Draper Associates
Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1985 by Tim Draper, based in San Mateo, California. The firm focuses on funding transformative technology startups across various sectors, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, biotechnology, and more. With approximately $2 billion in assets, Draper Associates has invested in over 400 companies, including more than 60 unicorns. The firm is known for its entrepreneur-friendly approach, providing not just capital but also strategic guidance and access to a vast network of industry leaders. Draper Associates seeks visio
Investing activity
Draper Associates appears in 5 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $16M, and led 3 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, Series A and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $5M and the largest at $16M. The most recent are Mogul (Series A, $16M, Oct 2026), Edvisor (Pre-seed, $1.3M, Jul 2026) and AIsa (Seed, $5M, May 2026).
Draper Associates most often invests alongside Draper Dragon, Avalanche Blizzard Fund, Stephen Sullivan and LAUNCH, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI and AI real estate investing platform.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Draper Associates
What AI companies has Draper Associates invested in?
Draper Associates's AI investments include Mogul, Edvisor, AIsa, Satellites on Fire and Feltsense Holdings. The 5 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Draper Associates based?
Draper Associates is based in San Mateo, California, United States.
What stage does Draper Associates invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Draper Associates has invested at Seed, Series A and Pre-seed, with a median round of $5M. Draper Associates led 3 of those rounds.
Who does Draper Associates co-invest with?
Draper Associates's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Draper Dragon (1 deal), Avalanche Blizzard Fund (1 deal), Stephen Sullivan (1 deal), LAUNCH (1 deal) and Alex Jovanovich (1 deal).
How can founders reach Draper Associates?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Draper Associates's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Draper Associates to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.