William Draper Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 13

  • Portfolio
  • 6

  • Exits
  • 7

Exits

William Draper General Information

Description

Mr. William Draper is the Founder and serves as Managing Partner at Path Ventures. Previously, he served as General Partner at Draper Associates. Prior to joining Draper Associates, he founded Mobber, a social referral platform that allowed several users to tweet a message simultaneously (eventually kicked off Twitter API, a badge of honor). He then went on to work at Facebook and Apartment List. He is responsible for early-stage investments in companies like Robinhood, Samba TV, Laurel & Wolf, Packlane, LawTrades, Tempo Automation, and others. He was listed on the Forbes 30 Under 30 for venture capital in 2016.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • San Francisco, CA
  • United States

William Draper Investments (13)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Consensus (Boston) 03-Jul-2023 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Abstract (Business/Productivity Software) 04-Aug-2022 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Bolder Money 24-May-2022 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
Compology 25-Jul-2019 Environmental Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
CryptoMove 01-Jan-2019 Network Management Software Out of Business
Packlane 05-Jun-2018 Paper Containers and Packaging Generating Revenue
EquityZen 18-Jul-2017 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Globevestor 10-Jul-2015 Private Equity Generating Revenue
Kash 01-Apr-2015 Seed Round Financial Software Generating Revenue
Teachable 08-Oct-2014 Seed Round Educational Software Generating Revenue

William Draper Exits (7)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Globevestor 01-Dec-2023 Secondary Transaction - Private
Compology 06-Oct-2022
Robinhood 29-Jul-2021
Teachable 16-Mar-2020
Laurel & Wolf 05-Mar-2019
CryptoMove Out of Business
Kash Merger/Acquisition

William Draper Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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William Draper Team (1)

Name Title Deals Funds Boards Office
William Draper Angel Investor San Francisco, CA

William Draper Co-Investors (30)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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William Draper FAQs

  • Who is William Draper?

    William Draper is an angel Investor who has made 13 investments.

  • What kind of investor is William Draper?

    William Draper is an angel investor.

  • What does William Draper do?

    As an angel investor, William Draper invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has William Draper invested in?

    William Draper has made numerous investments in companies like Consensus (Boston), Abstract (Business/Productivity Software), and Bolder Money within the Business/Productivity Software and Financial Services industries.

  • What has William Draper invested in recently?

    William Draper's latest investment was on 03-Jul-2023 in Consensus (Boston), a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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