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Draper Goren Blockchain
Venture studioPre-Seed–Seed · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Draper Goren Blockchain backs early-stage startups building decentralized technology across blockchain, crypto, AI, proptech, and fintech. Operating as a venture studio and management company, the firm both creates and accelerates companies, investing capital alongside its time, network, and expertise as hands-on partners to founders. Its philosophy, 'Grow Together', emphasizes true partnership where founders' wins and challenges are shared. The firm seeks world-changing technology and startups championing decentralization to build more equitable, transparent, and inclusive solutions, aiming for a freer, more decentralized world.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 26, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & curated
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Draper Goren Blockchain went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 19 of 50 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×10Fintech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×3Developer Tools ×2EdTech ×2
HQs:United States×10Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×63 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data
Stanford University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×6Engineering ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2Politics & Policy ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 50 tracked
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Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(Co-founder & CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Co-founder)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)
Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen Horowitz+96 more
Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.
FintechMenlo Park, US
Vlad Tenev(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)in
BoardScott Sandell(Director)inJan Hammer(Director)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+65 more
A digital media platform publishing news, curated story collections, and a searchable directory of Black history makers and trailblazers.
EdTechMedia & Entertainment
Crypto commerce platform for real-world spending
Fintech
Sergej K.(Founder)inPatric StillerinSergej Kotliar
Co-investors3Comma Capital500 GlobalDraper AssociatesFulgur Venturesnzt.capitalBoost VC
Bloom is an investment advisory and brokerage platform that helps individuals build wealth through stock investing, including fractional shares.
ConsumerEdTechFintechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsContraryPosition VenturesRocketship.vcSamsung NextSoma CapitalY Combinator+4 more
Prove AI provides observability and auditing tooling for multi-agent AI systems, letting AI engineers trace how and why agents reach decisions, evaluate outcomes at runtime, and replay candidate fixes against trace archives to catch regressions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Mrinal Manohar(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalDigital StrategiesMapleblock CapitalPentos VenturesSaxonSora Ventures+5 more
Dolomite is a decentralized finance protocol that lets users trade and manage borrow positions on-chain, integrating DEX aggregators and protocol routing to swap, loop, hedge, or repay within a single transaction.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsBitDAOCoinbase VenturesGuanxiDAOMantle NetworkOptic CapitalRR2 Capital+5 more
Etherscan is a blockchain explorer platform that provides search, API, and analytics services for Ethereum and multiple other blockchains.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Matthew Tan(CEO & Founder)
Co-investors6th Man VenturesA.Capital VenturesCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupDraper AssociatesNascent+4 more
Ledger is a brokerage and advisory firm specializing in casualty insurance-linked securities (ILS), connecting insurers and reinsurers with institutional capital providers.
FintechInsurTechUnited States, US
Samir Shah(Founder/CEO)inJulien Brissonneau(Executive Officer, Promoter)Aymeric Rabot(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardEric Emmons(Director)inVictor Westerlind(Director)
Co-investors10T FundAccelCrosscut VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCJude GomilaMassMutual Ventures+17 more
Livegistics provides a digital platform that replaces paper tickets with digital workflows, using AI to capture and structure ticket data (signatures, GPS, photos, timestamps) for ticketing, compliance, and logistics management across job sites.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSDetroit, US
Justin Turk(Executive Officer, Director)inAndre Davis(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardShijiro Orchibat(Director)
Co-investorsCintrifuse CapitalMichigan RiseRefinery VentureReinventure CapitalTappan Hill VenturesBlack Operator+1 more
Lumerin offers decentralized, peer-to-peer futures contracts for Bitcoin hashpower, letting users lock in a fixed price and receive either the hashpower or its cash value at maturity.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
