History
William H. Draper, III, and Robin Richards Donohoe began investing together in the venture industry in 1994, concentrating on companies in India. Since then, they have invested in more than 100 early stage information technology investments in India and the United States.
They formed the Draper Richards Foundation in 2001 with a fund totaling $14 million, the majority of which was contributed by Bill and Robin, with contributions from family members. Bill and Robin’s successful venture capital partnership shaped the approach of the foundation and helped create the model we follow today.
In 2010,their foundation became the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation when former vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and professor of leadership at Harvard Business School, Robert S. Kaplan, (former President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) joined as co-chair. Together the team raised the foundation’s second fund, inviting 20 innovative philanthropists to join them as donor partners.
In 2016, the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation launched its third fund, with 50 donor partners dedicated to supporting 100 new social enterprises that are addressing the key challenges faced by our nation and our world.
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.@AmnaHealing launches SADA (translated to 'voice' in Farsi) to bring the human stories behind refugee experiences… https://t.co/7IzHtFWAYR
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RT @AshokaUS: Today in @Forbes : @d_holli of @city_bureau talks democracy and local journalism with @keithhammonds of @soljourno https:/…
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Great @Forbes profile on the transformational impact @CommonMkt had during the pandemic. "Common Market distributed… https://t.co/2IaWqYSwZH
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Poverty fighter Anushka Ratnayake's nonprofit @myAgroFarms offers farmers a place to save small amounts of money an… https://t.co/LdLSgFkXIJ
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.@learning_rocket named a @Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia for Social Impact. Since launching two years ago, Rocket Learnin… https://t.co/0DXwmQzwZ6
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RT @Simprints: A few weeks ago, we attended the Annual @DRKFoundation Convening at the Hague. One of our first funders, they have been supp…
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.@reidhoffman and @uzomazo, @teamameelio Co-Founder and CEO, discuss increasing communication tools and educational… https://t.co/di0s6xWiqx
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The @commonwealthsec awards @PeepulIndia the 2022 Commonwealth Education Award for Rethinking Education for Innovat… https://t.co/bTjzzNvu0T
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Human rights lawyer, Becca Heller, believes that every refugee and migrant deserves a safe pathway to resettlement.… https://t.co/iHGqIwIezW
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Incredible impact at scale! @Solar_Sister illuminates the lives of 3M people in sub-Saharan Africa with solar produ… https://t.co/tzRI7Mcupl
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Understanding the emotional fallout of violence and displacement is more important than ever. @ZarlashtH, writer, r… https://t.co/zUOtLy9LNv
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We're so proud to see 3 amazing DRK Foundation portfolio organizations – @myAgroFarms, @IRAP & @NooraHealth – among… https://t.co/ztcx3vhaYK
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RT @ELMAPhilanthro: .@Living_Goods & @lastmilehealth partnered to deploy 50,000 digitally empowered community health workers to provide on-…
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Join @GalvinAlmanza, co-founder of @PFJ_USA, for a virtual event on Friday, April 8. Presented by @HNMCP, the event… https://t.co/pLtxaznDqf
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.@NooraHealth receives the 2022 Skoll Award for Social Innovation! With nearly 2M caregivers trained, Noora Health… https://t.co/s7BArUT5Ap