Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1985 by Tim Draper and based in San Mateo, California. The firm invests in transformative, frontier-technology companies across AI, robotics, crypto, biotech, and space, backing iconoclastic founders from pre-seed through Series A.
Deal activity increased 54% year-over-year (20 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $21.9M (across 262 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
216
Fund Size
$300M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
20
Team
Lord Aamer Sarfraz
Venture Partner
Matt Harris
Venture Partner
Tyrone Lee
Venture Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
294 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAurelius Systems | Series A | $40M | Aug 2026 |
 AIsa | Seed | $6.5M | Jul 2026 |
 Syntax | Series A | $14.4M | Jun 2026 |
 Landeed | Seed | $8.3M | May 2026 |
 Scout | Series A | $100M | Apr 2026 |
 HexemBio | Seed | $10.4M | Apr 2026 |
| MMightyFly | Series A | $10M | Mar 2026 |
 Noda AI | Series A | $25M | Feb 2026 |
 Ten63 | Unknown | — | Feb 2026 |
| FFeltsense Holdings | Seed | $5.1M | Feb 2026 |
 Feltsense | Seed | $5.1M | Feb 2026 |
| Noda AI | Series A | $25M | Jan 2026 |
| SScout AI Inc. | Series A | $100M | Jan 2026 |
 Apoha | Seed | $36M | Jan 2026 |
 Nyad | Pre-Seed | $1.3M | Jan 2026 |
| AIsa | Seed | $6.5M | Jan 2026 |
| Scout | Unknown | $100M | Jan 2026 |
 Helios Finance | Pre-Seed | $1M | Jan 2026 |
| Helios Finance | Bridge | $1M | Jan 2026 |
 Edvisor | Pre-Seed | $1.3M | Jan 2026 |
 Sats Terminal | Pre-Seed | $1.7M | Dec 2025 |
 Radiant Nuclear | Growth | $300M | Dec 2025 |
| RRadiant Industries | Series D | — | Dec 2025 |
| Radiant Nuclear | Series C | $300M | Dec 2025 |
 Autolane | Seed | $7.4M | Dec 2025 |
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Top Co-Investors
Boost VC19 shared
Techstars19 shared
Y Combinator16 shared
Gaingels14 shared
Tim Draper12 shared
Plug and Play Tech Center11 shared
Decisive Point11 shared
SOSV11 shared
Alumni Ventures10 shared
500 Global9 shared
Valor Equity Partners9 shared
Founders Fund8 shared
Draper Dragon8 shared
SV Angel7 shared
True Ventures7 shared
Crosslink Capital6 shared
Bold Capital Partners6 shared
Bessemer Venture Partners6 shared
Protocol Labs5 shared
Greycroft5 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026