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, (currently 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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.@dnbornstein, founder of grantee @soljourno & @nytimes journalist, says "you’ve got to expose problems, but you’ve… https://t.co/tSXmki7w8B
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Winner of the @WorldBank Mission Billion Challenge + founder of grantee @Simprints, @TobyLNorman shares how his org… https://t.co/bbDWdaMQcE
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RT @center4goodfood: “If you have data, you have power. The Good Food Purchasing Program gives you data so you can drive change.” - Nathali…
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“Privacy is incredibly important, not just for the developed world, but for everyone, everywhere," - @TobyLNorman,… https://t.co/jk4aMIU5IC
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Grantee @CrisisTextLine has partnered with the @RoyalFamily and @headstogether to launch @giveusashout, a 24/7 ment… https://t.co/NecJoUPYak
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Using AI + satellite imagery, grantee @wattTime will begin tracking the air pollution coming from every power plant… https://t.co/nFxwLZxfdn
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DRK Managing Director, Nathalie Kylander, joined the 2019 @ObamaFoundation Fellows Reception last night to celebrat… https://t.co/nzUJm0CVBb
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RT @SmartOnCrimeUS: Mark your calendars! For September 24 & 25 for this year's Smart On Crime Innovations Conference at @JohnJayCollege Y…
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DRK welcomes @AIYNetwork to the portfolio! AIYN is a collaborative of community arts groups using arts education to… https://t.co/RgPmogLVnm
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Of the 20 transformational innovators selected to the 2019 class of @ObamaFoundation Fellows, 3 are DRK entrepreneu… https://t.co/xnzyMdVD7j
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Grantee @MforJ and @StanfordLaw's recently released report characterizes the data gap in California and the risks a… https://t.co/uI95Gy0vwE
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Grantee @AccountCounsel supports communities harmed by international finance to defend their human rights & environ… https://t.co/ffzBxXAtC1
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Proud of the work grantee @refugeeassist has done mobilizing its network of law students, lawyers, & local resource… https://t.co/TJCXCZnmyP
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#SkollWF is officially underway & we're thrilled to congratulate grantee @CrisisTextLine, a 2019 Skoll Awardee for… https://t.co/b5XwvUUxPs
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RT @LandedHomes: “Teachers are notoriously underpaid and buying homes is notoriously expensive. This is where Landed, which just raised a $…
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WATCH: @SquawkCNBC talks w @alexlofton, co-founder of grantee @LandedHomes & @alexisohanian of @Initialized about e… https://t.co/MJh5nk9mLn
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RT @LandedHomes: Big day today at Landed! With new funding from @Initialized, our recent collaboration with @FannieMae, & continued support…
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Grantee @UptrustOfficial makes technology to help defendants avoid unnecessary jail time and is going live in Ventu… https://t.co/hcFp2ejbvz