We believe that having the courage to tackle a problem in this world by starting a company is a superhuman task. Any founder, who decided to start a company, is a superhero. We take a lot of pride in being able to play a small role in their journeys and train them to go from human to superhuman by building endurance. Enduring companies are built by enduring founders.
DraperU runs the largest IRL residential program in Silicon Valley taking no equity up front.
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2012 by Tim Draper, Draper University is a venture capital firm that trains and invests in entrepreneurs building the future through technology. Part of the wider Draper ecosystem of companies, we invest all the way from pre-seed to Series A.
We have trained 5,000+ founders from 103 countries in the last 13 years who have gone on to start 3500+ companies that have created over 14,000+ jobs globally. Companies started by our alumni are collectively valued over $4 Billion+, alumni have founded companies like Pretty Litter, Qtum, 1047 Games, nVision, Lemon Cash, and more. Draper funds in the last three decades have invested in some of the most iconic companies of our time. Products and services we still use, every day. Tesla, Skype, Twitter, Hotmail, Robinhood, Coinbase, SpaceX are some of these names you might recognize.
<aside> ⚡ *We evaluate all the entrepreneurs in the cohort, top performers get access to free housing and co-working in Silicon Valley and get passes to our Annual Summit.
All Alumni get a 50% discount on Draper facilities i.e housing, co-working.
*Note that not all companies will receive a check from DraperU Ventures after completing the program. Investments are subject to many factors, but you will have the opportunity to pitch to our investment team.
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