# Draper University Ventures

> Draper University Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Blockchain. See 64 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, United States
- Total investments: 64
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/draper-university
- Website: https://www.draperuniversity.com/investments

Draper University Ventures is a pre-seed fund in Silicon Valley focused on investing in early stage entrepreneurs.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $169k–$4M |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$3.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 11% |
| Blockchain | 4 | 6% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 6% |
| Health Care | 4 | 6% |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 6% |

88 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 28 | 44% |
| Pre-Seed | 18 | 28% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 6% |
| Series A | 2 | 3% |
| Angel | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 36% |
| Argentina | 5 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 5% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
| Pakistan | 2 | 3% |

15 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Tang | Investor | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-tang |
| Asra Nadeem | President & Investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asra-nadeem-3b82 |
| Tim Draper | Founder | 300 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/timothy-draper |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChemT Biotechnology | The goal of ChemT Biotechnology is to increase patient access to the most cutting-edge biologics, beginning with the urgent issues in manufacturing and research and development. | $4M | Seed | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| Applied Atomics | Applied Atomics is a Rapid Response Network in Space. | $4M | Pre-Seed | Jun 10, 2026 |  |
| Seagate Space | Seagate Space is an aerospace company that provides offshore rocket launch solutions for the space industry. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| JoJoWorld | JoJoWorld is a Web3 game application that uses generative AI. It lowers the bar for players to develop games, helps users worldwide experience 3D worlds through text-to-3D models, and automatically generates scenes and narratives. | $8M | Seed | Sep 11, 2025 |  |
| Glīd | Glīd develops autonomous road-to-rail solutions that streamline logistics by replacing traditional diesel-powered trucks, forklifts, and yard tractors with a single, intelligent platform. This innovation reduces carbon emissions, labor costs, and equipment redundancy, providing a more efficient and sustainable solution for intermodaltransportation. | $3.1M | Pre-Seed | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| Deepinvent | Deepinvent is the application layer for innovation. We use deep learning to reveal hidden relationships related to your ideas in scientific and patent data to generate new inventions. Deepinvent is designed to uncover hidden knowledge in patterns of data that are fundamentally related, but beyond the analytical horizon of human methods.Automatically analyze scientific research and prior art, leveraging insights to synthesize new patents instantly. | $550K | Pre-Seed | Apr 21, 2025 |  |
| Oncoliq | Oncoliq is a startup that is developing a screening method for early cancer detection based on liquid biopsy using a small blood sample. Our technology is based on the detection of panels of microRNAs by PCR and machine learning. | $2.8M | Seed | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Eos Atomics | Eos Atomics develops compact negative-ion neutral beam injectors with lower heat. | $800K | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2025 |  |
| VALT Finance | VALT Finance is a financial firm with promise that aims to make investing in gold and cryptocurrencies more accessible. |  | Grant | Aug 23, 2024 |  |
| paydece | paydece is a P2P payment DeFi that, through Smart Contracts, is an intermediary in the purchase and sale of goods using cryptocurrencies. | $600K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 64 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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- [Draper Dragon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-dragon) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Galaxy Interactive](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-interactive) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Draper University Ventures invest in?

Draper University Ventures invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 64 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 University Ventures's check size?

Draper University Ventures typically joins rounds of $169k–$4M at Seed and $100k–$3.1M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Draper University Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Draper University Ventures?

Public channels for Draper University Ventures include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Draper University Ventures?

The team at Draper University Ventures includes Andrew Tang (Investor), Asra Nadeem (President & Investor) and Tim Draper (Founder). 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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