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Draper Associates

United States$500K – $5M chequesUpdated May 2026

Supports speculative science fiction technologies like artificial wombs, de‑extinction and brain‑computer interfaces, utilizing Draper University, entrepreneur hostels alongside a TV pitch show to shepherd entrepreneurs into its deal flow.

Cheque size
$500K – $5M
Operating in
How they invest
Not specified
Technologies
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