About Draper
Draper is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. It is primarily based out of San Mateo, United States. As of Aug 2026, Draper is an active investor, having invested in 332 companies, with 24 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Aurelius Systems Overall, Draper portfolio has seen 11 unicorns, 8 IPOs and 75 acquisitions including key companies like Tesla, Robinhood and DocuSign. A lot of funds co-invest with Draper, with names like Boost VC sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Draper has team of 26 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 5 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Draper's List of Top Investments
Draper has a portfolio of 332 companies, including 11 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Verified and Autolane.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, India and 26 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 34 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Draper:1. Tesla
Electric vehicle and clean energy solutions provider. It manufactures electric vehicles and energy storage systems for consumers. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles. It also produces energy generation and storage systems. These products are offered to residential, commercial, and utility-scale customers. The company operates a network of service locations and charging stations.
Key facts about Tesla
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $408M
- Employee Count: 134,785 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: Sprout Capital Partners, T. Rowe Price and 72 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Feb 05, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Robinhood
Broker-based online trading and investment platform. It offers tools for building investment strategies and tracking market trends. It facilitates trading in stocks, funds, options, and crypto assets. Expert-managed portfolios are available, providing market insights and investment adjustments. The company also provides educational resources to improve investor knowledge.
Key facts about Robinhood
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.73B
- Employee Count: 4,954 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, ADS Ventures and 151 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. DocuSign
Provider of electronic signature and intelligent agreement management platform solutions. The platform offers tools for contract lifecycle management, agreement preparation, and agreement workflow automation. It provides features such as electronic notarization, web forms, and multi-channel delivery options. The platform extends its capabilities through integrations, APIs, and a mobile application.
Key facts about DocuSign
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $520M
- Employee Count: 8,503 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Glynn Capital and 90 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 20, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Coinbase
Online platform for crypto portfolio. It offers solutions for consumers such as regular trading platforms, wallets for storing cryptocurrencies, crypto exchanges, USD-backed stable coins, and more. It also provides solutions for businesses such as custodian services, crypto-based payment acceptance solutions, and more.
Key facts about Coinbase
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $547M
- Employee Count: 7,383 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: 2020 Ventures, TrueBridge and 146 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Carta
Software-based equity management solutions. It offers features solutions for valuation, equity planning, transfer agents, electronic securities, scenario modeling, fund administration, portfolio data collection, and more. It offers solutions to multiple sectors including private companies, investors, and public companies. It also offers ESOP management solutions.
Key facts about Carta
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.16B
- Employee Count: 2,243 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Silver Lake and 137 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Draper's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Draper has invested in 333 companies over the last 28 years, with an average of 17 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 27 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 20 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Edvisor.ai and most recent follow-on round was in Aurelius Systems.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 16 | 4 | 20 |
2025 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
2024 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
2023 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
2022 | 19 | 12 | 31 |
2021 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
2020 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2019 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
2018 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
2017 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
Draper's Investments by Stage
Draper has made 144 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.01M, 63 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $11M and 27 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $33.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 144 |
Series A | 63 |
Series B | 27 |
Series C | 4 |
Series D | 2 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Draper's Investments by Sector
Draper has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Consumer and Blockchain Technology. Notably, it has invested in 284 Tech companies, 216 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 181 Software companies and at least 116 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 100 |
High Tech | 76 |
FinTech | 59 |
Consumer | 43 |
Blockchain Technology | 36 |
Others | 307 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Draper's Investments by Geography
Draper has made most investments in United States (192), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 8 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 192 |
United Kingdom | 8 |
Canada | 7 |
India | 7 |
Argentina | 4 |
Others | 24 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Draper's recent investments
Draper has made 20 investments in 2026 so far. Aurelius Systems and Edvisor.ai are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Draper:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 05, 2026 | United States | Series A | 2953 | [+7] | |
Jul 16, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8971 | - | |
Jul 03, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4196 | [+3] | |
Jun 22, 2026 | United States | Series A | 9462 | ||
Jun 21, 2026 | United States | Series A | 3604 |
Unicorns in Draper's Portfolio
Draper has 11 unicorns in its portfolio - Radiant Nuclear, ICEYE, Unstoppable Domains and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Radiant Nuclear. It became a unicorn in 2025, 2 years after Draper first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Draper's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Developer of portable nuclear microreactors designed to replace diesel generators | 2019 | Los Angeles | Series D | ktxptyd | ||
72 | Manufacturer of radar satellite constellations providing persistent earth observation imagery | 2014 | Espoo | Series F | dglsirz | ||
70 | Web3 domains for crypto transactions and building decentralized websites | 2018 | San Francisco | Series A | aludpzb | ||
72 | Digital bank offering accounts, loans, credit cards, savings, finance. | 2005 | London | Series H | ofbenvq | ||
82 | Blockchain based hardware wallet for cryptocurrency | 2014 | Paris | Series C | ijirf{b |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Draper's Portfolio
8 of Draper's portfolio companies have become public. SpaceX got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2026 at marketcap of $996B and FatPipe got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $78.9M.Here are Draper's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2026 | - | - | 5464 | |
Apr 08, 2025 | Jul 2003 | Series B | 9956 | |
May 10, 2024 | - | - | 2956 | |
Jul 29, 2021 | Oct 2013 | Seed | 5119 | |
Apr 14, 2021 | Aug 10, 2017 | Series D | 8940 |
Acquired companies in Draper's Portfolio
75 companies from Draper's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SpotHero in Feb 2026 by Uber for $*****.Here are Draper's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 23, 2026 | May 27, 2014 | Seed | 8122 | |
Nov 07, 2025 | Nov 19, 2015 | Seed | 3830 | |
Nov 06, 2025 | - | - | 2408 | |
Oct 30, 2025 | Jul 18, 2017 | Series A | 9628 | |
Oct 21, 2025 | Mar 30, 2021 | Series B | 4574 |
Team profile of Draper
Draper has a team of 26 members including 6 Partners, 5 Venture Partners and 5 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 2 more locations. Draper's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Draper:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Sugar Land | - | - | |
Partner | Cupertino | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | ||
Venture Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Baltimore | - | - |
Co-investors of Draper
Over the past 28 years, 1751 investors have co-invested in Draper's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Draper: Y Combinator, Boost VC and 429 others have invested in rounds before Draper. There are 13 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Draper and 9 companies where Boost VC has invested before Draper.
- Top Co-investors of Draper: 713 investors entered a company along with Draper. These include investors like Boost VC (16 companies).
- Invested after Draper: A total of 607 investors have invested in Draper's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Thrive Capital (4 companies), Tiger Global Management (4 companies) and F-Prime Capital (4 companies).
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