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$300K over 3 years (unrestricted)
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation provides early-stage, unrestricted funding for social enterprises, with a typical investment of $300K over 3 years. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and DRK also provides intensive support to help organizations build capacity for future catalytic capital. It is intended for early-stage organizations that align with DRK’s funding thesis and can show a strong solution, measurable results, leadership strength, and potential to scale.
Social impact funding
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation accepts applications for funding and assesses organizations for alignment with its funding thesis.
Early-stage unrestricted investments
DRK states that it provides early-stage unrestricted investments to exceptional entrepreneurs committed to making a difference in the lives of others.
Intense support
DRK provides intense support to help organizations build capacity so they can later absorb catalytic downstream capital.
Elite social enterprise funder. $80M+ granted to 200+ organizations. $300K unrestricted over 3 years. Tim Draper, Bill Draper, and Jim Kaplan backing. Rigorous selection — 2% acceptance rate. Multi-year unrestricted funding is rare and valuable.
Unrestricted multi-year funding, DRK network and community, impact measurement support, board participation
Very competitive (2% acceptance). Social enterprise/non-profit only. Long selection process.
Applicants should clearly show how their work fits DRK’s funding thesis and why their approach is meaningfully different from existing efforts. Emphasize pilot evidence, outcomes measurement, a credible path to scale, and how the organization will sustain itself over time through earned income or other sources.
2002
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
200+ social enterprises globally including multiple African organizations