Draper Startup House

Draper Startup House is a global venture that fosters early-stage innovation. It offers short and long-term accommodations, co-working spaces, and custom entrepreneurship programs to a diverse-minded community. Based in Austin, Texas, with a pop-up model for global expansion, DSH invests up to $100,000 in startups, providing access to funding, mentorship, and a creative environment to transform ideas into successful businesses. As part of the Draper Venture Network, DSH supports startups in growth industries and emerging technologies worldwide.

Vikram Bharati

Managing Director

Giulianna Crivello

Founding Partner

Herkki Herkki

Co-Founder of DSH Penang, Malaysia

Katie Russel

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Daniel Wiegand

Co-Founder, USA

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Giftpack

Seed Round in 2023
Giftpack Inc. is an AI-enabled gifting company that specializes in designing and developing a platform for ordering and sending gifts across cities and countries. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Giftpack assists businesses in finding perfectly matched gifts globally, streamlining the corporate gifting process. The platform automates various aspects of gifting, including global onboarding, employee recognition, client retention, and sales enablement. Using advanced AI technology, Giftpack analyzes recipients' social media, cultural backgrounds, and digital footprints to customize gift options effectively. Additionally, the platform allows users to track deliveries, ensuring a seamless gifting experience that fosters authentic business relationships.

Manolin

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Manolin AS is a technology company based in Bergen, Norway, that operates a data analytics platform focused on the aquaculture industry. Founded in 2018, the company specializes in managing health, disease, and environmental impacts around aquaculture farms, particularly salmon production. Its platform automates the collection and analysis of farm data, integrating millions of data points from diverse sources such as disease outbreak reports, oceanographic forecasts, and marine activity across active farms. This system enhances coordination between salmon producers and service providers, facilitating timely responses to health outbreaks. By using digital tools like mobile devices and dashboards, Manolin accelerates communication among farmers, government entities, and service organizations, enabling them to make informed, cost-effective decisions that improve overall operational efficiency.

Pharmint

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Pharmint operates a comprehensive B2B pharmaceutical products marketplace that facilitates cross-border transactions in the pharmaceutical industry. The platform connects buyers with over 500 verified suppliers, offering access to a vast catalog of more than 10,000 products. Pharmint streamlines the procurement process by assisting buyers in discovering new products, negotiating prices, and vetting essential documentation. The company employs a technology-driven approach to mitigate counter-party risk by holding payments in escrow until shipments are delivered and verified. With a focus on quality and regulatory compliance, Pharmint ensures that only vetted products are available on its marketplace. The platform also enables sellers to manage their product listings and market availability efficiently. Backed by extensive industry expertise, Pharmint provides commercial guidance to its clients, helping them navigate deal structures, pricing, and regulatory requirements. Overall, Pharmint simplifies the procurement process for pharmaceutical products, enhancing accessibility and security for buyers and sellers alike.

Arbilex

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Arbilex is a legal-fintech startup founded at the Harvard Innovation Labs. It specializes in developing predictive analytics and artificial intelligence-based platforms designed to enhance decision-making for law firms involved in high-stakes cross-border disputes. The company's software analyzes international arbitration cases and employs game theory models to predict case outcomes, helping businesses and firms achieve desired judicial results in a cost-effective manner.

Wildlife Drones

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Wildlife Drones Pty. Ltd., founded in 2016 and based in Macquarie, Australia, specializes in designing and developing advanced animal radio-tracking systems utilizing drone technology. The company addresses the challenges faced by wildlife researchers in tracking the movements of radio-tagged animals, a process that can often be labor-intensive and costly when relying on traditional ground methods. By leveraging drones, Wildlife Drones enhances the quality and quantity of radio-tracking data collected, allowing for improved monitoring of endangered species, tracking of invasive species, and management of livestock in remote areas. This innovative approach provides wildlife researchers, conservationists, and environmental consultants with more effective tools to understand animal movements and minimize environmental impact.

Taubyte

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Taubyte specializes in providing a smart computing platform tailored for Internet of Things (IoT) developers. Their platform offers abstractions that simplify software development, deployment, and routing complexities at the edge, allowing developers to concentrate on product features rather than infrastructure management. By automating these processes, Taubyte helps reduce costs and accelerate time to market, making it easier for companies to scale their software globally without significant investment in infrastructure.

