# William H. Draper

> William H. Draper is a seed investor at The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation backing EdTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-draper-richards-kaplan-foundation)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

William H. Draper is a seed investor at The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation focused on EdTech and Education. William H. Draper - Co-Founder, Co-Chair @ The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| Impact Investing | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kinvolved | Kinvolved is a developer of a social enterprise platform designed to improve student attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism. The company's platform combines web, mobile and tablet technology tools with expert consulting and community engagement events, enabling schools to increase funding, create more economically viable communities andimprove graduation rates. |  | Seed | Jul 07, 2015 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

William H. Draper, III and Robin Richards Donohoe began investing together in the venture industry in 1994 concentrating on building companies in India. Since 1994, they have invested in over one hundred early stage information technology investments both in India and the United States. In 2010, the Foundation joined forces with Robert S. Kaplan,formerly vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs and currently professor of leadership at Harvard Business School. Together the team raised their second fund inviting fourteen innovative philanthropists to join the fund.

5 contacts available at The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| William H. Draper | Co-Founder, Co-Chair | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-h-draper-2 |
| Zeryn Sarpangal | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zeryn-sarpangal |
| Benjamin Fels | DRK Entrepreneur | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-fels |
| Christy Chin | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christy-chin |
| Craig Lee | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-lee |

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## FAQ

### What does William H. Draper invest in?

William H. Draper invests primarily in EdTech, Education and Impact Investing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did William H. Draper last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for William H. Draper closed in Jul 2015. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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