Draper Associates Launches Fund 8
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Fund News · June 22, 2026 · Draper Associates · 00 Min
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Fund NewsDraper Associates Launches Fund 8Our $300 million early-stage flagship fund, backing the founders of the future.
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Draper Associates is happy to announce the launch of DA8 after spinning out from DFJ 12 years ago. This is Tim Draper's 41st year in the venture capital business, and 12th year since we relaunched the Draper Associates brand with outside investors.

Our strategy remains consistent. We back exceptional, iconoclastic founders early, ones using excellent, deep technology to go after industries that haven't been disrupted in 20+ years.

With our strategy, we hope to help entrepreneurs advance humanity and make massive anthropological leaps forward.

In addition to providing first investments in Tesla, SpaceX, Hotmail, Skype, and Baidu, the team's recent early-stage investment successes include Bitcoin, Robinhood, Iceye, Oklo, Coinbase, Xanadu, Polymarket, and Colossal.

Tim Draper, Andy Tang, and our whole investment team welcome our new limited partners and founders as they join the exciting Draper journey!

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