We back foundersunlocking the potentialof frontier technologies.
Draper Dragon backs founders building the next generation of AI, agent systems, and blockchain infrastructure. We partner at the earliest stages, helping ambitious teams turn frontier technologies into businesses with lasting impact.
Founded in 2006 by Tim Draper, Larry Li, Andy Tang, and Bobby Chao, the firm connects Silicon Valley and Asia through offices in Silicon Valley, Toronto, Shanghai, and South Korea.
As a core member of the extended Draper network, Draper Dragon draws on two decades of venture capital experience and the resources of one of the world's most established global investor networks. From 2006 to 2015, the firm's early investments spanned semiconductors, AI, and enterprise software (the frontier technology of that era), before it built one of the earliest digital-asset-focused funds within the Draper network. That same lens now shapes its approach to AI: the investment team has backed more than 130 companies, with a portfolio that spans AI infrastructure and agent systems alongside leading names in digital assets: Coinbase, Oklo, Otter AI, Ledger, Gemini, ether.fi and CoinFlow, among others.
The firm's broader track record includes unicorns and public companies across healthcare, fintech, and consumer tech, including Microport Medical (HKSE: 0853.HK), Otter, Splashtop, and Jing Jin Electric (SHA: 688280).
Meet the team
20+ years of cross-border venture capital experience connecting Silicon Valley and Asia. Our team brings deep expertise across venture investing, engineering, banking, operations, and emerging technology.
Draper Dragon's in-house venture studio of founders, builders and operators.
The Draper University team running the Orion Fund programs.