Draper Associates is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded in 1985 by Tim Draper, with over 40 years of history backing transformational technology companies. The firm manages $2.3B in assets and has funded more than 400 companies, including 60+ unicorns such as Coinbase, Tesla, SpaceX, Skype, Robinhood, Baidu, Twitch, and Carta. Draper Associates invests globally from pre-seed through Series A, focusing on AI and robotics, crypto and blockchain, healthcare and biotech, aerospace and space, and unconventional frontier technologies. The firm is known for early conviction in emerging sectors—Draper began major Bitcoin and blockchain investments in 2011 and precision medicine investments in 2015. Tim Draper pioneered viral marketing and won the 2014 Bitcoin US Marshals auction, establishing the firm as a leading voice in decentralized finance and digital assets. The firm operates from San Mateo, California, and works closely with founders through Draper University, a global entrepreneur accelerator. Draper Associates backs bold founders building category-defining companies before the rest of the world believes, providing strategic guidance, network access, and hands-on support from a team with deep technical and operational expertise.

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