For DRK and the more than 260 portfolio organizations we’ve invested in, this is the moment we were made for. Our core belief in the power of human beings to make a difference in the lives of others has never been more clearly on display than now.
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (DRK) is a global venture philanthropy firm that finds, funds, and supports early-stage social impact organizations solving the world’s biggest social and environmental problems.
Action
Investment Spotlight: Food4Education
From feeding 25 kids in a small kitchen to serving 500,000 meals daily, Wawira Njiru’s Food4Education is transforming school meals in Kenya. Now, through The Audacious Project, she aims to nourish millions of children across Africa by 2030 with healthy, affordable food.
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270
Social impact organizations have joined the DRK Portfolio
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610M+
Lives have been collectively impacted by DRK portfolio organizations to date
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$1.8B
of downstream funding catalyzed in the last four years alone
Purpose
Investment Spotlight: Reboot Rx
Laura Kleiman, founder and CEO of Reboot Rx, is revolutionizing cancer care. Using AI to repurpose generic drugs, her team speeds up treatment development from years to weeks. Their first low-cost prostate cancer therapy, just $50 a year, could help patients live longer while saving billions in healthcare costs.
News
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2024 Audacious Project Grantees Include Two DRK Portfolio OrganizationsTwo DRK portfolio organizations were awarded catalytic grants from The Audacious Project — Food for Education and Transcend — bringing the total number of DRK…Oct 2024 -
Video: A Time to RoarAt DRK, we believe — even in the most challenging times — that hope does spring eternal. While we see the same seemingly endless challenges,…Oct 2024 -
What’s Your Start Agenda?Effective change efforts, whether activist movements or social enterprises, must focus beyond just the problem or symptom they want to eliminate. Posted in SSIR on September…Sep 2024 -
Food for Education Included in TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2024 ListPosted in TIME on May 30, 2024 By Varsha Bansal What started out 12 years ago as an ad hoc way to feed 25 schoolchildren…May 2024 -
Three DRK Portfolio Orgs Receive Google.org AI Prize for the Global GoalsOver the next three years, Jacaranda Health will develop, deploy, and scale a first-of-its-kind generative AI model capable of offering context-sensitive information and referral support…Mar 2024 -
Three DRK Portfolio Orgs Receive Google.org AI Prize for the Global GoalsOver the next three years, Jacaranda Health will develop, deploy, and scale a first-of-its-kind generative AI model capable of offering context-sensitive information and referral support…Mar 2024
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These Social Ventures are Scaling Impact by Improving Systems, Not Disrupting ThemPosted in ImpactAlpha on January 18, 2024 By David Blank To learn more about DRK Foundation, contact kshehade@drkfoundation.org. Disrupters have long held the edge in Silicon…Jan 2024 -
Cheap, Effective Treatments for Cancer Already Exist, So Why Don’t You Know About Them?Reboot Rx envisions a future where cancer patients worldwide have access to effective, low-cost treatment options that help them live longer and better lives. Reboot…Dec 2023 -
911 is a Literal Lifeline in Our Worst Moments. Why Does the System Favor Voice Over Text?In half of emergency call centers, you can’t send a text to 911 if you need help. A few years ago, what happened to my…Nov 2023 -
Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market ReturnsTo be successful, impact investors need more realistic expectations and to be part of a larger and community-based pool of capital, including philanthropic investments that…May 2023