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Draper Associates — 2018 Investments

15 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Teslatesla.cominNASDAQ: TSLANov 2018

Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.

Palo Alto, US

Elon Musk(Founder)inJeffrey B Straubel(Co-founder; CTO until 2019, Director since 2023)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inMarc Tarpenning(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersFuture VenturesInfinite CapitalKluz VenturesLingotto+16 more

Finless Foodsfinlessfoods.cominSeed · Jun 2018 · $4M

Finless Foods develops cell-cultivated seafood alternatives, starting with Pacific bluefin tuna, aimed at consumers seeking sustainable options that reduce pressure on wild fish stocks.

BiotechClimate TechFoodTech

Brandon Chen(Co-Founder & CEO)inBrian Wyrwas(Co-Founder & CSO)inMichael Selden(Co-Founder & Advisor)in

Co-investorsAt One VenturesAurum Venture PartnersBabel VenturesBlue Horizon CorporationBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Endurance28+12 more

GoLorrygolorry.cominSeed · Aug 2018

A mobile platform connecting shippers with truck operators for inter-city freight transportation in India.

Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesHyderabad, IN

Sanjay Mandava(CEO)inZJ Lin(Founder)inJ Richards(Founder)in

Co-investorsSGH CapitalSoma CapitalY CombinatorFarros CapitalThreshold Ventures

Handshakehandshake.orgin𝕏Aug 2018

Handshake is a decentralized, peer-to-peer naming and certificate authority protocol that serves as an alternative to centralized DNS systems and certificate authorities.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Joseph Poon(Co-Founder / Protocol Developer)Andrew Lee(Co-Founder)Christopher Jeffrey(Co-Founder / CTO)Tieshun Roquerre(CEO, Namebase (leading Handshake domain registrar/exchange))

BoardMike Duboe(Venture Partner, Greylock Partners (investor listed on Greylock's Handshake portfolio page))in

Co-investors0 Venturesa16z cryptoAmentum Investment ManagementAusum VenturesD1 VenturesFounders Fund+16 more

Hint Healthhint.comin𝕏May 2018 · $10M

Hint powers direct primary care organizations through an all-in-one platform that automates billing, eligibility, and practice management while facilitating care delivery and practice growth.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSBoulder, US

Zak Holdsworth(Founder)inGraham Melcher(Founder)inManish Agarwal(Director)Fred Toney(Director)Sky Kurtz(Director)

Co-investorsBanneker PartnersChicago VenturesFrist Cressey VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMeridian Street CapitalSPRINGROCK VENTURES+7 more

Keep Networkkeep.networkinDec 2018

Keep is a privacy-focused infrastructure project in the crypto sector that enables secure computation and data privacy for blockchain applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Corbin Pon(Founder)Matt Luongo(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesDigital StrategiesFenbushi CapitalMulticoin Capital+7 more

Pointypointy.comJul 2018 · $12M

Pointy was a service that let brick-and-mortar retailers automatically add their in-store inventory to Google Search and Maps; it is now integrated into Google as the Local Inventory app.

Retail TechSaaS

Charles Bibby(Founder)Mark Cummins(Founder)

Co-investorsFrontline VenturesPolaris Capital Group

Pointypointy.withgoogle.comJul 2018 · $12M

Local Inventory app (formerly Pointy, now integrated into Google) lets brick-and-mortar retailers automatically add their in-store products to Google Search, Maps, and Shopping so nearby customers can see what a store stocks.

Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsFrontline VenturesPolaris Capital Group

SoLo Fundssolofunds.comin𝕏Oct 2018

SoLo Funds operates a community lending marketplace where individual members lend to and borrow from each other for short-term needs, with optional lender protection.

ConsumerFintechInsurTechMarketplacesCincinnati, US

Travis Holoway(Executive Officer, Director)inRodney Williams(Director)in

Co-investors100 Black Angels & Allies FundACME CapitalAlumni VenturesBackstage CapitalBregal InvestmentsBregal Sagemount+12 more

Standard Cognitionstandardcognition.comNov 2018

San Francisco, US

Jordan Fisher(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Suswal(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Lutz, Jr.(Executive Officer)Angela Westbrock(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher Arnold(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Woollard(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsG SquaredLocus VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)EQT VenturesInitialized CapitalY Combinator

Sunroom Rentalssunroomrentals.comJan 2018

Utility Profit is a utility setup platform for property managers that automates tenant utility connections and generates referral revenue when tenants activate services through integrated partnerships with utility providers.

B2B MarketplacesPropTechSaaSAustin, US

Ben Doherty(Founder)in

Co-investorsNextGen Venture PartnersBoost VCCapital FactoryFounders FundGigafundGokul Rajaram

Whiplash Merchandisingwhiplashmerch.comFeb 2018

Whiplash Merchandising provides e-commerce software combining order management and warehouse management functions, along with fulfillment and labor management services.

Logistics & Supply Chain

James Marks

Co-investors500 Global

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

MezuOtto RoboticsStandard Holdings

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.