LunarCrush analyzes millions of social media posts in real time across networks like X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and news to produce sentiment and influence metrics for crypto assets, stocks, brands, and people.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechCosta Mesa, US
Joe Vezzani(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper AssociatesLBANK LabsManutara VenturesTechstarsTRGCWWVentures+8 more
Ownera provides digital infrastructure solutions for capital markets, enabling financial institutions to digitize and operate securities and financial assets using blockchain-based technology.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Ami Ben-David(Founder & CEO, Member of the Board)inYuval Carmel(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsPolymorphic CapitalVolution Ventures
Propy provides a real estate closing platform that records property deeds onchain and uses AI to handle transaction paperwork, aiming to reduce fraud and add transparency to home purchases.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3PropTechAtherton, US
Natalia Karayaneva(CEO & President of Propy Title)inEric L. Cruz(CRO)inAnna Atencio(Propy Title CEO)inDenitza Tyufekchieva(Executive Officer)Maria Angelova(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsArrington CapitalBaseTwoDraper AssociatesArrington XRP CapitalPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERS
RIVET's platform provides workforce management and communication tools for specialty contractors, enabling centralized dispatch of schedules, job assignments, and workforce notifications across field teams.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSDetroit, US
Louis Gelinas(Executive Officer)inRyan Meitl(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew(VP of Engineering)PatrickAdamRandy
Co-investorsAugment VenturesBrick Mortar VenturesDefy PartnersDetroit Venture PartnersMichigan RiseBAM Ventures+2 more
StableTech coordinates a consortium of Tezos ecosystem contributors to build open-source DeFi technologies on the Tezos blockchain, including stablecoins, lending protocols, and cross-chain bridges.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsDraper Goren Holm
Tezos is an open-source blockchain platform designed for Web3 applications and asset management, featuring self-amending governance, smart contract safety, and a native token (XTZ) for network interaction and staking.
Crypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsContinue CapitalDraper AssociatesHyperchain CapitalLimitless Crypto InvestmentsMetachain CapitalMiH Ventures+5 more
Web3 domain company; raised a $65M Series A.
Las Vegas, US
Matthew Gould(Executive Officer, Director)inBraden Pezeshki(Founder)in
Co-investorsDivergenceDraper AssociatesPantera CapitalRainfall VenturesRed Beard VenturesSound Media Ventures+9 more
Vertalo builds compliance infrastructure for tokenized real-world securities, connecting issuance to trading and maintaining the registry/cap-table records that securities issuers are legally required to keep.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSAustin, US
Gautam Gujral(Founder)inDave Hendricks(CEO)in
Co-investorsTezos FoundationCollab+CurrencyNaples Technology VenturesNext Coast Ventures11-11 VenturesDraper Goren Holm (DGH)+1 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AIVREBima MoneyBlockchain Founder’s FundBuildCalyptoCoin SquadFinleteH2crypt0InnovestaJunoKalamintLitFinancialNaftosNFTY MarketsPlentyPrimeDAOProtocodingRacinoRealTReturn FinanceSeriesSimetriaSuper WorldSuperbudThurman LabsTitanTotleTurf NetworkYale Daily NewsZoop
Exits · 2
2 IPOsPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCoinbase · Coinbase Blog · Aug 13, 2026
Robinhood · techcrunch.com · Aug 5, 2026
Propy · prnewswire.com · Jan 29, 2026
Bitrefill · leadsontrees.com · Jul 31, 2025
Ledger Investing · ledgerinvesting.com · May 28, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Draper Goren Blockchain made?
- Draper Goren Blockchain has 50 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Draper Goren Blockchain invest at?
- Draper Goren Blockchain invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Draper Goren Blockchain focus on?
- Draper Goren Blockchain focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, PropTech.
- Who does Draper Goren Blockchain co-invest with?
- Draper Goren Blockchain most often shares deals with Draper Associates, Arrington Capital, Coinbase Ventures, among 81 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAlon Goren | Founding Partner of Draper Goren Blockchain | The Big Biz Show
LOFT100 Studios · Alon Goren
Inside the Mind of a Billionaire VC — Tim Draper’s Boldest Predictions
Chris Reynolds · Tim Draper
The Future of VC with Legendary Investor, Tim Draper
Ninepoint Partners · Tim Draper
Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates + Draper University joins NYSE TV Live
New York Stock Exchange · Tim Draper
Tim Draper: On Startups, Bitcoin & Space Exploration | E111
EU-Startups · Tim Draper
A Fireside Chat with Tim Draper, Founder Draper Associates, at Paklaunch UNConference '24.2
Paklaunch · Tim Draper
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