Draper Associates

Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital firm investing globally in innovative teams building transformative companies across industries such as new media, gaming, SaaS, cloud, fintech, IoT, and mobile. Founded in 1985, the firm encourages entrepreneurs to drive business growth, create jobs, and generate wealth through disruptive technologies.

Tim Draper

Partner

Megan Kurohara

Investor

Andrew Tang

Partner

Past deals in Android

Vivoo

Series B in 2024
Vivoo is a wellness company that offers personalized nutrition and lifestyle advice through its application. It uses weekly at-home urine tests to track parameters such as vitamin C, magnesium, calcium, salinity, oxidative stress, hydration, ketones, and protein, empowering users to understand their bodies and make healthier choices.

Raven Resonance

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Raven Resonance, founded by Tom Suarez, a Thiel Fellow and experienced engineer, is developing stylish augmented reality (AR) glasses designed for everyday wear. The company is also creating a custom operating system to facilitate intuitive interactions with apps and physical objects. With a team and advisors boasting extensive experience in AR and VR, including contributions to projects at MIT Media Lab and Microsoft, Raven Resonance aims to make AR technology more accessible and user-friendly. The company is backed by notable investors such as Draper Associates.

Vivoo

Venture Round in 2021
Vivoo is a wellness company that offers personalized nutrition and lifestyle advice through its application. It uses weekly at-home urine tests to track parameters such as vitamin C, magnesium, calcium, salinity, oxidative stress, hydration, ketones, and protein, empowering users to understand their bodies and make healthier choices.

Unocoin

Series A in 2020
Unocoin is a mobile wallet and cryptocurrency trading platform based in Tumakuru, India, launched in 2013. It allows users to buy, sell, store, and utilize bitcoins, providing a comprehensive solution for both individual users and merchants. The platform supports features such as printing paper wallets, importing bitcoin addresses, and withdrawing bitcoins to paper wallets. Additionally, Unocoin offers a point-of-sale merchant app, facilitating transactions in the digital currency space. Its focus on user-friendly access to real-time market data and the development of secure trading tools positions Unocoin as a trusted option for trading digital currencies in India.

Vivoo

Seed Round in 2020
Vivoo is a wellness company that offers personalized nutrition and lifestyle advice through its application. It uses weekly at-home urine tests to track parameters such as vitamin C, magnesium, calcium, salinity, oxidative stress, hydration, ketones, and protein, empowering users to understand their bodies and make healthier choices.

Mezu

Venture Round in 2018
Mezu, Inc. is a banking technology company based in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, incorporated in 2017. It operates a mobile payment application that enables users to send and receive money privately and securely, without the need to share personal information. The app facilitates cash-like transactions, allowing users to pay, tip, earn, and donate without incurring fees. Available on both iOS and Android platforms in the United States, Mezu prioritizes user privacy, emphasizing that financial activities should remain confidential.

Chronos Mobile Technologies

Seed Round in 2015
Chronos Mobile Technologies, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing a time-tracking application for mobile devices, designed to help users gain insights into their daily activities and time management. Its flagship product, the Chronos app, operates in the background of users' phones, automatically recording where they have been and how much time they spend on various activities, such as exercising or socializing. The app also enables users to set personal time-related goals, such as improving sleep habits, and provides motivational support to achieve these targets. Additionally, Chronos offers a Data Collector for Android, which allows users to add friends and view personalized infographics about their time usage. The company's focus is on integrating diverse data sources to enhance users' understanding of their time management and decision-making processes. As of August 2015, Chronos Mobile Technologies operates as a subsidiary of Life360 Inc.

Rounds entertainment

Series B in 2015
Rounds Entertainment Ltd. is a mobile application developer based in Tel Aviv, Israel, specializing in social networking solutions that integrate video communication. Founded in February 2008 by Dany Fishel, Ilan Leibovich, and Dimitry Shestek, the company initially operated under the name 6rounds before rebranding in August 2010. Rounds offers a platform that enables users to connect with friends, meet new people, play games, watch videos, and listen to music, thereby enhancing social interaction through live experiences. Its offerings include the Rounds mobile app, a web version, a Facebook application, and a desktop solution, all designed to facilitate real-time collaboration and communication across various devices and operating systems. Rounds Entertainment is recognized for its innovative approach to merging online entertainment with social networking features, including collaborative browsing and multi-player gaming, and it allows for expansion through an open API. As of January 25, 2017, Rounds operates as a subsidiary of Kik Interactive, Inc.

Aviate

Venture Round in 2013
Aviate is an intelligent homescreen for the Android operating system that organizes the information in your phone and surfaces it at the perfect moment. Aviate works with your favorite apps to raise the smartphone experience above the clutter.

GameSalad

Series A in 2012
GameSalad Inc. is a mobile game development platform that enables users to design, publish, and distribute original games across various platforms including iOS, Android, and HTML5. Founded in 2007 and based in Austin, Texas, GameSalad provides a visual programming interface that simplifies game creation, making it accessible to both aspiring developers and educators. The platform has been utilized by over one million users and has supported the development of numerous successful games that have ranked in the top 100 of the App Store. Additionally, GameSalad serves as an educational tool, offering a curriculum aligned with programming fundamentals and computational thinking, thereby fostering skills in game design and digital media creation among students worldwide. Formerly known as Gendai Games, Inc., the company rebranded to GameSalad Inc. in 2010.

Rounds entertainment

Series A in 2011
Rounds Entertainment Ltd. is a mobile application developer based in Tel Aviv, Israel, specializing in social networking solutions that integrate video communication. Founded in February 2008 by Dany Fishel, Ilan Leibovich, and Dimitry Shestek, the company initially operated under the name 6rounds before rebranding in August 2010. Rounds offers a platform that enables users to connect with friends, meet new people, play games, watch videos, and listen to music, thereby enhancing social interaction through live experiences. Its offerings include the Rounds mobile app, a web version, a Facebook application, and a desktop solution, all designed to facilitate real-time collaboration and communication across various devices and operating systems. Rounds Entertainment is recognized for its innovative approach to merging online entertainment with social networking features, including collaborative browsing and multi-player gaming, and it allows for expansion through an open API. As of January 25, 2017, Rounds operates as a subsidiary of Kik Interactive, Inc.

Pebble

Angel Round in 2011
Pebble is a company that focuses on wearable technology, specifically smartwatches designed to connect with both iPhone and Android smartphones via Bluetooth. Established with its first model, InPulse, in April 2012, Pebble gained widespread recognition after launching its second generation smartwatch on Kickstarter, where it became the most successful crowdfunding project in the platform's history, raising over $10 million. The company's smartwatches enable users to view notifications and track health-related metrics, such as steps taken, distance traveled, active time, and calories burned. In addition to its smartwatches, Pebble offers a range of accessories, including leather, steel link, and metal bands, enhancing the customization and appeal of its wearable devices.

GameSalad

Series A in 2010
GameSalad Inc. is a mobile game development platform that enables users to design, publish, and distribute original games across various platforms including iOS, Android, and HTML5. Founded in 2007 and based in Austin, Texas, GameSalad provides a visual programming interface that simplifies game creation, making it accessible to both aspiring developers and educators. The platform has been utilized by over one million users and has supported the development of numerous successful games that have ranked in the top 100 of the App Store. Additionally, GameSalad serves as an educational tool, offering a curriculum aligned with programming fundamentals and computational thinking, thereby fostering skills in game design and digital media creation among students worldwide. Formerly known as Gendai Games, Inc., the company rebranded to GameSalad Inc. in 2010.
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