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Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Investor · Menlo Park, CA, United States · North America
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is a global venture philanthropy firm that supports early-stage, high-impact social enterprises, funding both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. It provides three-year unrestricted funding and takes a board seat, working as an operating partner to help organizations build capacity and scale.
Invests inEducationFintechHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordssocial enterpriseimpactventure philanthropyearly stagecapacity buildingai
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Or find every investor that fitsDraper Richards Kaplan Foundation lists 8 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Education (46%), Fintech (15%) and Healthcare & Biotech (15%). 67% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Baobab Network, Chui Ventures and NewSchools Venture Fund.
No funding round on record names Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 46% | 7% |
| Fintech | 15% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 15% | 15% |
| Legal & Compliance | 8% | 2% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 8% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 8% | 3% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers8100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 15th | 8 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 81th | 46% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
8 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collective Energy provides solar and storage solutions for non-profit organizations, particularly health centers, to ensure reliable and affordable energy during grid outages and natural disasters. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Digital Public Works builds digital infrastructure that strengthens communities | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| EducationSuperHighway grants scholarships for literacy tutoring to students in first grade who are reading below grade level | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Energiesprong Global Alliance is a global movement that develops scalable approaches to make homes and buildings fit for the future | Real Estate & ConstructionSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Mighty Finance provides financing solutions, including loans, for small businesses and civil servants | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides educators with resources to help students learn to confidently navigate the digital world. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Skills Builder Global provides tools and resources for individuals and organizations to understand and develop essential skills. | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Uprooted Academy provides AI-powered college and career advising for high schools | EducationEducation | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- drkfoundation.org
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 8
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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