Draper Associates is a venture capital firm founded by Tim Draper and based in San Mateo, investing from pre-seed through Series A across a wide range of sectors including AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and frontier technologies. The firm is known for backing bold, category-changing companies at an early stage.

Although it is a broad generalist deep-tech investor, it has shown selective activity in neurotechnology through investments such as Phantom Neuro. Its role in the space is more opportunistic than thematic, but it remains relevant for founders building ambitious, platform-like technologies.

The firm invests globally, with strongest presence in the United States and growing activity in the United Kingdom. For neurotech founders, Draper Associates is most relevant when the company has large-scale market ambition and a strong frontier-tech narrative.