About
Andy Tang is a partner at Draper Associates, founding partner of Draper Dragon, and chair of the executive committee for Draper University. He co-founded Draper Dragon with Tim Draper in 2006 and helped launch Draper Associates' first outside fund in 2014, focusing on investments in deeptech, AI, biotech/healthcare, web3, and defense. Prior to venture investing, he worked in semiconductor R&D at MIT, in commercial operations at Intel, in technology investment banking at Credit Suisse, and in corporate venture roles at Infineon Technologies and ABB.
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Experience
- Draper AssociatesPartnercurrent2014 — presentSan Mateo
- Draper DragonFounding Partnercurrent2006 — presentSilicon Valley
- Draper UniversityChair of the Executive Committeecurrent2019 — present
- Draper UniversityCEO2015 — 2019Silicon Valley
- America250Investor Judgecurrent2026 — present
- Hero City at Draper UniversityCEOcurrent2015 — presentSilicon Valley
- NewLimitInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Scout AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Aurelius SystemsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Kamau TherapeuticsInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- RadiantInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Longshot Space Technologies CorporationInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- FirehawkInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Venus AerospaceInvestorcurrent2021 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
- Colossal BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- PolymarketInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- GeminiInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- XanaduInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- LedgerInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- ICEYEInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- CoinbaseInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- VeChainInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- Otter.aiInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- Verge GenomicsInvestorcurrent2015 — present
- VicariousInvestorcurrent2014 — present
- Oklo IncInvestorcurrent2013 — present
- PrettyLitterInvestorcurrent2015 — present
- TrilliantInvestorcurrent2010 — present
- EDDA Technology, Inc.Investorcurrent2008 — present
- NovelBeam OpticsInvestorcurrent2008 — present
- Splashtop Inc.Investorcurrent2008 — present
- JING-JIN ELECTRICInvestorcurrent2007 — present
- ClinChoiceInvestorcurrent2007 — presentUS, India, and China
- AltoBeam Inc.Investorcurrent2007 — present
- YeePayInvestorcurrent2006 — present
- ABB Technology VenturesManaging Director2011 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
- Infineon TechnologiesPrincipal and Member of the Investment Committee2002 — 2006Silicon Valley, CA
- Credit Suisse First BostonInvestment Banker - Technology Group2000 — 2002
- UBSSummer Associate1999New York City Metropolitan Area
- IntelSenior Engineer and Marketing Manager1995 — 1998
Skills & more
Corporate Development99Emerging Markets90Mergers & Acquisitions99Start-ups99Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship99Due Diligence77Investments80Finance64Private Equity42Portfolio Management32Business Development99
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Product ManagementValuationBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsFinancial TechnologyBitcoinblockchainEducational TechnologyEnterprise SoftwareStrategyManagementLanguages Chinese · Spanish
From Andy's professional profile.
Colleagues at Draper Dragon
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Alex Loomes
Principal at Bullpen Capital
Andy Tang
Partner at Draper Associates
Dr. Dazhi Guo
Operation Partner / CDDJAP Research Fellow at Draper Dragon
Edward Lee
Venture Partner at Draper Dragon
James R. Cantre
Venture Partner at Draper Dragon
Larry Li
Founding Partner at Draper Dragon
Matt Huang
Venture Partner at Draper Dragon
Olivia Peter
Vice President, Finance at Lightstone Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Andy Tang?
- Andy Tang is a partner at Draper Associates, founding partner of Draper Dragon, and chair of the executive committee for Draper University. He co-founded Draper Dragon with Tim Draper in 2006 and helped launch Draper Associates' first outside fund in 2014, focusing on investments in deeptech, AI, biotech/healthcare, web3, and defense. Prior to venture investing, he worked in semiconductor R&D at MIT, in commercial operations at Intel, in technology investment banking at Credit Suisse, and in corporate venture roles at Infineon Technologies and ABB.
- Where does Andy Tang work?
- Andy Tang is Founding Partner at Draper Dragon.
- Where did Andy Tang go to school?
- Andy Tang studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSEE, Engineering); The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (BSEE, Engineering).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended The Wharton School1,557
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also attended Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin3
Shared employers
Also worked at Scout AI3
Also worked at Aurelius Systems2
Also worked at Verge Genomics7
Hani GoodarziFounder, Tahoe Therapeutics at Amplify PartnersEmily MeltonInvestor at Threshold VenturesAndy TangPartner at Draper AssociatesJim CohenCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate VenturesMark PoagCo-Founder and General Partner at Fitz Gate VenturesWilliam AbecassisManaging Partner and CIO at Braven
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Also worked at Credit Suisse First Boston606
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