About Draper Athena
Draper Athena is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. It is primarily based out of San Mateo, United States. It primarily invests in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and Retail. Overall, Draper Athena portfolio has seen 4 IPOs and 5 acquisitions including key companies like Oracle, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Intel. Draper Athena has team of 2 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Draper Athena's List of Top Investments
Draper Athena has a portfolio of 11 companies. Their most notable investments include Oracle and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.Their portfolio spans across United States, South Korea and Sweden. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Retail and 6 other sectors. Here is the list of top investments by Draper Athena:1. Oracle
Provider of cloud-based enterprise software solutions for applications, platform, and infrastructure management. It is a technology multinational corporation that offers a wide range of enterprise software products and services, including cloud computing solutions, database management systems, and Java development tools.
Key facts about Oracle
- Founded Year: 1977
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on May 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 179,061 as on May 31, 2025
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Greyrock Investments and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Feb 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Provider of edge-to-cloud solutions, products, and services for enterprise organizations. The company offers hybrid cloud, networking, security, data management, and artificial intelligence solutions. Its product portfolio includes supercomputing, compute, storage, and software. The company provides services from planning to operations, helping organizations accelerate transformation and maximize investments.
Key facts about Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Houston (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Oct 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 88,985 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Draper Athena, Gov and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Intel
Provider of semiconductor ICs and microprocessors. It designs and manufactures semiconductor ICs and microprocessors. Its product portfolio includes SRAM,DRAM,supercomputers,quantum computers,solid state drives,mobile linux software and server chips.
Key facts about Intel
- Founded Year: 1968
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 109,105 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Herald Investment Management and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 22, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Forge Global
Investment platform for private equities. It is a private market investment platform for shareholders, investors, companies, and institutions. It is a marketplace for angel investors, accredited investors, asset managers, venture capitalists, wealth managers, and family offices. It also offers the liquidity, administration, and buyback solutions to startups and other private companies.
Key facts about Forge Global
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $50M - $100M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $250M
- Employee Count: 392 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: BNP Paribas, Temasek and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 04, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Anoto
Provider of digital pen and paper technology solutions. It offers digital smartpens and innovative writing solutions that instantly capture handwritten content and transfer it to digital devices. This allows users to seamlessly integrate handwritten notes, drawings, and sketches into their digital workflows. The technology bridges the gap between the analogue and digital worlds, preserving the tactile experience of handwriting while making it readily accessible for digital use and sharing. The company's mission is to bring the handwritten world to digital life, enabling users to utilize and share their handwritten ideas effortlessly.
Key facts about Anoto
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Lund (Sweden)
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 88 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Draper Athena, Myrian Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Draper Athena's Portfolio
4 of Draper Athena's portfolio companies have become public. Hewlett Packard Enterprise got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Oct 2015 at marketcap of undefined and Anoto got listed on the Nordic and Baltic regions (NASDAQ OMX).Here are Draper Athena's portfolio companies that went public:
Filter this listCompany | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 23, 2015 | - | - | 4141 | |
Mar 15, 2000 | - | - | 3904 | |
Mar 14, 1986 | - | - | 5700 | |
Jan 06, 1978 | - | - | 1883 |
Acquired companies in Draper Athena's Portfolio
5 companies from Draper Athena's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Forge Global in Nov 2025 by Charles Schwab for $*****.Here are Draper Athena's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 06, 2025 | - | - | 5071 | |
Apr 04, 2011 | - | - | 7397 | |
Nov 02, 2010 | - | - | 2117 | |
Dec 21, 2005 | - | - | 2499 | |
Jul 28, 2005 | - | - | 8897 |