Olik

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Olik is a SaaS platform that enables circularity for businesses through digitalisation. It has 3 products in its suite. 1. Repairability solution: This solution enables repairs and servicing for the products thereby extending their life, calculating carbon emissions, improving technicians' efficiency and digitalizing the complete repairs and servicing process for customers as well as merchants in the back end. Experience link : https://decathlon.olik.in/ 2. Recommerce: SaaS solution to enable buyback and resell for the brands through their own channels. 3. Rentals: Enables rental model for businesses helping them create an additional revenue stream by leveraging their slow moving or non-moving inventory.

Brevity

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Brevity streamlines the creation of corporate documents, organizes information intelligently and grants access to data remotely and securely.

Neroes

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Neroes is dedicated to enhancing athletic performance and mental wellbeing through innovative brain technologies. The company develops neurofeedback software that utilizes a wearable device to monitor brain waves, which are then integrated into a video game designed to train and adapt to the athlete's cognitive responses. This interactive approach aims to reduce anxiety and improve emotional control, thereby allowing athletes to optimize their performance. By leveraging advanced neurotechnologies, Neroes enables sports professionals to quantify and enhance their mental capabilities, ultimately translating academic knowledge into practical applications that foster both physical strength and mental resilience.

ShipShap

Seed Round in 2022
ShipShap is a shipping solution platform tailored for creators and small businesses worldwide. The company focuses on helping users secure discounts on both domestic and international shipping by identifying low-cost shipping rates and options. By streamlining the shipping process, ShipShap enables businesses to access affordable and efficient shipping solutions, thereby simplifying logistics and reducing costs for its users.

Headquarters

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Headquarters is a company based in Singapore that specializes in automating financial activities and reporting for Web3 teams. Established in 2022, it offers a comprehensive platform designed to simplify crypto asset management. The platform features a crypto sub-ledger and treasury reporting tools, enabling users to manage their assets across various wallet types, exchanges, and custodians. Key functionalities include real-time portfolio tracking, automatic transaction reconciliation, and accounting support, all aimed at providing users with a clear overview of their financial activities in a single location. This innovative approach enhances the responsibility and efficiency of Web3 teams in managing their financial resources.

Panarum

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Panarum is a biotechnology company focused on the manufacture and commercialization of Proteoral excipients designed for oral administration of biological active pharmaceutical ingredients. By utilizing advanced technology, Panarum ensures the protection of these active ingredients within capsules, allowing for their release in the small intestine. This innovative approach facilitates the absorption of the active components into the bloodstream, enabling pharmaceutical clients to expedite the development of oral biologic medicinal products. Through its solutions, Panarum aims to replace traditional injection methods, offering a more convenient alternative for patients and healthcare providers.

D EMPTYSPACE

Seed Round in 2022
D Emptyspace is a mobile application developed by DIFT Corp., which was founded in 2015 and is based in Seoul, South Korea. The application allows users to create immersive virtual galleries where they can customize their exhibition spaces using various templates. Users have the ability to invite friends and connect with other creators, fostering relationships among artists, critics, and collectors. D Emptyspace provides a platform for artists to curate their own spaces, share their stories, and present their work in a personalized manner. Additionally, the app facilitates the discovery of new and emerging artists, enhancing the overall experience of exploring and appreciating art in a virtual environment.

Sketchnote

Seed Round in 2022
Sketchnote is a startup operating system designed to support founders in building and scaling their businesses. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Singapore, the company provides a cloud-based platform that combines startup education with essential tools for enterprise collaboration. Sketchnote curates key resources, including tutorials, legal and financial workflows, and project management tools, to facilitate the startup journey. Its platform features software for creating business plans, team collaboration, document management, and task customization, all within a subscription-based model. By offering these resources, Sketchnote aims to empower entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complexities of starting and growing a business.

CityGuyd

Pre Seed Round in 2022
CityGuyd, founded in 2017 and based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offers an innovative augmented reality application for tour guidance. The platform provides travelers with a dynamic and engaging alternative to traditional tour guides, eliminating the need for expensive personal guides, rigid schedules, and bulky travel books. CityGuyd's app features social media engagement, location-based content, and multi-language support, making it a convenient and affordable solution for exploring popular tourist destinations.

