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The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation — Portfolio

Investor actively backing innovative startups and growth-stage companies across various industries and funding rounds.

82
Companies
$219.7M
Total invested
$2.7M
Avg. check
42
Industries
Non Profit 11Education 6Health Care 4Renewable Energy 3News 3Energy 2+36 more
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Portfolio companies

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Child Poverty Action Lab
May 2026

Child Poverty Action Lab uses data, public partnerships, and community action to reduce child poverty.

Charity · Dallas$1.0M Grant
BoxPower
January 2026

BoxPower's software and hardware innovations allow utilities and commercial customers to reimagine how power is provided.

Energy · Grass Valley$6.7M Venture - Series Unknown
Center on Rural Innovation
January 2026

The Center on Rural Innovation uses progressive public, private, and philanthropic partnerships and strategies.

Non Profit · HartlandGrant
The Chancery Lane Project
December 2025

The Chancery Lane Project uses contracts to tackle climate change to turn net zero targets into actionable agreements.

Environmental Consulting · London$250K Grant
Transcend
December 2025

Transcend is a nonprofit organization that offers K-12 education, change management, innovation, R&D, design thinking, and school models.

Education · Hastings On HudsonGrant
Samaritan
November 2025

Samaritan app enables people to donate easily to homeless people.

Apps · Seattle$500K Grant
SolarAPP+
October 2025

SolarAPP+ automates plan review and issues instant permits for residential solar and storage systems through a web-based platform.

Non Profit · Washington$4.0M Grant
Crisis Text Line
October 2025

Crisis Text Line is free, 24/7 emotional support for those in crisis.

Information Technology · New YorkGrant
CareMessage
September 2025

Technology non-profit building the largest patient engagement platform for low-income populations in the United States.

Health Care · San FranciscoGrant
Unmudl
August 2025

Skills-to-Job marketplace. Back-to-school for grown-ups powered by community colleges to connect learners to jobs

Marketplace · AustinVenture - Series Unknown
Darsel
July 2025

Darsel is an education platform that helps K12 students to learn math through AI chatbot.

Education · StanfordGrant
City Bureau
July 2025

City Bureau is a non-profit civic journalism lab that produces media for the public.

Media and Entertainment · Chicago$1.3M Grant
Empower Schools
June 2025

Empower Schools collaborates with communities to help them get the schools they want with the outcomes that students require.

Association · Boston$500K Grant
American Journalism Project
February 2025

The American Journalism Project is the first venture philanthropy organization dedicated to local news.

Communities · Washington$25.0M Grant
Coalfield Development
October 2024

Coalfield Development is a social enterprise that focuses on personal, professional and economical development.

CivicTech · Wayne$1.4M Grant
Ignite Reading
October 2024

Ignite Reading is a tutoring organization that helps accelerate students' reading progress with education administration programs.

Education · San Francisco$36.8M Series B
Seed Global Health
September 2024

Seed Global Health strengthens health education and delivery in places facing a dire shortage of health professionals.

Education · Boston$6.3M Grant
Propel America
February 2024

Propel America aspires to the day when every high school graduate has a viable path to prosperity.

Education · BostonGrant
BelleVie
February 2024

BelleVie's vision is to build a society where everyone is valued and supported.

Elder Care · Abingdon$63K Grant
Intelehealth
January 2024

Open-source mobile telemedicine platform for last mile health care delivery

Health Care · Baltimore$50K Grant
Brilliant Cities
January 2024

Brilliant Cities was established to offer a completely fresh method for local kindergarten readiness.

Children · Detroit$50K Grant
Tarjimly
December 2023

Tarjimly connects refugees and immigrants with on-demand translators and interpreters.

Apps · Mountain View$250K Grant
News Revenue Hub
December 2023

News Revenue Hub is a nonprofit organisation that helps news organizations build financial sustainability

News · San Diego$450K Grant
Watt Time
December 2023

Watt Time builds technologies that enable electronic devices to automatically sync the times they use power to moments of clean energy.

Clean Energy · Oakland$500K Grant

Where The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation invests

Non Profit11
Education6
Health Care4
Renewable Energy3
News3
Energy2

About The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation's portfolio

How many companies has The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation invested in?▸

The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation has invested in 82 companies tracked in our database. The portfolio spans multiple industries and funding stages, from seed-stage startups to late-stage companies.

What industries does The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation invest in?▸

The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation's top investment sectors include Non Profit, Education, Health Care, Renewable Energy, News. The firm invests across 42 different industry categories.

What is The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation's largest investment?▸

Among tracked funding rounds, Ignite Reading received $36.8M in a Series B round. The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation's total known invested capital is $219.7M.

What is the average investment size for The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation?▸

The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation's average investment size is $2.7M across its portfolio of 82 companies.

What are The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation's most recent investments?▸

Recent The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation portfolio additions include Child Poverty Action Lab, BoxPower, Center on Rural Innovation, The Chancery Lane Project, Transcend. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.

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