Bill Draper started Draper & Johnson in 1962 and later founded Sutter Hill Ventures and Draper Richards. His investments include OpenTable, Athenhealth, Apollo Computer (acquired by HP), Integrated Genetics (Genzyme), Qume(I.T.T.), Activision (Mediagenic), Xidex(Eastman Kodak), Measurex, Hybritech (Eli Lilly), and more.
Bill's son, Tim Draper founded Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network. He was an early investor in more than 30 unicorns including: Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, Baidu, Twitch, PTC, Robinhood, and Bitcoin. He also started Draper University of Heroes, a school dedicated to supercharging entrepreneurs.
Tim's daughter, Jesse founded Halogen Ventures, where she has recently raised a new fund focusing on women entrepreneurs and consumer companies. She is an early investor in Laurel & Wolf, Sugarfina, and a number of others. She is best known for her Emmy nominated show called, "The Valley Girl," in which she interviewed top entrepreneurs in technology.
Polly is an award-winning Actress, writer, producer and director Polly Draper is perhaps most famous for her leading role in tv series THIRTYSOMETHING and as a show runner for Nickelodeon's THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND, which starred her real-life sons Nat & Alex Wolff. More recently, Polly can be seen recurring on THE GOOD WIFE and RHINEBROOK. She can also be seen starring in such films as OUR IDIOT BROTHER, JANE WANTS A BOYFRIEND, and opposite Jenny Slate in indie darling OBVIOUS CHILD. Polly's film STELLA'S LAST WEEKEND, which she wrote, directed and stars in opposite her sons Nat and Alex Wolff will be released in the Fall. Polly can be seen next in CBS's highly anticipated dark thriller series, TELL ME A STORY
