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Draper Associates

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Draper Associates

@DraperVC

Funding the future first, before the world catches up. Early-stage VC firm.

California, USA

Joined October 2015

Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jul 9
In 1993, Tony Perkins ( @HeyTPerk ) produced the first edition of Red Herring ( @digitalherring ) out of a spare office at Draper Associates on Seaport Court in Redwood City. It was two colors and printed on cheap paper with a psychedelic cover designed by VR pioneer Jaron
Draper Associates
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Jul 7
Most VCs were counting lines of code in the early 2010s. More code, higher valuation. That was the logic, but it was wrong. More code means more surface area for bugs, more customer complaints, and more maintenance overhead. Vlad Magdalin ( @callmevlad ) walked in with the
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jul 2
Incredibly proud to announce that we led @autoaicam $2.6M round. Auto is the company @daredevildave and Sam Hare started after leaving Snapchat. Their bet is that the most-used piece of software on your phone isn't an app at all, but it’s the camera. You point it at things
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jul 2
Use the offer code: DRAPERVC to get a month free of Auto Plus account.
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jul 2
Replying to @DraperVC
Announcement: blog.auto.inc/auto-raises-2-… App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/auto-yo…
Auto raises $2.6M to bring personal software to your mobile camera
From blog.auto.inc
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jul 2
Tumbleweed was the first SaaS company. Jeff Smith and his team were selling software as a service before the term existed. The founders eventually moved away from it under cash pressure and watched the entire tech industry spend the next two decades racing toward exactly what
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jun 30
HUGE WELCOME TO DRAPER ASSOCIATES AUTO!!!! Proud to lead the round here.
Auto
@autoaicam
Jun 30
Auto has raise $2.6M to bring personal software to your phone camera. blog.auto.inc/auto-raises-2-…
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jun 30
When Justin.tv told Tim that 40% of their users were watching strangers play video games, the room got quiet. Most investors heard that and saw a problem. We heard it and got curious. Stewart Alsop brought us into Justin.tv early. @justinkan had
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Marik Hazan
@MarikHazan
Jun 25
If hundreds of AI startups are failing.. what’s happening to their VCs? 😬 Learnings from our research in the video + VCs most likely to be affected up on Gutcheck
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Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jun 25
One billion monthly active users. That's the network Pavel Durov built with @telegram and the network that TON sits on top of. We were introduced to @durov through our broker-venture partner, Zach Cefaratti. Pavel meets with one person a week and @TimDraper made the list. The
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jun 22
DA8 is launched. 41 years of @TimDraper investing. 12 years with external investors, after spinning out of DFJ. $300M more to put to work in the next generation of founders. Our focus has not moved: early-stage companies led by technically serious founders taking on industries
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jun 22
Draper Associates Launches Fund 8 | DRAPER ASSOCIATES
From draper.vc
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Tim Draper
@TimDraper
Jun 18
My take on @SpaceX going public: → $75 billion raised → Largest IPO in history → Stock up 19% on day one. Elon has brought new life to the space and transportation markets. Transportation used to be the big three with very little innovation, and @Tesla opened our minds to
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jun 18
Most Americans can’t access the asset class that creates millionaires. Our portfolio company, Mogul, is changing that. CEO Alex Blackwood broke down fractional real estate investing for ABC. When we backed Mogul, the thesis was simple: real estate built more American wealth
Draper Associates
@DraperVC
Jun 16
Steve Jurvetson was spending his weekends launching rockets. Tim noticed and said, "Steve, if you're going to spend that much time on an industry, find us the best rocket company and let's fund it." Two months later, Steve came back with an answer. The best rocket company
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Lucky Robots
@luckyrobots
Jun 11
We are super excited to share with you our initial release of Lucky Engine. We are building a robotics engine from the ground up to be what we wished we could find in a simulator before
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