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Draper Management Company, LLCFirm match from fund name (lower confidence)

Draper Associates Venus, L.P.

Open, writing first checks

Open: first sale Jun 2026, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Vintage
2026
Fund size
$5.5M (Form D)
Stages
Pre-seed, Series A
Sectors
Robotics, AI applications, Crypto and Web3, Healthtech, Biotech, Space, Aerospace and defense
Regions
Global

01 · Thesis

Draper Associates is a global venture capital firm backing bold, world-shaping companies before the world believes in them. Focus areas include AI and robotics, crypto and blockchain, healthcare and biotech, aerospace and space, and unconventional ideas.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$37K to $69K (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideDraper Associates is a global venture capital firm that backs bold, world-shaping companies before the world believes in them.

    We back the bold before the world believes.
    https://www.draper.vc/

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.draper.vc/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2136851/000213685126000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026