Giftpack

Seed Round in 2022
Giftpack Inc. is an AI-enabled gifting company that specializes in designing and developing a platform for ordering and sending gifts across cities and countries. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Giftpack assists businesses in finding perfectly matched gifts globally, streamlining the corporate gifting process. The platform automates various aspects of gifting, including global onboarding, employee recognition, client retention, and sales enablement. Using advanced AI technology, Giftpack analyzes recipients' social media, cultural backgrounds, and digital footprints to customize gift options effectively. Additionally, the platform allows users to track deliveries, ensuring a seamless gifting experience that fosters authentic business relationships.

Fyn

Seed Round in 2022
Fyn is a company focused on simplifying the tax management process for cryptocurrency investors worldwide. It has developed a digital asset tax engine that calculates and files crypto taxes, helping users effectively manage their capital gains and losses. The platform consolidates income gains from various exchanges, allowing individuals and accountants to accurately determine tax liabilities in accordance with the regulations of multiple countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, and India. Fyn aims to serve not only individual investors but also CPAs and tax agents by providing tools that streamline the reporting of financial details, including FBAR and FATCA compliance.

Request Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Request Finance is a financial management platform that facilitates cryptocurrency invoicing, payroll, and expense management for businesses. The platform allows users to send and receive invoices in various cryptocurrencies, automate payments, and track their financial transactions efficiently. Designed to assist finance, operations, and HR managers, Request Finance eliminates the challenges of manual processes, enabling them to concentrate on more critical tasks. The platform also ensures compliance with tax regulations and integrates seamlessly with accounting systems for streamlined reporting. By serving companies, freelancers, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), Request Finance simplifies digital asset payments and enhances overall financial operations.

HEX

Seed Round in 2022
HEX exists to launch epic careers and unlock captive talent. We're creating a generation of leaders who take action to create the world they want to live in. The rate of change in tech is exponential, but the rate of change in traditional education models is kinda flat... So we hang out at the intersection of employability and innovation, delivering a new kind of learning. We're all about experiences that are immersive, up-to-date, and based in the real world. 5000+ students have loved our seriously fun virtual programs, study abroad experiences and hackathon-style events. And they leave HEX with amazing confidence, skills and networks — as well as university accreditation. HEX is proud to be driving economic growth through seriously fun innovation.

intribe

Pre Seed Round in 2022
intribe is a platform that helps brands increase their reach and lower their customer acquisition cost through partnership and cause marketing. intribe makes it easy to find and connect with other brands targetting the same audiences.

CleverFi

Venture Round in 2022
CleverFi is a provider of automated Wi-Fi access services aimed at enhancing the connectivity experience for travelers. The company offers a secure and reliable wireless connection without the need for users to request or enter passwords, facilitating a seamless onboarding process for guests and visitors. By integrating with existing infrastructures, CleverFi enables businesses to deliver an improved Wi-Fi experience, which can lead to increased customer satisfaction and loyalty. The service operates without requiring a dedicated app, simplifying the connection process for users and helping business owners provide a frictionless solution for their customers.

Confirmu

Seed Round in 2021
ConfirmU is a data analytics startup focused on providing alternative credit scoring services to lenders. The company offers a platform that integrates seamlessly with lending institutions, allowing for a smooth and transparent analysis that yields more accurate credit scores. ConfirmU's solution employs psycho-linguistic profiling across more than 20 languages, utilizing chatbot and voice interaction supported by speech-to-text and machine learning technologies. The platform is designed to facilitate financial inclusion by assessing credit risk for individuals with little or no credit history. By combining financial data with a tailored questionnaire, ConfirmU enables lenders to better understand potential borrowers and helps those borrowers access necessary credit.

Virtualspeech

Seed Round in 2021
VirtualSpeech provide a training platform for people to practice soft skills in VR. Offer courses combining traditional online classes with VR, where users learn the fundamentals of a topic before practising in realistic VR scenarios. VR training can be integrated into company LMS systems and with in-person training programmes.

