Founded in Silicon Valley in 2012 by Tim Draper, Draper University (also known as "DraperU” or “DU") is a venture capital firm that trains and invests in entrepreneurs building the future through technology. Part of the wider Draper ecosystem of companies, we invest all the way from pre-seed to Series A.
We have trained 4,000+ founders from 103 countries in the last 12 years (we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary this fall!) who have gone on to start 1000+ companies. Companies started by our alumni are collectively valued over $4 Billion, alumni have founded companies like Pretty Litter, Qtum, 1047 Games, nVision, Lemon. Draper funds in the last three decades have invested in some of the most iconic companies of our time. Products and services we still use, every day. Tesla, Skype, Twitter, Hotmail, Robinhood, Coinbase, SpaceX are some of these names you might recognize.