- United States 3 (43%)
- Panama 1 (14%)
- Costa Rica 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Gina Kloes
Chief Inspiration Officer & Peak Performance Educator for Entrepreneurs
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Chief Inspiration Officer & Peak Performance Educator for Entrepreneurs | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Alex Bessonov
Mentor
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Mentor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Andrew Tang
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 16 | Find email | |
Asra Nadeem
Draper University - Entrepreneurship Programs VP Entrepreneurial Programs
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Draper University - Entrepreneurship Programs VP Entrepreneurial Programs | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Avery Lu
Mentor, Entrepreneurship Program & Executive Program
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Mentor, Entrepreneurship Program & Executive Program | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Temporal Cortex
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Temporal Cortex is building scheduling infrastructure for AI agents, the resolution layer between autonomous software and the fragmented calendar landscape. As AI agents increasingly schedule meetings, interviews, and appointments on behalf of humans, the multi-identity problem (where a person's time is scattered across Google Calendar,Outlook, and iCloud in disconnected silos) makes double-bookings inevitable. LLMs hallucinate on date and time tasks roughly 60 percent of the time. Every other calendar integration is a basic CRUD wrapper that passes these failures through.Temporal Cortex solves this with three technical capabilities no other MCP server offers: distributed locking via Two-Phase Commit for atomic booking (lock, verify, write, release, with full rollback on failure), a deterministic RRULE expansion engine written in Rust and validated by over 9,000 property-based tests, and cross-provider availability merging that computes unified free and busy views across all of a user's calendar identities. The open-source core library (Truth Engine) handles pure calendar computation with no network dependencies, while the commercial platform adds multi-provider OAuth, identity-based policy enforcement, and enterprise compliance features.The company follows an open-core model: local-first open-source tools for individual developers, a free managed cloud tier, and paid plans for teams and enterprises requiring open scheduling, audit trails, and governance controls. The go-to-market motion is bottom-up and product-led. Install via a single terminal command, connect calendars, and agents can book safely in minutes. | $50K / Pre-Seed / Dec 10, 2024 | |
Trustless Work
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Trustless Work is a blockchain-based Escrow-as-a-Service platform for secure and transparent transactions. Designed for the modern economy, the platform removes intermediaries, minimizes costs, and offers trustless, non-custodial escrow solutions tailored for diverse industries, including marketplaces, fintech, e-commerce, real estate, and legaltech. | $50K / Pre-Seed / Nov 05, 2024 | |
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Trustless Work
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Trustless Work is a blockchain-based Escrow-as-a-Service platform for secure and transparent transactions. Designed for the modern economy, the platform removes intermediaries, minimizes costs, and offers trustless, non-custodial escrow solutions tailored for diverse industries, including marketplaces, fintech, e-commerce, real estate, and legaltech. | $20K / Grant / Sep 15, 2024 | |
Zeneca
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Zeneca enables anyone to buy US stocks and ETFs using stablecoins and local payment methods. Start investing from $5 in under 3 minutes. | $20K / Grant / Aug 20, 2024 | |
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Temporal Cortex
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Temporal Cortex is building scheduling infrastructure for AI agents, the resolution layer between autonomous software and the fragmented calendar landscape. As AI agents increasingly schedule meetings, interviews, and appointments on behalf of humans, the multi-identity problem (where a person's time is scattered across Google Calendar,Outlook, and iCloud in disconnected silos) makes double-bookings inevitable. LLMs hallucinate on date and time tasks roughly 60 percent of the time. Every other calendar integration is a basic CRUD wrapper that passes these failures through.Temporal Cortex solves this with three technical capabilities no other MCP server offers: distributed locking via Two-Phase Commit for atomic booking (lock, verify, write, release, with full rollback on failure), a deterministic RRULE expansion engine written in Rust and validated by over 9,000 property-based tests, and cross-provider availability merging that computes unified free and busy views across all of a user's calendar identities. The open-source core library (Truth Engine) handles pure calendar computation with no network dependencies, while the commercial platform adds multi-provider OAuth, identity-based policy enforcement, and enterprise compliance features.The company follows an open-core model: local-first open-source tools for individual developers, a free managed cloud tier, and paid plans for teams and enterprises requiring open scheduling, audit trails, and governance controls. The go-to-market motion is bottom-up and product-led. Install via a single terminal command, connect calendars, and agents can book safely in minutes. | $22K / Grant / Aug 15, 2024 | |
PHYTunes
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PHYTunes is staffed with experts in communication theory with extensive experience in the telecommunications industry. We have a passion for building solutions that meet the ever-changing connectivity requirements of consumers and enterprises. | $1.5M / Seed / Apr 20, 2023 | |
DioTeX
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DioTeX is developing a revolutionary internal hemorrhage diagnostic tool. | $11K / Grant / Jul 13, 2021 |
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What does Draper University invest in?
Draper University invests primarily in Web3, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Grant and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Draper University includes Gina Kloes (Chief Inspiration Officer & Peak Performance Educator for Entrepreneurs), Alex Bessonov (Mentor) and Andrew Tang (CEO), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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