Overview

Number of Portfolio Companies 16
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Founder & Managing Director
  • Primary Organization 
    Boost VC
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Adam Draper is the CEO and Founder of Boost, a startup accelerator. He has invested in companies, started companies, and more.

Adam Draper is a fourth generation venture capitalist and Super Smash player. He also co-founded Xpert Financial while still in his senior year at UCLA. Before starting Boost, he invested in 20 companies, including

Coinbase, Plangrid, and Practice Fusion.

Adam Draper’s favorite movie is Notting Hill and his favorite pizza joint is Round Table. He is also interested in making pickles. Adam Draper currently resided in San Francisco.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments 16
Adam Draper has made 16 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Coral Vita on Jan 6, 2021, when Coral Vita raised
$2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 6, 2021
Coral Vita
Seed Round - Coral Vita
$2M
Jul 9, 2020
Swiftly
Series A - Swiftly
$22.8M
Jul 22, 2019
FLOWER CO
Seed Round - FLOWER CO
$2.8M
Jul 10, 2018
The Nudge
Pre Seed Round - The Nudge
$540K
May 11, 2018
Streamloots
Yes
Convertible Note - Streamloots
$200K
Jul 19, 2017
Gravity
Yes
Venture Round - Gravity
$650K
Feb 21, 2017
Visabot
Seed Round - Visabot
$475K
Aug 1, 2016
Kubos
Angel Round - Kubos
$775K
Nov 6, 2015
ZapChain
No
Seed Round - ZapChain
$350K
Aug 15, 2015
Verse
Seed Round - Verse
$1.8M

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments 13

Exits

Number of Exits 
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Adam Draper has exits. Their most notable exits are WedPicsVisabot, and Verse.
  • WedPics WedPics is a mobile and web-based photosharing app created specifically to capture the entire wedding experience.
  • Visabot Visabot is an AI-powered solution for streamlining U.S. visa process.
  • Verse Verse offers a payments platform that allows users to share payments easily, instantly, and with no hidden fees.
  • Kubos Kubos develops a cloud-native mission control platform for satellite operations.

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 1
Adam Draper has 3 current jobs including Founder & Managing Director at Boost VC, Co-Founder & Director at Enders Fund, and Associate at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). Additionally, Adam Draper has had 1 past job as the Founder at Xpert Financial.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Xpert Financial
FounderJan 2009Jul 2012

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Adam Draper holds 2 board and advisor roles as Advisor at Mega Particle and Investor at CoinHako.

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Recent News and Activity

Number of News Articles 120
NewsApr 5, 2021
Funding RoundJan 6, 2021
Coral Vita raised $2,000,000 / Seed from Adam Draper and 6 other investors
Funding RoundJul 9, 2020
Swiftly raised $22,800,000 / Series A from 1776 Ventures and 13 other investors
Funding RoundJul 22, 2019
FLOWER CO raised $2,800,000 / Seed from Adam Draper and 6 other investors
NewsMar 18, 2019