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Drew Houston

Unicorn founder

Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Dropbox

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

Find your path to Drew

547 people in our graph share verified history with Drew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Wesley ChanunlockedDrew: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2001)
×4Drew: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
×7Drew: together at Dropbox

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.

Co-Founder and Co-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 · 15

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2014Altos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checks · since 2014BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2014BlackRockWilmington · since 2014Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2014Garage CapitalWaterloo · since 2014Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checks · since 2014Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2014Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2014IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2014RBC Capitalsince 2014RIT Capital PartnersLondon · since 2014SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Palo Alto · since 2014Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2014Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2007

Co-founders at Dropbox

AFArash Ferdowsi
Arash FerdowsiCo-founder & CTO

Experience

  1. DropboxFounder & CEOcurrent2007 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  2. MetaBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  3. AccoladeFounder2004 — 2007
  4. Bit9, Inc.Software Engineer2006 — 2007

Skills & more

Python8SaaS20Enterprise Software5Entrepreneurship41Start-ups66Product Management15Scalability5Mobile Applications20Venture Capital13Mobile Devices10Cloud Computing8Guitar5
+9 moreProduct DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingDropboxE-commerceMonetizationStrategic PartnershipsUser ExperienceAnalyticsWeb Development

From Drew's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Drew Houston

On starting and scaling Dropbox (YC W07)

Y Combinator

Network18

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
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
Claire Hughes JohnsonScout
Corporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective
▶6 more connections

Dan Scholnick · scoutDavid Waxman · 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 Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Dropbox.
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.
Where did Drew Houston go to school?
Drew Houston studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Computer Science).
What podcasts and interviews feature Drew Houston?
Tracked appearances include "On starting and scaling Dropbox (YC W07)".

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