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Drew Houston

InvestorUnicorn founder

CEO at Dropbox · Founder & CEO at Dropbox Ventures · Investor at DCM Ventures

San Francisco, CA

Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $25K

FoundedDropbox$12B · YC

30 Under 30 2022 · Hall of Fame30 Under 30 2013 · Consumer Technology30 Under 30 2012 · Consumer Technology

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About

Drew Houston co-founded Dropbox in 2007 after forgetting a USB stick on a bus, took it through Y Combinator, and led it to a 2018 IPO and hundreds of millions of users. He famously turned down a nine-figure acquisition approach from Steve Jobs, who called Dropbox a feature rather than a product. He remains CEO and invests through Dropbox Ventures.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFuture of Work

Beyond investing

Founded
Co-founded Dropbox in 2007.
Boards
Serves on the Dropbox board of directors.

Mentioned above: the Dropbox mafia →

From Drew's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

CEO at DropboxYC S07

Intro paths

YC

Drew went through Y Combinator (Summer 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Drew can intro founders to Dropbox's investors below.

Dropbox's investors · 27

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2014Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks · since 2014August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks · since 2016BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2014BlackRockNew York · since 2014Chang Corporationsince 2014CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2014Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2014FJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checks · since 2014Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2011Garage CapitalWaterloo · since 2014Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2014Goldman SachsNew York · since 2011Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checks · since 2014Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2014Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2014Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2011IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2014Kevin Hartzsince 2007Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks · since 2008Plug and Play VenturesSilicon Valley · $50K – $400K checks · since 2014RBC Capitalsince 2014RIT Capital PartnersLondon · since 2014SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto · since 2014Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2014SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checks · since 2007Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2007

Co-founders at Dropbox

AFArash Ferdowsi
Arash FerdowsiFounder

Investments

Per curated public sources.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Drew Houston

Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)

Lenny's Podcast

Dropbox founder Drew Houston on why distribution is more important than product

Startup Archive

Build A Culture that Survives Change — Drew Houston, Dropbox | Enterprise Ready Conf 2025

WorkOS

Why building Dropbox changed my life | Reflections on success with Dropbox CEO Drew Houston

CultRepo

Drew Houston's Incredible Stories from the Early Days of Dropbox

The Social Radars Podcast

Dropbox ft. Drew Houston - How the Cloud Pioneer Reinvented Itself

Sequoia Capital

1 more appearances

Colleagues at Dropbox Ventures

Brian Lachman
Investor at Dropbox Ventures
Donald Tucker
Head of Corporate Development & Ventures at Dropbox Ventures
Karim Anchassi
Corporate Development & Investments at Dropbox Ventures

Network20

Balaji SrinivasanScout
Angel investor and founder of The Network School
Arash FerdowsiScout
Co-founder of Dropbox
Tobias LütkeScout
Co-founder & CEO of Shopify
Amjad MasadScout
Co-founder & CEO of Replit
Andrew NgScout
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Anu DuggalScout
Founding Partner at Female Founders
Arianna HuffingtonScout
Angel
Bradley KeywellScout
Investor at Lightbank
Brandon BeckScout
Principal at Kickstart Fund
Cameron McLainScout
Building things that endure, and living fully along the way.
Carter ReumScout
Co-Founder and Partner at M13
Chun XiaScout
Founding Partner at TSVC
▶8 more connections

Claire Hughes Johnson · scoutDan Scholnick · scoutDavid Waxman · scoutDJ Patil · scoutEric Demuth · scoutKyle Vogt · scoutBill LeeKevin Hartz

Investors connected to Drew in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Drew Houston?
Drew Houston co-founded Dropbox in 2007 after forgetting a USB stick on a bus, took it through Y Combinator, and led it to a 2018 IPO and hundreds of millions of users. He famously turned down a nine-figure acquisition approach from Steve Jobs, who called Dropbox a feature rather than a product. He remains CEO and invests through Dropbox Ventures.
Where does Drew Houston work?
Drew Houston is CEO of Dropbox and Founder & CEO at Dropbox Ventures and at DCM Ventures.
What does Drew Houston invest in?
Drew Houston invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Future of Work.
What check size does Drew Houston write?
Drew Houston typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
What companies did Drew Houston found?
Drew Houston founded Dropbox.
What companies has Drew Houston invested in?
Investments tracked here include 100 Thieves, Balsa, Blueprint Bryan Johnson, Cartwheel, Certa, Color, Convex, Convoy, Created by Humans, Datamode, Earn.com, Exec, and 32 more.
What podcasts and interviews feature Drew Houston?
Tracked appearances include "Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox)", "Dropbox founder Drew Houston on why distribution is more important than product", "Build A Culture that Survives Change — Drew Houston, Dropbox | Enterprise Ready Conf 2025", and 4 more.

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