Draper Associates

Draper Associates is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Mateo, California, that backs early-stage and seed companies worldwide. The firm focuses on visionary founders pursuing transformative technologies across sectors such as artificial intelligence, robotics, biotech, crypto, space, software as a service, and cloud-based platforms. It supports portfolio companies from pre-seed to Series A, offering capital together with strategic guidance, mentorship, and access to a broad network to help teams scale and bring breakthrough ideas to market. Draper Associates maintains an industry-agnostic approach but seeks ventures with the potential to disrupt markets, create jobs, and drive meaningful growth. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships and a willingness to fund ambitious projects that seem improbable today but may become inevitable tomorrow.