ZenAdmin

Pre Seed Round in 2021
ZenAdmin | Unified IT & HR Automation ZenAdmin is the all-in-one platform that automates and centralizes IT and HR tasks, helping organizations streamline their operations from onboarding to offboarding and everything in between. By combining ZenHR for people operations and ZenIT for IT management, ZenAdmin creates a seamless experience that drives efficiency and compliance. Our platform empowers businesses to automate critical workflows, such as identity and access management, device lifecycle management, payroll, and global workforce management. With ZenAdmin, companies can easily onboard and offboard employees, automate SaaS management, and ensure devices and apps are secured globally—all in just a few clicks. ZenAdmin’s 24/7 IT support, along with global Device Lifecycle Management (DLM) services, ensures that organizations can scale effortlessly while maintaining a secure and productive workforce. We also offer service add-ons, including Global Payroll, HR Concierge, and Employer of Record (EOR) services, designed to simplify workforce management across multiple regions. Trusted by businesses of all sizes, ZenAdmin enables HR, IT, Operations, and Finance leaders to save time, reduce costs, and eliminate the hassle of manual processes. By unifying IT and HR management, we help businesses focus on growth while we handle the complexity of employee lifecycle management. ZenAdmin- Connecting People, Apps & Devices

Ferne Health

Seed Round in 2021
Ferne Health is a Singapore-based company that provides at-home consulting and screening services for sexual health. Founded in January 2020, the company aims to be the leading sexual health companion in Asia. Its platform is designed to facilitate the screening of sexually transmitted infections and promote safe sex practices, particularly among female patients recently discharged from hospitals. Ferne Health offers a range of services, including GP follow-ups, health education, and community support, ensuring that patients receive comprehensive care and support during their recovery journey. By prioritizing privacy and convenience, Ferne Health seeks to eliminate the discomfort often associated with discussing sexual health issues, allowing individuals to take control of their health in a more accessible manner.

Airbound

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Airbound is a company focused on revolutionizing delivery services through innovative drone technology. It is developing a unique blended wing body tailsitter aircraft that enables efficient and cost-effective delivery over distances of up to 100 kilometers for as little as 20 rupees (approximately $0.25). This design not only reduces the size and cost of the delivery vehicle but also eliminates the need for extensive infrastructure, making it particularly suitable for remote and underserved areas in India. Airbound aims to facilitate essential medical deliveries between Community Health Centers, Primary Health Centers, and Subcenters, bridging the gap in logistics where traditional delivery services are lacking. Additionally, the company leverages robotics and autonomy to enhance its decentralized delivery network, allowing users to place orders from local shops via its application and receive their goods through drone delivery.

innerworks

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Innerworks is a company that specializes in developing a personality assessment platform aimed at enhancing team dynamics through behavioral psychology. The platform is designed to analyze the traits of top performers within organizations, allowing companies to identify potential candidates who share similar characteristics. Additionally, it promotes self-awareness among employees and aims to minimize conflicts within teams. By leveraging these insights, Innerworks enables organizations to make informed decisions regarding workforce alignment and improve overall team effectiveness.

Eblity

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Eblity is a collaborative platform that focuses on the education of children with special needs. The company conducts practical, interactive, and structured workshops for professionals and parents who are caring for children facing challenges.

Giftpack

Seed Round in 2018
Giftpack Inc. is an AI-enabled gifting company that specializes in designing and developing a platform for ordering and sending gifts across cities and countries. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Giftpack assists businesses in finding perfectly matched gifts globally, streamlining the corporate gifting process. The platform automates various aspects of gifting, including global onboarding, employee recognition, client retention, and sales enablement. Using advanced AI technology, Giftpack analyzes recipients' social media, cultural backgrounds, and digital footprints to customize gift options effectively. Additionally, the platform allows users to track deliveries, ensuring a seamless gifting experience that fosters authentic business relationships.

SkyBlue Analytics

SkyBlue Analytics equips financial institutions, such as brokers, dealers, and banks, with innovative data analytics tools. These tools enable institutions to enhance customer performance, conversion, and retention by providing real-time, personalized data. The company, a startup recognized by Chilean, Uruguayan, and Puerto Rican governments, aims to transform the financial landscape by delivering tailored and useful data to customers.
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