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Drew Houston

Founder

Founder/CEO at Dropbox

San Francisco, California

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

FoundedDropbox · YC

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

About

Drew Houston, Dropbox co-founder, spent 400+ hours coding with LLMs and uses that insight plus his success in viral referral loops and bottoms-up product-led growth to coach founders reimagining workflows.

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Drew Houston @drewhouston

I shared more with the Dropbox team this morning — congrats Ashraf! https://t.co/Ab80vrHyNk

May 26, 2026 · ♥ 40 · ⇄ 2

Drew Houston @drewhouston

Today, we're promoting Ashraf Alkarmi to co-CEO of @Dropbox. Ashraf and I will jointly lead the company, and after a transition period, I'll move into the role of executive chairman and Ashraf will be sole CEO. Ashraf has transformed our core business since joining — the

May 26, 2026 · ♥ 1209 · ⇄ 35

Drew Houston @drewhouston

yesss https://t.co/OKukfKCFI5

Nov 8, 2025 · ♥ 31 · ⇄ 2

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFuture of Work

Founder/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 · 5

Altos VenturesGarage CapitalGreylock PartnersSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Y Combinator

Co-founders at Dropbox

AFArash Ferdowsi
Arash FerdowsiFounder
AAAshraf Alkarmi
Ashraf AlkarmiCo-CEO

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

Education

  1. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBS, Computer Science2001 — 2006

Skills & more

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

From Drew's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda

+ 843 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Meta123

TinaInvestments & Portfolio Services Team Member at Clear VenturesMike ArpaiaComputer scientist working on machine learning and data infrastructureKevin ColleranManaging Director at Slow VenturesJon ChuInvestor at Khosla VenturesRyan ScottInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid YangPartner at Lux Capital

+ 117 more

Network17

Balaji SrinivasanScout
Angel investor and founder of The Network School
Andrew NgScout
Managing General Partner at AI Fund
Anu DuggalScout
Founding Partner at Female Founders
Arash FerdowsiScout
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
Claire Hughes JohnsonScout
Corporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective
Dan ScholnickScout
General Partner at Trinity Ventures
David WaxmanScout
Partner at TenOneTen Ventures
▶5 more connections

DJ Patil · scoutEric Demuth · scoutKyle Vogt · scoutBill LeeKevin Hartz

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