Draper B1

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Seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B digital businesses including software, marketplaces, on-demand services, AI and blockchain. They are powered by and shaping innovation from Spain with a 'local sourcing for global scaling' approach.

Check Size

$200K - $2M

Stages

Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Enterprise Saas, Ai Ml, Blockchain Crypto

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Investment Thesis

Draper B1 believes in investing in people and ambitious founders looking to change the world. Their mission is to help entrepreneurs innovating and transforming how we live and work. They prioritize people over transactions and value creation over value extraction. As early-stage investors, they focus on founders’ ‘intention’ - understanding the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of their vision - rather than purely financial metrics, and believe that great companies can come from anywhere.

What Sets Them Apart

Southern European arm of the global Draper Venture Network founded by Tim Draper (early backer of Baidu, Skype, SpaceX, Hotmail, Tesla)
Access to Draper Venture Network connecting 25+ independent VC firms globally with Tier 1 corporates (Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Oracle, PayPal, Samsung)
Hands-on investors with active portfolio management and long-term commitment
Extensive perks program worth €700,000+ including AWS ($100k credits), IBM Cloud ($120k credits), Azure, Stripe, HubSpot, and other tech services
CEO Summit access with global leading speakers in Silicon Valley
Deep experience with 200+ founders backed over 10 years and 100+ tech funding rounds
Emphasis on founder intention and ESG considerations from pre-investment stage