Draper Venture Network bids 2018 “Adieu” “Sayonara” “Adios” “Farewell”

2018 marks another record year for VC activity, and for DVN

Reaching New Heights (and Regions!)

Draper Venture Network has grown to 24 Member Funds, including new members:

• Iron Pillar (India)
• Cygnus (Argentina)
• Manutara Ventures (Chile)
• Metavallon VC ( Greece)
• Draper Global (DVN’s growth-stage continuity fund)

2018’s Highlighted Exits

• Siftery acquired by G2Crowd
• TeamSpirit IPO in Japan
• Enlighted acquired by Siemens
• Chirp Microsystems acquired by TDK
• Tails.com acquired by Nestlé’s Purina PetCare
• Grapeshot acquired by Oracle
• E2E Networks IPO
• MammothDB acquired by MariaDB
• Zenatix acquired by Hero Electronix
• Favor acquired by HEB Grocery

DVN CEO Summit Stats

• CEO Attendees: 192
• Corporations represented: 55
• Corporate 1:1 Meetings: 693 (18% YOY growth)
• CEO NPS: 84%
• Corporate NPS: 72%

What we’re Looking Forward to 2019:

• Upcoming events: JP-Morgan Healthcare event (1/7 SF), #Wavemakers (1/15 Singapore); Blume Day (2/28 Mumbai)
• GP Spring Forum in South America (co-hosted by Draper Cygnus, Manutara and ACE Ventures)
• New team member (TBA Feb. 1)
• Overhauled back-end system for the DVN team to better communicate with CEO and VC communities
• Launch of the Draper Global late-stage fund

Happy Holidays and a Very Happy New Year!

-Your DVN Team