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Andy Tang

Partner, Draper Associates | Founding partner, Draper Dragon

Menlo Park, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2014

    I lead investments in dual-use technology, biotech/digital health, AI, robotics, web3,and other areas. I also guide our new LPs and family offices into venture investing, helping them identify highly scalable startups such as Oklo, Colossal, Coinbase, Robinhood, and others at their earliest stages.

2023

  • Investor

    2023

  • Founding Partner

    2006

    Draper Dragon is an early-stage investment fund that I co-founded with Tim Draper and Larry Li in 2006. Today, it operates in US, Canada, and Asia. We have backed unicorns such as Microport Medical (HKSE: 0853.HK), Yeepay, Jing Jin Electric (SHA: 688280), NovelBeam (SSE: 688677), Otter.ai, Splashtop, AltoBeam, 1047 Games, Carv ($CARV), Galxe ($GAL), EtherFi ($EETH), VeChain ($VET), Certik ($CTK), QuarkChain ($QKC), Ledger, Coinbase, QTUM, OASIS ($ROSE), IOTEX, Gemini, Coinbase, and CoinDCX.

  • Chair of the Executive Committee

    2019

    Draper University is the home of tomorrow’s unicorns. We run an online and residential education program for visionary entrepreneurs, a startup lab and coworking space for top founding teams, and a world-renowned early-stage venture capital firm (DFJ Global Network). To increase the success of our portfolio companies, I also direct our invite-only program that supports family offices seeking to expand more into venture investing. I also chair the board’s executive committee.

  • CEO

    2015 - 2019

2025

  • Investor

    2025

    Inventing medicines that epigenetically reprogram cells to younger states.

  • Investor

    2021

    Genetics and biosciences company focusing on de-extinction and conservation.

2016

  • Investor

    2016

    Leading AI agent tool, including for transcriptions and meeting/work productivity.

2017

  • Investor

    2017

    World-leading cryptocurrency exchange, wallet and custodian. Listed on NASDAQ in 2021 ($COIN).

  • CEO

    2015

    I lead Hero City at Draper University, which is both a startup lab and coworking space that recruits from top accelerators, as well as the home of Draper Venture Network, and its four international funds. I also direct our efforts to partner with global VCs and corporations wanting to expand their Silicon Valley footprint.

2025

  • Investor

    2025

    Robotics AI company specializing in combat AGI; both to organize its own ground/aerial unmanned vehicles as well as other autonomous craft.