Question 1

What is Draper Dragon?

Accepted Answer

Draper Dragon is an early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2006 by Tim Draper, Larry Li, Andy Tang, and Bobby Chao. A core member of the extended Draper network, it backs founders building frontier technology, connecting Silicon Valley and Asia.

Question 2

What does Draper Dragon invest in?

Accepted Answer

Draper Dragon invests in frontier technology at the earliest stages: AI infrastructure and agent systems, blockchain infrastructure, DeFi, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins and payments, Bitcoin-native companies, prediction markets, and consumer applications.

Question 3

What stage does Draper Dragon invest at?

Accepted Answer

Draper Dragon partners with founders at the earliest stages, typically pre-seed, seed, and Series A.

Question 4

What are Draper Dragon's notable investments?

Accepted Answer

Draper Dragon has backed more than 130 companies, including Coinbase, Ledger, Gemini, Anthropic, Scout AI, Oklo, Polymarket, Mogul Club, Coinflow, ether.fi, Veda, and Otter AI. Earlier unicorns and public companies include VeChain, Binance, QTUM, IoTeX, Splashtop, MicroPort Medical, and Jing Jin Electric.

Question 5

Where is Draper Dragon located?

Accepted Answer

Draper Dragon is a cross-border fund with offices in Silicon Valley, Toronto, Shanghai, and Seoul, South Korea.

Question 6

Is Draper Dragon related to Tim Draper and Draper Associates?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Draper Dragon was co-founded by Tim Draper in 2006 and is a core member of the extended Draper network alongside Draper Associates and Draper University. Tim Draper serves as Steward and Andy Tang is a Partner at both Draper Dragon and Draper Associates.

Question 7

What is the Orion Fund?

Accepted Answer

The Orion Fund is an $80M ecosystem fund launched in 2026 by Draper Dragon in partnership with the Cardano Foundation, focused on real-world asset tokenization and institutional DeFi.

Question 8

How can founders pitch Draper Dragon?

Accepted Answer

Founders building frontier technology companies can reach Draper Dragon at pitch@draperdragon.com or through the contact page at draperdragon.com/contact.

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