Andy Tang
CEO of Draper University
Menlo Park, California
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2014 - Current
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.
Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in industry-transforming companies.
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
Investor
2025
Inventing medicines that epigenetically reprogram cells to younger states.
Investor
2021
Genetics and biosciences company focusing on de-extinction and conservation.
Investor
2016
Leading AI agent tool, including for transcriptions and meeting/work productivity.
Otter.ai improves business team productivity by providing an app to capture, share, and recall all meeting notes.
Raised $73,000,000.00 from Draper Associates, H. Barton Asset Management, Draper Dragon, Fusion Fund, Slow Ventures, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Spectrum Equity, Gutbrain Ventures, Horizons Ventures and Duke Angel Network.
Investor
2017
World-leading cryptocurrency exchange, wallet and custodian. Listed on NASDAQ in 2021 ($COIN).
Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.
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.
Hero City is an unique co-working space with a vibrant culture and eclectic community of bold people with world changing.
Investor
2025
Robotics AI company specializing in combat AGI; both to organize its own ground/aerial unmanned vehicles as well as other autonomous craft.
Investor
2021
Groundbreaking (and world's largest) predictions market.