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.

Sahir Ali

Limited Partner

Maxime Bucaille

Investor

Zachary Cefaratti

Venture Partner

Tim Draper

Partner

Daniel Sangyoon Kim

Analyst

Megan Kurohara

Investor

Tyrone Lee

Venture Partner

Siri Srinivas

Investment Team

James Walker

Principal

Past deals in Streaming

Myco

Venture Round in 2025
Myco develops a decentralized video streaming platform that integrates various content types such as sports, movies, documentaries, and influencer content. It empowers users and creators by enabling live monetization, crowdfunding, non-fungible token (NFT) gating, and fractional ownership of content.

Wisecut

Seed Round in 2023
Wisecut is a Miami-based AI-powered SaaS platform that automatically edits videos, turning long recordings into short clips for YouTube, tutorials, interviews, podcasts, and presentations. It serves individual creators and enterprises, enabling scalable editing without large teams by cutting, editing, and delivering thousands of clips. The platform uses AI and voice recognition to remove long pauses, generate subtitles, and apply smart background music, delivering ready-to-share videos in minutes. With over 700,000 users, Wisecut supports both consumer and enterprise use cases, helping users produce engaging clips quickly.

CryptoMove

Series A in 2018
CryptoMove is a software platform that provides a secure distributed datastore for keys, files, streaming video, or any other type of data. CryptoMove has invented a new form of data protection -- using dynamic movement, distribution, mutation, and re-encryption.

CryptoMove

Venture Round in 2018
CryptoMove is a software platform that provides a secure distributed datastore for keys, files, streaming video, or any other type of data. CryptoMove has invented a new form of data protection -- using dynamic movement, distribution, mutation, and re-encryption.

Samba TV

Series B in 2017
Samba TV is a company that specializes in streaming analytics, providing a platform that measures real-time viewership data across various media channels including broadcast, cable, and digital platforms. The company focuses on smart television technology and enhances its offerings through set-top boxes and connected devices. By delivering comprehensive data and analytics, Samba TV enables clients to improve content discovery and effectively address audience fragmentation across multiple screens. This capability positions the company as a valuable partner for its clients in navigating the evolving landscape of streaming services and connected devices, ultimately helping to strengthen the television business model and maintain its relevance to consumers.

CryptoMove

Seed Round in 2017
CryptoMove is a software platform that provides a secure distributed datastore for keys, files, streaming video, or any other type of data. CryptoMove has invented a new form of data protection -- using dynamic movement, distribution, mutation, and re-encryption.

Shelby.tv

Series A in 2012
Shelby TV is a platform designed to enhance the discovery and enjoyment of web videos. Through its app, available in the App Store, Shelby TV curates a personalized channel of videos sourced from popular platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo, Hulu, and others, as well as content shared by users on social networks like Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook. The service utilizes user preferences to refine and improve its video recommendations over time, ensuring that users receive tailored content that aligns with their interests. By combining various sources and leveraging social sharing, Shelby TV aims to deliver an engaging video entertainment experience.
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