Draper Associates β 2025 Investments
8 investments dated 2025 Β· listed companies and verified rows first Β· show all
1Fort AI builds an AI workforce platform for insurance brokers that automates manual workflows like quoting, invoicing, and servicing, enabling brokers to spend more time with clients.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSNew York, US
Anthony Marshi(CEO)inToby Hung(COO)inLeon Rishniw(CTO)in
Co-investors8-Bit CapitalBonfire VenturesConnetic VenturesCharacterCharacter VCCompany Ventures+2 more
Aurelius Systems builds Archimedes, an autonomous counter-UAS laser system that combines high-power directed energy, optical sensors, and AI to detect, track, and neutralize aerial drone threats without an operator.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareSan Francisco, US
John Marmaduke(Executive Officer, Director)Michael LaFramboise(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPaige Craig(Director)
Co-investorsBlack FlagBlue Ivy VenturesDecisive PointFoundersGeneral CatalystGoAhead Ventures+2 more
Firehawk Aerospace manufactures solid rocket motors, energetic materials, and propellant using additive (3D printing) manufacturing to produce propellant grains and hybrid rocket engine components.
Defense TechHardwareSpace TechWilmington, US
Will Edwards(Cofounder)Andrew Wills Edwards(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBackswing VenturesCathexis VenturesDecisive PointPlains VenturesRed Beard VenturesVictorum+5 more
Maestro is an open-source mobile UI testing tool that runs human-readable YAML end-to-end tests on iOS simulators and Android emulators, with a CLI, visual test IDE (Studio), cloud runner, and an MCP server for AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Jacob Krupski(Founder)Leland Takamine(Founder)
Co-investorsModern TechnicalAcronym Venture CapitalDraper DragonEssence Venture CapitalNetEaseNew Stack Ventures+3 more
Midl provides a Bitcoin execution environment with an Ethereum VM-compatible engine so smart contracts and dApps can run natively on Bitcoin without bridges.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Iva Wisher(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper Dragon
Radiant Nuclear develops Kaleidos, a portable nuclear microreactor designed to replace diesel generators for remote locations and provide resilient backup power to hospitals, datacenters, and military installations.
Deep TechEnergyHardwareEl Segundo, US
Doug Bernauer(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Andreessen HorowitzBeyond CapitalCantos VenturesCarbonCrosscut Ventures+14 more
Scout develops Fury, a multimodal foundation model for defense robotics that lets operators command fleets of heterogeneous ground, air, sea, and space robots via natural language and coordinate them autonomously.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSilicon Valley, US
Colby Adcock(Founder)inCollin Otis(Founder)in
Co-investorsBooz Allen VenturesDecisive PointEvolution VC PartnersHabitat PartnersAlign VenturesBVVC+6 more
Vermeer develops vision-based positioning technology for aerial platforms and drones that operates without GPS in contested, spoofed, or GPS-denied environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRoboticsQueens, US
Brian Streem(CEO)Suresh Kumar(CTO)
Co-investorsGENIUS NYTechstarsTenon VenturesAero X VenturesRockaway VenturesSuper Ventures
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