Draper Associates

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionopenai-0702931a
Rounds participated in
14
Confirmed lead rounds
0
11 roles undisclosed
New companies
14
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$472.5M
14 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series A8
Seed4
Series B1
Undisclosed1

By primary sector

AI3
Biotech2
Defense tech2
Mobility2
Cybersecurity1
4 more
Enterprise software1
Hardware1
Industrial tech1
Space tech1

By country

United States12
1
United Kingdom1

Rounds

14 in this selection
Avarra

Avarra uses AI simulations and realistic avatars to help go-to-market teams practice customer conversations and improve their skills.

$17MSeries A
Participant
Cloverleaf Bio

Cloverleaf Bio is developing engineered transfer RNA therapies that use a modified tRNA payload to inhibit cancer cells' RNA-modifying enzymes. Its lead program targets liver cancer and is advancing toward clinical testing; a second antibody-tRNA program for colorectal cancer remains preclinical.

$33MSeed
Participant
Poseidon Aerospace

Poseidon Aerospace is developing unmanned cargo aircraft for commercial freight and defense logistics. Its Egret short-takeoff-and-landing freighter and Heron seaplane are designed to move heavy loads between small, remote or water-based operating sites without an onboard pilot.

$11MSeed
Participant
Aurelius Systems

Develops AI-powered autonomous directed-energy systems to detect and neutralize drone threats

$40MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Venus Aerospace

Building next-generation propulsion systems for defense, space, and future high-speed flight

$91MSeries B
Role not disclosed
Syntax Bio

Develops cell therapies using proprietary Cellgorithm platform for regenerative medicine

$14.4MSeries A+
Role not disclosed
Arpio

Automates disaster recovery and resilience testing for enterprises running complex cloud environments on AWS and Azure

$15MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Apoha

Measures molecular behaviour at scale to help pharma, food, and materials companies predict real-world product performance

$36MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Casimir

Develops semiconductor chips that harvest quantum vacuum energy to generate persistent power without batteries

$12MSeed
Role not disclosed
Scout AI

Develops AI foundation models that translate commander intent into coordinated unmanned system action

$100MSeries A
Role not disclosed
NODA AI

Builds AI orchestration software and autonomous agents for defense and intelligence operations

$25MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Ten63 Therapeutics

Develops AI-driven drug discovery platform for first- and best-in-class therapeutics

$45MStrategic
Role not disclosed
Natilus

Develops hyper-efficient blended-wing aircraft for commercial and defense aviation

$28MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Feltsense Holdings

Builds AI agents that function as autonomous founders to create and scale startups

$5.1MSeed
Role not disclosed