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About Draper Associates

Investor type

VC firm

First check

$100k to $1M

Lead

Sometimes

Themes

spacetech
GPS
agents
machine learning
defensetech
cryptocurrency
weapons
healthtech
LLM
wellbeing
e-health
genAI
geospatial
space-tech
rocketship
robotics
health-tech
connected health
longevity
mental health
dual use
defense
health
digital-health
army
AI
ehealth
neural network
aviation aerospace wellness
generative AI
crypto
tech-enabled health
healthcare
telehealth
artificial intelligence
space tech
machine vision
well-being
computer vision
connected-health
satellites
deep learning
big data
ML
defence
military
dual-use
space
data science
healthier living
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Funding Stages

1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue

Countries of investment

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Who we are

Draper Associates: 40+ years backing transformative companies from Tesla to Skype. We invest in AI, blockchain, biotech, and frontier tech.

Funding Requirements

We invest in AI, robotics, crypto, defense, aerospace, and healthcare

Value add

We backed Tesla when electric vehicles were seen as niche, SpaceX when privatized space travel was unheard of, and Coinbase when crypto was dismissed as a fad. Our job isn’t to follow trends; it’s to see what others don’t, to make early, high-conviction bets on companies and founders that will fundamentally reshape the world.

Locations

55 E. 3rd Avenue, 94401 San Mateo, CA, California, US HQ

Draper Associates Team

Mick Makky

Mick Makky

Sr Associate

"I invest in Frontier builders. Currently focused on Bio, Space, AI, Defense, Bitcoin/Crypto"

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